Cloud Engineer 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 69.3% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Cloud Engineer roles take an average of 18 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 Cloud Engineer according to 4 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 25%
One on one interview: 17%
IQ intelligence test: 17%
Drug test: 8%
Personality test: 8%
Presentation: 8%
Background check: 8%
Skills test: 8%
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I applied online. The process took 5 days. I interviewed at Cognizant in Feb 2022
Interview
The interview went well. The interviewer asked relevant questions and I was able to provide clear and concise answers. We had a good rapport and I left feeling positive about my chances.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Can you explain the difference between vertical and horizontal scaling in cloud computing?
I get interview after my collage. They ask basic question from Java , DBMS and some basic coding. The interview is quite friendly. Interview question standard is medium difficult. It was a good expirence.
I applied in-person. I interviewed at Cognizant (Bengaluru) in Jun 2025
Interview
The interview process was good. It consisted of multiple technical rounds focusing on AWS cloud concepts, scenario-based problem solving, and best practices. The interviewers were professional and asked in-depth questions related to real-world cloud implementations.
Standard cloud infrastructure involves scalable resources, automation with Terraform, and a culture of collaboration in multinational corporations (MNCs), fostering innovation, agility, and efficiency in global operations and project delivery. Many more is on the cloud, aws, google etc
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Scenario based terraform question like when to use import, split environment, lock file etc