Solid career, but not particularly exciting work environments or clients - Associate Software Engineer Cognizant Employee Review

3.0
15 July 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Work with some of the top companies in the world, fellow engineers are friendly and good company

Cons

Very little guidance from management you're just kind of thrown in a client's and told what to code. Cognizant is also so big that management doesn't really care about you in particular and you're basically just a profit/loss to them. Also, the client could run out of budget and cut you randomly (happened to me a week before Christmas).

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Pros

Good projects, challenging work, lots to learn

Cons

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3.0
17 June 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Cognizant can be a great place to work at. You have to be self-motivated and driven. You won't often be given a script on how to do your job well. But if you are willing to search for new opportunities, you will find success.

Cons

Just like many other tech companies, layoffs are happening all the time. This often brings many projects to a complete halt. Management never communicates when someone is laid off. And when they are laid off, they often never back fill positions, leaving existing team members working the equivalent of three jobs at once. Most teams there are skeleton crews, ensuring that they cannot reach their full potential.

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