Automation Qa Interview Questions

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Logging and reporting Able to connect to the project and use basic reporting features Has theoretical knowledge and pros/cons of using custom reporting Understanding log levels and configurations Using simple existing log classes and methods Ability to integrate reporting into CI/CD Ability to modify code to do changes and customization according to project's needs Ability to use properties, layout, filters Ability to customize storage options for logs and screens Ability to create own custom extension/library based on existing (using http/s endpoint) Ability to use logs for notifications and for collecting/diagnostic/analytics
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QA Automation /SDET Engineer

Interviewed at EPAM Systems

4
Feb 1, 2024

Logging and reporting Able to connect to the project and use basic reporting features Has theoretical knowledge and pros/cons of using custom reporting Understanding log levels and configurations Using simple existing log classes and methods Ability to integrate reporting into CI/CD Ability to modify code to do changes and customization according to project's needs Ability to use properties, layout, filters Ability to customize storage options for logs and screens Ability to create own custom extension/library based on existing (using http/s endpoint) Ability to use logs for notifications and for collecting/diagnostic/analytics

SQL The SELECT statement (purpose, syntax) Set operations (union, union all, intersect, minus) Joins (inner, outer (left, right, full)) Subqueries (returning one row, many rows, many columns) DML constructions: INSERT, UPDATE, DELETE, MERGE, TRUNCATE DDL constructions: CREATE, ALTER, DROP Understanding of relationship types (1-to-1, 1-to-many, many-to-many) Understanding of the basics of relational databases Differentiating between database and DBMS Differentiating between PK, FK, and candidate keys
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QA Automation /SDET Engineer

Interviewed at EPAM Systems

4
Feb 1, 2024

SQL The SELECT statement (purpose, syntax) Set operations (union, union all, intersect, minus) Joins (inner, outer (left, right, full)) Subqueries (returning one row, many rows, many columns) DML constructions: INSERT, UPDATE, DELETE, MERGE, TRUNCATE DDL constructions: CREATE, ALTER, DROP Understanding of relationship types (1-to-1, 1-to-many, many-to-many) Understanding of the basics of relational databases Differentiating between database and DBMS Differentiating between PK, FK, and candidate keys

The questions were mostly generic testing theory questions, including basic concepts such as black-box testing. I did not feel there was enough focus on practical senior-level QA automation topics such as framework architecture, coding decisions, web testing strategy, API/UI automation design, CI/CD integration, debugging flaky tests, or real project scenarios.
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Senior QA Automation

Interviewed at GlobalLogic

3.8
Jun 3, 2026

The questions were mostly generic testing theory questions, including basic concepts such as black-box testing. I did not feel there was enough focus on practical senior-level QA automation topics such as framework architecture, coding decisions, web testing strategy, API/UI automation design, CI/CD integration, debugging flaky tests, or real project scenarios.

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