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A quality assurance analyst, commonly titled a QA analyst, specializes in monitoring the software used by companies to keep things running smoothly. QA analysts are in demand across a variety of industries and have a variety of technologies to work with.

Top QA Analyst Interview Questions & How To Answer

Question 1

Question #1: How would you communicate with the software development team to resolve any bugs discovered during software testing?

How to answer
How to answer: This question can be answered using a real life experience or by defining your abilities for communicating successfully with colleagues. Demonstrating your abilities in teamwork, troubleshooting, and attention to detail should be your goal when responding to this question.
Question 2

Question #2: What are some of the biggest challenges a QA analyst may face during the software testing process?

How to answer
How to answer: During the testing process, deadlines will be looming, so it is important to be both flexible and organized. Time management, task delegation, and effective communication are important skills to discuss in your response. Describe how you overcome these challenges while also communicating you acknowledge there will be challenges.
Question 3

Question #3: Can you tell us more about your knowledge and experience using technical tools and applying technical skills?

How to answer
How to answer: Respond by listing your years of experience and providing personal work examples of using some or all of the following technical tools or skills for quality assurance: software testing, project management, Python, Java, SQL, Selenium, etc.

49,643 qa analyst interview questions shared by candidates

1)He asked me what is the difference between :hkey_local_machine vs hkey_current_user 2)He also gave me this quiz (maybe he thought that this company is like Google...): You have a 3 and a 5 litre water container, each container has no markings except for that which gives you it's total volume. You also have a running tap. You must use the containers and the tap in such away as to exactly measure out 4 litter of water. How is this done?

QA & Support Engineer

Interviewed at Secure Islands Technologies

4.5★
Oct 18, 2013

1)He asked me what is the difference between :hkey_local_machine vs hkey_current_user 2)He also gave me this quiz (maybe he thought that this company is like Google...): You have a 3 and a 5 litre water container, each container has no markings except for that which gives you it's total volume. You also have a running tap. You must use the containers and the tap in such away as to exactly measure out 4 litter of water. How is this done?

Even though the interview was with HR, there was 1 technical question; specifically “what happens when you put a web address into your browser, and press Enter”, and you had to describe in detail what happens from there.
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Software QA Engineer

Interviewed at Golden Frog

2.3★
Aug 2, 2012

Even though the interview was with HR, there was 1 technical question; specifically “what happens when you put a web address into your browser, and press Enter”, and you had to describe in detail what happens from there.

There was a logic question that involved thinking out of the box: Given a bead that would split into two per second, and a room that will get filled within a certain time frame (say, from 7:00 to 9:30pm), how long is it before the room will be 1/4 full of beads?
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Software Quality Assurance Engineer

Interviewed at NetSuite

3.8★
May 7, 2014

There was a logic question that involved thinking out of the box: Given a bead that would split into two per second, and a room that will get filled within a certain time frame (say, from 7:00 to 9:30pm), how long is it before the room will be 1/4 full of beads?

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