I applied online. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Cognizant (New York, NY) in Oct 2022
Interview
An asynchronous "interview" where you have to answer confusingly phrased questions about code that isn't formatted properly. Most of these questions are weird stuff like "what is the edge case behavior of this particular standard library function". They want you to scan your entire room with the camera so they know you aren't cheating. This interview was a joke. I actually closed the thing before even getting to the recording myself answering behavioral questions because I have actual interviews to prepare for and this just straight up isn't worth my time.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Given a random piece of code that triggers an edge case, what is the output? (basically memorize all the edge cases of all built-in functions for C#, Java, C++, and SQL). Also be prepared to read unformatted code and bad grammar.
I applied through other source. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Cognizant (New York, NY) in Nov 2022
Interview
Strong interview that tested my knowledge and experience. Answered any questions I had with relative ease. It showed that they do great work in vetting potential employees and make it easy for them to learn about the company
I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Cognizant in Oct 2022
Interview
2 Rounds of interviews, the first interview was a pre-recorded interview that asked some basic HR questions about yourself. The second round of interviews was a technical interview where I met with a head of one of the IoT teams.