Good company to start with - Associate Software Engineer Cognizant Employee Review

4.0
21 Sept 2021
Recommend
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Pros

I was part of the Cognizant in North America. These are some of the pros in my experience of 2.5 years in the company. Training given at the start of employment based on your experience. Process of project allocation is smooth. Immediate placement to a next project without any bench period. Average insurance plans. 401(k) options given.

Cons

Pay grade is lower than the average in the market. Professional growth is slow.

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5.0
27 May 2026
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Pros

Good projects, challenging work, lots to learn

Cons

The way the bench status is structured

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2.0
1 Jul 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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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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