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QA and test engineer

Covers test design, bug reporting, automation, flaky tests, release decisions, test data, performance and working with developers, answered in words. Suits junior to senior QA and test automation engineers. Follow-ups ask which cases matter most and why.

Suits: QA engineer, Test engineer, Software tester, Test automation engineer, Quality assurance analyst

Questions
7 of 17
Length
35 min
Format
Voice or typed
Levels
Junior to Senior
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Example
  1. Interviewer: Tell me about a time you changed someone's mind at work. How did you go about it?

  2. Candidate: Our team wanted to rebuild the billing page from scratch, and I thought it was the wrong call, so we put together a plan to…

  3. Follow-up

    Interviewer: You said "we". What did you say yourself, and what finally changed their mind?

  4. Scored on

    • Test design35%
    • Automation judgement25%
    • Risk and prioritisation20%
    • Communication20%

    Score, reasons and recording. Your team decides.

An example exchange. This interview's own questions open when you use it.

What it listens for, and how much each part counts.

Every answer is scored against this guide, with the reasoning written beside the score. You get the recording or the written answers too, and your team makes the call.

  • Test design35%
    Finds the cases that matter, including edges and failures.
  • Automation judgement25%
    Automates the right things and keeps suites reliable.
  • Risk and prioritisation20%
    Weighs impact to decide what blocks a release.
  • Communication20%
    Reports issues clearly and works well with developers.
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