Interview Questions to Hire QA Engineer

QA Engineers work alongside development teams to ensure the quality, stability, and compliance of the products a company produces. They help to ensure consistent product quality and identify and test products throughout the development phase to tackle bugs early on.

When interviewing QA Engineers, you should be looking for candidates who exhibit knowledge of basic algorithms, are confident in various programming languages, and exhibit signs of keeping up to date with industry trends and emerging tech. 

Role Specific Questions

• What are the main differences between verification and validation?
• Give me a scenario where you think it would be suitable to conduct regression testing
• What are the best types of tests to complete on web-based applications?
• What is the bug life cycle, and what role do you play in that?
• What test strategies have you used, and which have you found to be most effective?
• Have you ever designed test frameworks? For UI testing?
• What method do you work by to determine when you have tested enough?

Behavioral Questions

• How do you keep up to date with evolving trends, new tech, and programming languages?
• Describe a problem you faced, as well as the steps you took to resolve it.
• What is your biggest project achievement so far? What did you enjoy about it?

Conclusion

Most QA Engineers will be able to provide comprehensive answers and demonstrate in-depth knowledge of these subject matter questions. Look for answers using the star method, and identify where persons are using specific examples from their previous roles/experience to demonstrate their working knowledge.

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