Cognition AI Forward Deployed Engineer Interview Experience

Cognition AI · Senior

ResultRejected

Timespan2 weeks

DifficultyMedium

Rounds3

Interview process

It went well, but the role requirements changed and they stopped the process as they wanted someone with Customer facing experience

1
Recruiter screen
1. Q1. Why forward deployed engineering?
2. Q2. Knowledge about the role
2
Take-home assignment
1. Q1. Build an autonomous vulnerability remediation system for a configured Github project using Devin's integrations
3
Technical round
1. Q1. Questions around cloud concepts, Networking
2. Q2. Different CI/CD products in the markets and which one is better etc?

Give more Mock Case study or Client facing rounds.

Coding is not the only thing

Try and time bound the interactions

Fast moving culture and experimenting.

The interview process was smooth.

CompanyCognition AI

RoleForward Deployed Engineer

LevelSenior

LocationIndia

InterviewedJun 2026

Questions asked5