I applied through college or university. I interviewed at Cognizant (Hyderabad) in Feb 2026
Interview
The interview process was great and it consists of two rouds of interviews and the questions they ask in the interview they basically test your analytical and problem solving skills
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Can you describe me the difficulties what you have faced wile developing your project
The interview process consisted of two rounds: a technical 1 round followed by a managerial discussion. The technical round focused on MERN stack concepts, AWS deployment (ECS, Fargate), system design scenarios, and real-world problem solving. The interviewer asked in-depth follow-up questions to test practical understanding. The managerial round evaluated communication, project experience, and decision-making ability in production scenarios.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How would you handle a production issue where your Node.js application suddenly starts failing under high traffic?