Manual Test Engineer Interview Questions

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there is a room consists of one light bulb and it has onlt one door which is light sealed..The bulb is connected to the 3 switches which are placed outside the room.so you need to find the correct switch which lights the bulb. conditions: you can enter the room only once to see whether the bulb is lighting or not. You should find the exact switch.
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Manual Test Engineer

Interviewed at SanDisk

3.4
Oct 16, 2019

there is a room consists of one light bulb and it has onlt one door which is light sealed..The bulb is connected to the 3 switches which are placed outside the room.so you need to find the correct switch which lights the bulb. conditions: you can enter the room only once to see whether the bulb is lighting or not. You should find the exact switch.

All questions were tough. Most of teh networking guys with 6 -10 years of experience wouldn't be able to resolve even 10 questions within timeframe. There was a question on rstp with portchannel and vpc combined into a topology and status of downed ports by changing port links from swithch a-b to switch a-c
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Manual Software Testing

Interviewed at Arista Networks

4.1
Aug 22, 2020

All questions were tough. Most of teh networking guys with 6 -10 years of experience wouldn't be able to resolve even 10 questions within timeframe. There was a question on rstp with portchannel and vpc combined into a topology and status of downed ports by changing port links from swithch a-b to switch a-c

Situation: In one of my Google client projects, I was working on a release that had very tight deadlines. During the final regression testing, we found a critical defect that was breaking a core workflow. Task: I was responsible for identifying the root cause, validating the issue, and ensuring the fix did not affect other functionalities. Action: I quickly analyzed the logs, reproduced the issue, and reported it with clear steps and screenshots. I coordinated with the developer to confirm the cause, and once the fix was provided, I immediately re-tested it. I also ran additional regression test cases—both manual and automation—to ensure there were no side effects. Result: We were able to resolve the issue within the same day, and the release went live without further defects. My proactive communication helped the team avoid a release delay.
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Manual Test Engineer

Interviewed at Praneel Developers

Nov 16, 2025

Situation: In one of my Google client projects, I was working on a release that had very tight deadlines. During the final regression testing, we found a critical defect that was breaking a core workflow. Task: I was responsible for identifying the root cause, validating the issue, and ensuring the fix did not affect other functionalities. Action: I quickly analyzed the logs, reproduced the issue, and reported it with clear steps and screenshots. I coordinated with the developer to confirm the cause, and once the fix was provided, I immediately re-tested it. I also ran additional regression test cases—both manual and automation—to ensure there were no side effects. Result: We were able to resolve the issue within the same day, and the release went live without further defects. My proactive communication helped the team avoid a release delay.

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