Photon Interactive Senior QA Lead Interview Questions and Answers

Q1. Introduction, Current project overview and your role and responsibilities
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Q2. Agile Ceremonies, Role of QA in Agile
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Agile ceremonies are key meetings in Agile methodology where QA plays a crucial role in ensuring quality throughout the development process.
• QA participates in Agile ceremonies such as Sprint Planning, Daily Stand-ups, Sprint Review, and Sprint Retrospective to provide input on quality aspects.

• QA helps in defining acceptance criteria for user stories during Sprint Planning to ensure that the team understands the quality...read more
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Q3. Story Estimation Techniques in Agile
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Story estimation techniques in Agile involve using relative sizing, planning poker, and t-shirt sizing.
• Relative sizing compares the size of one story to another to estimate effort.

• Planning poker involves team members individually estimating stories and then discussing differences.

• T-shirt sizing categorizes stories into small, medium, large, etc. based on complexity.

• Fibonacci sequence can be used for story points (1, 2,
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Q4. Updating scrum board and its process
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Updating the scrum board involves adding, moving, and removing tasks to reflect the current status of the project.
• Regularly update the scrum board with the progress of tasks

• Move tasks from 'To Do' to 'In Progress' to 'Done' columns as they are worked on and completed

• Remove tasks that are no longer relevant or have been completed

• Ensure the team is aware of any changes made to the scrum board
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Q5. Different type of SQL Joins
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SQL Joins are used to combine rows from two or more tables based on a related column between them.
• INNER JOIN: Returns rows when there is at least one match in both tables

• LEFT JOIN: Returns all rows from the left table and the matched rows from the right table

• RIGHT JOIN: Returns all rows from the right table and the matched rows from the left table

• FULL JOIN: Returns rows when there is a match in one of the tables
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Q6. Test Plan, test Report in detal
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Q7. Testing tools used
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I have experience using a variety of testing tools such as Selenium, Jira, and TestRail.
• Selenium

• Jira

• TestRail
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Q8. Years of experience in team leading and challenges faced
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Over 5 years of experience leading QA teams, faced challenges in communication, resource allocation, and stakeholder management.
• Managed a team of 10 QA engineers, ensuring timely delivery of high-quality testing.

• Challenges included resolving conflicts within the team, prioritizing tasks based on project deadlines, and effectively communicating with stakeholders.

• Implemented agile methodologies to improve team efficiency...read more
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Q9. Questions on Finance domain like derivatives, equity , Regulatory reports
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Q1. Write a program to reverse even words in string?
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Program to reverse even words in a string
• Split the string into words

• Iterate through the words and reverse the even-indexed words

• Join the words back into a string
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Q2. Find elements
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Finding elements in a web page using various locators
• Use CSS selectors to locate elements by class, id, attribute, etc.

• Use XPath to locate elements based on their path in the HTML structure

• Use name, tag name, link text, partial link text locators as needed
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Q1. Testing techniques followed while testing
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Various testing techniques like black box testing, white box testing, regression testing, etc. are followed while testing.
• Black box testing focuses on the functionality of the software without looking at the internal code.

• White box testing involves testing the internal code structure, paths, and branches.

• Regression testing ensures that new code changes do not adversely affect existing functionalities.

• Smoke testing is p...read more
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Q2. Types of testing done for mobile application
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Types of testing for mobile applications include functional testing, performance testing, security testing, usability testing, and compatibility testing.
• Functional testing ensures the app functions as expected

• Performance testing checks the app's speed and responsiveness

• Security testing identifies vulnerabilities and ensures data protection

• Usability testing evaluates user experience and interface design

• Compatibility tes...read more
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Q1. SDLC, STLC & Bug life cycle Where we apply OOPs concept in automation where we apply collection in automation Explain framework
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Q1. Approach towards automation
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My approach towards automation in quality assurance involves identifying repetitive tasks, selecting appropriate tools, creating robust test scripts, and continuously monitoring and updating automated tests.
• Identify repetitive manual test cases that can be automated to save time and effort

• Select appropriate automation tools based on project requirements and team expertise (e.g. Selenium, Appium, JUnit)

• Create robust and...read more
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Q2. Team building skills
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Q1. Scenario-based question they asked
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Q2. Topic based on JD
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Q1. 1. BASIC QUESTIONS ON JAVA. 2. Selenium question on locators xpath, cssand different other locators. 3. Program to code sorting of string in java .
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Q2. Selenium questions on web app
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Q1. What is your current project architecture
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Q2. Test cases on QR code
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Test cases for QR code should cover scanning, decoding, error handling, and compatibility with different devices.
• Verify that the QR code can be scanned successfully using different devices and apps.

• Test the decoding accuracy of the QR code to ensure the correct information is extracted.

• Check for error handling scenarios such as invalid QR codes or damaged codes.

• Test the compatibility of the QR code with various devices
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