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Updated 5 Feb 2025

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QA Engineer Interview Questions & Answers

user image Anonymous

posted on 5 Feb 2025

Interview experience
3
Average
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - One-on-one 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Last job related
  • Q2. Automation
Round 2 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Our last job experience

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Dont apply here, not a good place for work

QA Engineer Interview Questions & Answers

user image Anonymous

posted on 9 May 2024

Interview experience
3
Average
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
2-4 weeks
Result
Selected Selected
Round 1 - Aptitude Test 

Prepare all topics 40 mcq

Round 2 - Technical 

(4 Questions)

  • Q1. Basic question on SQL and java
  • Q2. How to remove duplicate data
  • Ans. 

    To remove duplicate data, use data structures like sets or hashmaps to store unique values.

    • Use a set to store unique values and then convert it back to an array

    • Iterate through the array and check if the value already exists in the set before adding it

    • Use a hashmap to store values as keys and their occurrences as values, then filter out values with occurrences greater than 1

  • Answered by AI
  • Q3. Get current date
  • Q4. Get second salary
Round 3 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Normal questions

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QA Engineer Interview Questions & Answers

user image Anonymous

posted on 18 Dec 2024

Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Tell me about yourself

QA Engineer Interview Questions & Answers

user image Anonymous

posted on 25 Jun 2024

Interview experience
3
Average
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - Aptitude Test 

Went well asked smoke santiy testing

Round 2 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Okay asked smoke sanity testing

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QA Engineer Interview Questions & Answers

user image Anonymous

posted on 21 Dec 2023

Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Easy
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
-

I applied via Job Portal

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. Java oops For each and for Control statements Xpath to select multiple elements Does catch block is required for finally block Primitive data types and non primitive data types Constructor chaining Polymor...

Interview Preparation Tips

Topics to prepare for Cognizant QA Engineer interview:
  • Selenium
  • Core Java

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QA Engineer Interview Questions & Answers

user image Anonymous

posted on 29 Mar 2024

Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Selenium and Java questions

QA Engineer Interview Questions & Answers

user image Anonymous

posted on 1 Feb 2023

Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Easy
Process Duration
2-4 weeks
Result
No response

I applied via LinkedIn and was interviewed in Jan 2023. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Resume Shortlist 
Pro Tip by AmbitionBox:
Don’t add your photo or details such as gender, age, and address in your resume. These details do not add any value.
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Round 2 - One-on-one 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Easy java basic programs
  • Q2. Reverse string, find duplicate character in a string
  • Ans. 

    Reverse a string and find duplicate characters in it.

    • Use built-in functions like reverse() and count() in Python.

    • Loop through the string and compare each character with the rest of the string to find duplicates.

    • Create a dictionary to store the count of each character and return the duplicates.

    • Convert the string to an array, reverse it, and join it back to get the reversed string.

  • Answered by AI

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - it was easy to basic questions related to java, selenium and cucumber

QA Engineer Interview Questions & Answers

user image Anonymous

posted on 13 Jun 2024

Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
4-6 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed before Jun 2023. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Coding Test 

Javascript, Testing methodologies, AGile etc

Round 2 - Group Discussion 

QA, Manul testing, agile , normal discussion

QA Engineer Interview Questions & Answers

user image Anonymous

posted on 18 Jul 2024

Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
4-6 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed before Jul 2023. There were 3 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Coding Test 

There were set of real time question that were asked

Round 2 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. How to identify an dynamically changing object
  • Ans. 

    Dynamically changing objects can be identified by using unique attributes like ID, class, or XPath.

    • Inspect the object in the DOM to find unique identifiers like ID, class, or XPath

    • Use tools like Chrome Developer Tools or Firebug to identify dynamic changes

    • Monitor changes in the object's attributes or properties during automation testing

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. How to identify a table
  • Ans. 

    A table can be identified by its structure, typically consisting of rows and columns.

    • Look for a grid-like structure with rows and columns

    • Check for headings or labels for each column

    • Tables often contain data organized in a structured format

  • Answered by AI
Round 3 - HR 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Genric question like about myself
  • Q2. Why you want to join this company

Skills evaluated in this interview

QA Engineer Interview Questions & Answers

user image Anonymous

posted on 12 Jun 2024

Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Hard
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
No response

I applied via Walk-in and was interviewed before Jun 2023. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - One-on-one 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Nothing looks good like
  • Q2. Nothing looks good morning
Round 2 - HR 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Salary discussion went nice
  • Q2. Location discussion went nice

Cognizant Interview FAQs

How many rounds are there in Cognizant QA Engineer interview?
Cognizant interview process usually has 2 rounds. The most common rounds in the Cognizant interview process are Technical, HR and One-on-one Round.
How to prepare for Cognizant QA Engineer interview?
Go through your CV in detail and study all the technologies mentioned in your CV. Prepare at least two technologies or languages in depth if you are appearing for a technical interview at Cognizant. The most common topics and skills that interviewers at Cognizant expect are Automation Testing, Selenium, Web Services Testing, API Testing and Appium.
What are the top questions asked in Cognizant QA Engineer interview?

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Cognizant QA Engineer Interview Process

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