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Cognizant QA Automation Engineer Interview Questions and Answers

Updated 11 Aug 2024

Cognizant QA Automation Engineer Interview Experiences

2 interviews found

Interview experience
3
Average
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Not Selected

I applied via Approached by Company and was interviewed in Feb 2024. There was 1 interview round.

Round 1 - Technical 

(5 Questions)

  • Q1. Playwright related questions
  • Q2. Scenario based questions
  • Q3. API testing and data-related
  • Q4. Difference between soft and hard assertions
  • Ans. 

    Soft assertions allow test execution to continue after a failure, while hard assertions stop the test execution immediately.

    • Soft assertions are used when you want to check multiple conditions in a test case without stopping the execution on the first failure.

    • Hard assertions are used when you want to stop the test execution immediately after a failure.

    • Soft assertions are typically used in scenarios where you want to col...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q5. How to navigate the browser
  • Ans. 

    To navigate the browser, use methods like get(), navigate().to(), navigate().back(), navigate().forward(), and navigate().refresh().

    • Use driver.get("url") to open a specific URL

    • Use driver.navigate().to("url") to navigate to a specific URL

    • Use driver.navigate().back() to navigate back to the previous page

    • Use driver.navigate().forward() to navigate forward to the next page

    • Use driver.navigate().refresh() to refresh the curr

  • Answered by AI

Interview Preparation Tips

Topics to prepare for Cognizant QA Automation Engineer interview:
  • playwright
  • automation
Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - not received a reply from HR even I get good response from technical interview

Skills evaluated in this interview

Round 1 - Aptitude Test 
Round 2 - HR 

(8 Questions)

  • Q1. What are your salary expectations?
  • Q2. Share details of your previous job.
  • Q3. What is your family background?
  • Q4. Why should we hire you?
  • Q5. Why are you looking for a change?
  • Q6. Where do you see yourself in 5 years?
  • Q7. What are your strengths and weaknesses?
  • Q8. Tell me about yourself.

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Basic programming question like print pattern, String reverse, prime no, Palindrome string or no.
Questions on core background or previous project experience.

QA Automation Engineer Interview Questions Asked at Other Companies

Q1. Which framework you are using? explain your framework?
asked in Decisions
Q2. What is selenium,what are locators,which locators is fast and why ... read more
Q3. Which annotation do you use for opening and closing browser?
asked in Deloitte
Q4. Write code which will return Non duplicate values from array.
Q5. what is Regression and Sanity testing? how and when you do it?

Interview questions from similar companies

I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed in May 2020. There were 6 interview rounds.

Interview Questionnaire 

3 Questions

  • Q1. 1.In frst round they gave two programs like palindrome,leap year which is quite easy only, aptitude consists of 60qns .
  • Q2. 2.In second round which is technical round, again they gave one pgm which is lightly complicated and also questions will be asked based on our resume and branch.
  • Q3. 3.HR round based on your personal skill.

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Try to be perfect in basic coding and also aptitude,it is not much tough and also be bold while answering in technical round,try to do more projects......

I applied via Company Website and was interviewed in Nov 2020. There were 3 interview rounds.

Interview Questionnaire 

2 Questions

  • Q1. Question related technologies you have worked on and there versions..how your production cycle worked in last company and some oops related questions
  • Q2. Be confident they don't take more than 2-3 rounds.your basic must be perfect

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - They don't take more than 2-3 rounds.be confident and basics must be perfect

I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed in Sep 2021. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Resume Shortlist 
Pro Tip by AmbitionBox:
Keep your resume crisp and to the point. A recruiter looks at your resume for an average of 6 seconds, make sure to leave the best impression.
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Round 2 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. All types of test steeps
  • Ans. 

    Types of test steps in software testing

    • Unit testing - testing individual units or components of the software

    • Integration testing - testing how different units or components work together

    • System testing - testing the entire system as a whole

    • Acceptance testing - testing if the software meets the requirements and is ready for release

    • Regression testing - testing to ensure that changes or updates to the software did not intro...

  • Answered by AI

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Hope for the best.All can achieve same

Interview Questionnaire 

1 Question

  • Q1. Occurs, precompile , file status codes , sql queries and scenarios on sql.

Interview Questionnaire 

1 Question

  • Q1. What types of transformation used in your project What is lookup and what are the types So many basic questions regarding organization
  • Ans. 

    Answering questions about transformation and lookup types used in a project

    • Transformation types used in the project may include data mapping, aggregation, filtering, and sorting

    • Lookup is a process of searching for a specific value in a table or database

    • Types of lookup include exact match, range match, and fuzzy match

    • Questions about organization may refer to project management, team collaboration, or software developmen

  • Answered by AI

Interview Questionnaire 

1 Question

  • Q1. Java collection

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - In hackathon , there is no interview round.

I applied via Company Website and was interviewed in Jun 2021. There were 5 interview rounds.

Interview Questionnaire 

1 Question

  • Q1. Web development questions
  • Ans. I have worked on tensor flow and django techs
  • Answered Anonymously

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Not much but be confident to which you answer

I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed in Feb 2021. There were 4 interview rounds.

Interview Questionnaire 

2 Questions

  • Q1. Any suggestions from me to improve myself.
  • Q2. What do you think I'm fit for this role

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - What ever you know speak confidently

Cognizant Interview FAQs

How many rounds are there in Cognizant QA Automation Engineer interview?
Cognizant interview process usually has 1-2 rounds. The most common rounds in the Cognizant interview process are Aptitude Test, HR and Technical.
What are the top questions asked in Cognizant QA Automation Engineer interview?

Some of the top questions asked at the Cognizant QA Automation Engineer interview -

  1. difference between soft and hard asserti...read more
  2. how to navigate the brow...read more
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