Application Security Engineer Interview Questions

173 application security engineer interview questions shared by candidates

The interview was for an AppSec role. They asked about my experience in application security, including tools I’ve used like Burp Suite, OWASP ZAP, and any secure code review experience. Some questions were based on OWASP Top 10, how I identify and report vulnerabilities, and how I handle false positives. They also gave real-time scenarios to explain how I would approach security issues in web and mobile apps.
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Application Security Engineer

Interviewed at Head Digital Works

4.2
Jun 13, 2025

The interview was for an AppSec role. They asked about my experience in application security, including tools I’ve used like Burp Suite, OWASP ZAP, and any secure code review experience. Some questions were based on OWASP Top 10, how I identify and report vulnerabilities, and how I handle false positives. They also gave real-time scenarios to explain how I would approach security issues in web and mobile apps.

1.what is difference between information security and cyber security 2.symmetric and asymmetric algorithm 3 what is sdlc and its stages 4. What is certificate authority 5.what is mitm explain with an example how exploitation works 5 stressful situation and how it was handled 6 what does packet contain Interview was ok but was asked questions on enterprise level asked to provide one line answers when I was explaining with examples.
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Application Security Engineer

Interviewed at Tata Consultancy Services

3.5
Sep 6, 2024

1.what is difference between information security and cyber security 2.symmetric and asymmetric algorithm 3 what is sdlc and its stages 4. What is certificate authority 5.what is mitm explain with an example how exploitation works 5 stressful situation and how it was handled 6 what does packet contain Interview was ok but was asked questions on enterprise level asked to provide one line answers when I was explaining with examples.

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