QA Automation 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 50% positive. To compare, the company-average is 69.4% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for QA Automation Engineer roles take an average of 5 days to get hired, when considering 4 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 QA Automation Engineer according to 4 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 50%
One on one interview: 50%
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I applied online. I interviewed at Cognizant (Bengaluru) in Mar 2025
Interview
It was good only . Not lot of technical questions but it was okay, you can definitely go for this . Software engineers get more pay than automation engineer . Good place to start your career with and it will be worth it
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Cognizant (Calcutta) in May 2025
Interview
Applied through employee referrral.It was of medium difficulty. Questions related to coding, java and selenium coding was asked. The duration was around 1 hour. The interview panel was cooperative. The process took 1 week.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Selenium question:- Validate if a link is valid or not.
I applied through college or university. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Cognizant (Calcutta) in Feb 2025
Interview
Overall, the process was smooth and well-organized, with clear communication and timely updates at each stage. The coordination between teams was effective, making the experience structured, efficient, and easy to follow from start to finish.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
They asked me to explain my internship experience, specifically how I worked on AI infrastructure and cloud cost forecasting models.