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DE Shaw Softwaretest Engineer Interview Questions and Answers

Updated 30 Nov 2024

DE Shaw Softwaretest Engineer Interview Experiences

1 interview found

Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via campus placement at International Institute of Information Technology (IIIT), Allahabad and was interviewed in Oct 2024. There was 1 interview round.

Round 1 - Coding Test 

There were 3 dsa questions related to graph and trees

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Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
2-4 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I was interviewed before Feb 2024.

Round 1 - Aptitude Test 

About technical and aptitude skill

Round 2 - HR 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. About yourself and payroll
  • Q2. Technical skills and experience
Round 3 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. About types of testing
  • Q2. Use any tool for automation

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Softwaretest Engineer Interview Questions & Answers

UKG user image Shailesh Kumar Gupta

posted on 30 Nov 2024

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

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. About oops, constructor,
  • Q2. Spring boot, hibernate questions
Interview experience
3
Average
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. What is difference between retesting and regression testing
  • Ans. 

    Retesting is testing the same functionality again to ensure the defect is fixed, while regression testing is testing the whole application to ensure new changes do not affect existing functionality.

    • Retesting focuses on verifying that a specific defect has been fixed.

    • Regression testing focuses on ensuring that new changes do not impact existing functionality.

    • Retesting is usually performed by the tester who found the def...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. What is difference between system testing and system integration testing
  • Ans. 

    System testing focuses on testing the entire system as a whole, while system integration testing focuses on testing the interactions between integrated components.

    • System testing ensures that the entire system meets the specified requirements and functions correctly.

    • System integration testing focuses on testing the interfaces and interactions between integrated components to ensure they work together seamlessly.

    • System t...

  • Answered by AI
Round 2 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. What are qa deliverables
  • Ans. 

    QA deliverables are the tangible work products produced by the QA team during the software testing process.

    • Test plans

    • Test cases

    • Test scripts

    • Defect reports

    • Test summary reports

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. What are pre requisites of api testing
  • Ans. 

    Pre requisites of API testing include understanding of API documentation, knowledge of HTTP methods, familiarity with testing tools.

    • Understanding of API documentation

    • Knowledge of HTTP methods (GET, POST, PUT, DELETE)

    • Familiarity with testing tools like Postman or SoapUI

    • Ability to write test cases for API endpoints

    • Understanding of status codes and response formats

  • Answered by AI

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Skills evaluated in this interview

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

Aptitude questions were industry standard

Round 2 - Coding Test 

No actual codes were given
We just had to find the outcomes to the codes we had to answer.

Round 3 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Oops concept in python.
  • Ans. 

    Oops concept in Python refers to Object-Oriented Programming principles like inheritance, encapsulation, polymorphism, and abstraction.

    • Python supports object-oriented programming (OOP) concepts like classes, objects, inheritance, encapsulation, and polymorphism.

    • Inheritance allows a class to inherit attributes and methods from another class.

    • Encapsulation restricts access to certain components of an object, preventing di...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. C project on bank management system details
Round 4 - HR 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Family background
  • Q2. Biggest regret in college l8fe

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Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Be good at your domain and knowledge everything on your cv.

Skills evaluated in this interview

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

They have asked bunch of question from java, which i have told o am not aware about

Round 2 - Technical 

(3 Questions)

  • Q1. What is Binary trees,
  • Ans. 

    Binary trees are hierarchical data structures composed of nodes, where each node has at most two children.

    • Consists of nodes with at most two children - left and right

    • Each node can have zero, one, or two children

    • Used in data structures like binary search trees and binary heaps

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. What are expection handling in pyhton
  • Ans. 

    Exception handling in Python is a way to handle errors that occur during the execution of a program.

    • Use try-except blocks to catch and handle exceptions

    • Different types of exceptions can be handled separately

    • Use finally block to execute code regardless of whether an exception occurred or not

  • Answered by AI
  • Q3. Write a SQL quesries
  • Ans. 

    SQL query to retrieve employee names and their salaries from a table

    • Use SELECT statement to retrieve data

    • Specify the columns you want to retrieve (employee names and salaries)

    • Specify the table name from which you want to retrieve data

  • Answered by AI

Skills evaluated in this interview

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

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Java program for prime no
  • Ans. 

    Java program to check if a number is prime or not

    • Create a function to check if a number is prime or not

    • Iterate from 2 to n/2 and check if n is divisible by any number

    • If n is divisible by any number, it is not prime

    • If n is not divisible by any number, it is prime

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. Dynamic web table element program
  • Ans. 

    A dynamic web table element program involves identifying and interacting with elements in a table that change dynamically.

    • Identify the table element using unique identifiers like class or id

    • Use Selenium WebDriver to locate and interact with the table element

    • Handle dynamic changes in the table by using dynamic XPath or CSS selectors

    • Iterate through rows and columns to extract data or perform actions

  • Answered by AI

Skills evaluated in this interview

Interview experience
3
Average
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - Resume Shortlist 
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Round 2 - Group Discussion 

Top is Love marriage arrange marriage

Round 3 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. What is array and tell array methods
  • Ans. 

    An array is a data structure that stores a collection of elements of the same type in a contiguous memory location.

    • Array methods include push() - adds an element to the end of the array

    • Array methods also include pop() - removes the last element from the array

    • Other array methods are shift() - removes the first element, and unshift() - adds an element to the beginning

    • Array methods like splice() - adds or removes elements...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. What is object and tell how its work in js
  • Ans. 

    An object in JavaScript is a collection of key-value pairs that represent a real-world entity or concept.

    • Objects are used to store data and functions together.

    • Properties in an object are accessed using dot notation or bracket notation.

    • Objects can be created using object literals or constructor functions.

  • Answered by AI

Skills evaluated in this interview

Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed before Mar 2023. There was 1 interview round.

Round 1 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Asked few Python and AWS related questions.

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Second round was with director and he asked few logical questions.
Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Sql. Questions group by having and joins
  • Q2. Datawarehousing and etl concepts
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