Senior QA Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Cognizant with 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 80% positive. To compare, the company-average is 69.4% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Senior QA Engineer roles take an average of 6 days to get hired, when considering 5 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 Senior QA Engineer according to 5 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 16%
Presentation: 11%
Skills test: 11%
Phone interview: 11%
Drug test: 11%
Personality test: 11%
Group panel interview: 11%
Background check: 11%
IQ intelligence test: 5%
Other: 5%
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I applied through an employee referral. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Cognizant (Baia Mare) in Sep 2022
Interview
More of an open, relaxed discussion. There are 2 interviewers. They asked about past experience, tools, technologies I've worked with, and technical and theoretical questions following what I've said and done.
I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Cognizant (Toronto, ON) in Feb 2026
Interview
Well the interview was purely technical, the idea of professional world is if the candidate is expected to be on camera the same due diligence must be done by interviewer as well, Overall the worst experience of interview as expected from company with series of bad reviews.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Selenium Questions
OOPs concepts on Java
Live coding
Had one round of technical Face to Face and one round of virtual technical interview asking based on the project and some basic selenium and java programs and testng related questions
I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Cognizant (Mumbai)
Interview
The initial interview round starts with an ID verification. Subsequently, it transitions into a discussion covering your qualifications, relevant experience, and overall suitability for the position, aiming to gauge your potential contribution and alignment with the role's requirements.
The first interview round usually starts with an ID check for verification. It then moves into general questions to assess your foundational qualifications, relevant experience, and initial suitability and cultural fit for the role and the company.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
1. Oops in framework
2. testng
3. Commonly Used Assertions in TestNG:
4. Jenkin setup
5.explain framework yyou have used
6. Github action
7. How to run all failed scenario in testng
8. Requirement Gathering
9. Agile Ceremonies
10. If developer not accepting your defect