Cognizant Software Development Engineer In Test SDET interview questions
Updated Feb 27, 2026Difficulty
Average
Experience
Mostly positive
How others got an interview
- 27%RecruiterRecruiter
- 27%Applied onlineApplied online
- 9%In PersonIn Person
Interview search
19 interviews
Cognizant interviews FAQs
- Software Development Engineer In Test SDET applicants have rated the interview process at Cognizant with 2.5 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 50% positive. To compare, the company-average is 69.4% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
- Candidates applying for Software Development Engineer In Test SDET roles take an average of 2 days to get hired, when considering 8 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Cognizant overall takes an average of 17 days.
- Common stages of the interview process at Cognizant as a Software Development Engineer In Test SDET according to 8 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 29%
Group panel interview: 14%
Presentation: 14%
Skills test: 14%
Personality test: 7%
One on one interview: 7%
Other: 7%
Background check: 7%
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