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IBM Senior Automation Test Engineer Interview Questions and Answers

Updated 8 Jul 2024

IBM Senior Automation Test Engineer Interview Experiences

3 interviews found

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

(3 Questions)

  • Q1. Different types of exceptions we face during automation
  • Ans. 

    Various types of exceptions in automation testing

    • Checked exceptions

    • Unchecked exceptions

    • Timeout exceptions

    • Element not found exceptions

    • Stale element reference exceptions

    • Invalid element state exceptions

    • Element not interactable exceptions

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. Different types of locators
  • Ans. 

    Locators are used in automation testing to identify web elements on a page. Common types include ID, class name, name, xpath, css selector, link text, and partial link text.

    • ID: Unique identifier for an element

    • Class name: Class attribute value of an element

    • Name: Name attribute value of an element

    • XPath: XML Path language to locate elements

    • CSS Selector: CSS syntax to locate elements

    • Link text: Text of a link element

    • Partial

  • Answered by AI
  • Q3. Difficulty faced during automating a application
  • Ans. 

    Difficulty faced in automating an application is handling dynamic elements on the webpage.

    • Identifying and handling dynamic IDs or classes

    • Using dynamic XPath or CSS selectors

    • Implementing wait strategies for dynamic content to load

    • Updating locators frequently due to changes in the application

  • Answered by AI

Skills evaluated in this interview

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 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Selenium and TestNg concepts
  • Q2. Java program logics
Round 2 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Selenium framework
Round 3 - HR 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Convenient timings and job location
  • Q2. Current pay and expected pay

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I applied via Referral and was interviewed before Aug 2021. There were 4 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Aptitude Test 

It was a game based cognitive test

Round 2 - Coding Test 

It was hacker rank coding test with some multiple choice questions and two programming questions

Round 3 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Basic interview questions
Round 4 - Behavioral 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Questions on project worked

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Going through basics is very important. Prepare for everything you have mentioned on the resume.

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

I was interviewed before Mar 2023.

Round 1 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Tell me about yourself Java basic questions Selenium basic questions
Round 2 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Java coding Selenium date picker Testing framework

Interview Questionnaire 

1 Question

  • Q1. Core java, Selenium, Restassured
Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Easy
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed before Apr 2023. There were 4 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Aptitude Test 

Normal aptitude questions 60 Q 60 min (these are all when I was campus recruited)

Round 2 - Assignment 

I had to write an essay (it was when I was fresher)

Round 3 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Just asked fibonnaci series (these are all when I was campus recruited)
Round 4 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Basic HR questions(these are all when I was campus recruited)

I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed in Jul 2022. There was 1 interview round.

Round 1 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. What is overloading and overriding ? What are locators in Selenium? What is the syntax of xpath locator ? What are the methods to write the test cases? Is it mandatory to have input tag in defining xpath?
  • Ans. 

    Answers to questions related to automation testing using Selenium

    • Overloading is when a method has the same name but different parameters in the same class, while overriding is when a subclass provides its own implementation of a method already defined in its superclass

    • Locators in Selenium are used to identify web elements on a web page

    • The syntax of xpath locator is //tagname[@attribute='value']

    • Methods to write test cas...

  • Answered by AI

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Do keep your java basics clear and where you use these java concepts in automation.

Skills evaluated in this interview

I applied via Recruitment Consultant and was interviewed in Jan 2021. There was 1 interview round.

Interview Questionnaire 

1 Question

  • Q1. I attended interview on TOSCA Automation tool. Interviewer was very cool.. He asked basic questions about tosca tool usage but questions are some what tricky.. If we prepare like some interview questions f...

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - On any tool ur attending interview meanz you shoudl be having some handson usage otherwise it js very difficult to crack the interview
Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
More than 8 weeks
Result
No response

I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed before Jan 2024. There was 1 interview round.

Round 1 - Coding Test 

String reverse in JS, Framework related question

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

Explain your current testing framework
Method Overloading and Overriding.
find duplicate value from string
only 30mins interview

Round 2 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Manual testing question abstract class and interface difference
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IBM Interview FAQs

How many rounds are there in IBM Senior Automation Test Engineer interview?
IBM interview process usually has 2-3 rounds. The most common rounds in the IBM interview process are Technical, Behavioral and HR.
How to prepare for IBM Senior Automation Test 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 IBM. The most common topics and skills that interviewers at IBM expect are Automation Testing, API, Coding, Java and Automation Framework.
What are the top questions asked in IBM Senior Automation Test Engineer interview?

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