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      Senior QA Engineer Automation Interview

      Dec 28, 2011
      Anonymous interview candidate
      Cambridge, MA
      No offer
      Neutral experience
      Easy interview

      Application

      The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Akamai (Cambridge, MA) in Dec 2011

      Interview

      Phone screen followed by in person interview with 2 team members and the hiring manager - each one on one. Interview in this case was too easy and not well channeled - lacking targeted questions or even one skill testing question. Conducting a good interview is a skill like others - it requires experience. The junior engineers who interviewed me allowed themselves to get sidetracked by one of their initial questions (tell me about your most recent project) and not get back to other targeted questions (in one case the person had prepared a list even) The hiring manager for this particular role described the position and product needing testing, then asked very vague questions which almost required knowing what exact answer he was expecting. He did not give much opportunity to demonstrate knowledge by discussing previous work. He most likely was looking for the candidate to describe in detail how they would test a product of this sort. Parking for interview was validated for either of 2 nearby garages.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      How would you test a product of this sort which has thousands of possible configurations
      Answer question
      2

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