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      Software Engineer Interview

      Sep 21, 2023
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      Natick, MA
      No offer
      Negative experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I interviewed at Cognex (Natick, MA)

      Interview

      the interview process is easy. it has 3 rounds ; 1. Interview with recruiting hr 2. technical round with team lead - go through your resume 3. technical round with team

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Hash algorithm to search number of alphabets in a string. prepare const pointer throughly
      Answer question

      Other Software Engineer Interview Reviews for Cognex

      Software Developer Interview

      Jul 21, 2025
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      No offer
      Positive experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I interviewed at Cognex

      Interview

      very smooth. no tricky question were asked. overall i had a really good experience. if you want to be in this company as a software developer, practice coding questions. It typically involves application submission, initial screening, interviews (which may include phone, video, or in-person meetings), and potentially assessments or background checks.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      coding question related to dsa
      Answer question

      Software Engineer Interview

      Apr 11, 2023
      Anonymous employee
      Natick, MA
      Accepted offer
      Positive experience
      Easy interview

      Application

      I applied through college or university. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Cognex (Natick, MA) in Feb 2023

      Interview

      Discussed my experience and some coding questions, as well as why I am interested in the position and my expectation. It was smooth and the interview team was very nice and helpful

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      What is your experience with C
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      Cognex interviews FAQs

      • Software Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Cognex with 2.7 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 61.9% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
      • Candidates applying for Software Engineer roles take an average of 12 days to get hired, when considering 17 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Cognex overall takes an average of 24 days.
      • Common stages of the interview process at Cognex as a Software Engineer according to 17 Glassdoor interviews include:

        Phone interview:  44%

        Skills test:  15%

        One on one interview:  15%

        Group panel interview:  11%

        Background check:  7%

        Presentation:  4%

        Personality test:  4%

      • Here are the most commonly searched roles for interview reports -

        1. Sales Engineer(39) ;
        2. Software Engineer(36) ;
        3. Territory Sales Engineer(17) ;
        4. Account Sales Engineer(16) ;
        5. Senior Software Engineer(15) ;
        6. Engineer(10) ;
        7. Manager(9) ;
        8. Intern(8) ;
        9. Associate Software Engineer(7) ;
        10. Sales Manager(7) ;
        11. Applications Engineer(6) ;
        12. Sales(6) ;
        13. Product Marketing Manager(5) ;
        14. Software Engineer(Internship)(5) ;
        15. Anonymous(4) .


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      Jobs at Cognex

      7 jobs in United States
      Senior Software Engineer (Full Stack)
      Natick, MA
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      Senior Machine Learning Engineer
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      Manager, DevOps Engineering
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      Sr. Manager, Global Infrastructure
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