Semi Sr. Software Engineer - Semi Senior Developer Cognizant Employee Review

2.0
27 Dec 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Big company, they will not disappear because lack of money, nothing good besides that.

Cons

Really bad computers for programming (extremely slow, cheap computers, only good for browsing), developing on windows for a linux product, they ask to do extra hours, but they don't pay the extras. If one day you arrive later, because yesterday you stayed late at work, they will go crazy. It's simple a "consulting company", they don't care about software quality, it's overly bureaucratic, but the things never get done, then projects are teared apart.

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Pros

Good projects, challenging work, lots to learn

Cons

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2.0
1 Jul 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

* They train new grads, so you get a lot of valuable training * Depending on the projects, it has the potential to have a good life balance *Hybrid and Remote opportunity Will recommend to get your foot in the door

Cons

* Pay is not very competitive. Needs improvement * Depending on some client projects, the work-life balance can also be very bad * The culture is horrible, the outlook and appearance of the company is so different than what is on the ground—cutthroat culture, pushing culture. * Sometimes it enables a rude and disrespectful culture * Career growth is very minimal * tend to hire lots of indians, and an indian dominated culture/circle can make a non indian feel left out

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