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Quality Assurance Engineer Interview Experience - Madrid, Spain

January 1, 2023
Negative ExperienceNo Offer

Process

I applied on LinkedIn and got a technical review meeting scheduled without having any prior discussion with recruiters/HR.

The interviewer was nice and asked me about my CV. He asked me to create a simple Python/Java method to reverse a string, and he was "impressed" (it was a very easy task, to be honest).

His English was terrible, really. We had to write in chat to understand what he meant. I am not an English native speaker, but I work in English every day. He had to ask me to talk slower because he had a very low level of English.

I passed the round.

Had another call with, apparently, a VP. He asked me about my CV and past experiences. I felt like he wasn't listening because he was typing on his laptop and changing windows all the time (not taking notes about the interview, it seemed he was answering emails/messages too).

I passed the round.

Got a call from HR to ask about my expectations. Still nobody explaining the role, the team, or the product. Just high-level explanations.

They felt reluctant to meet my expectations, but we still decided to carry on with a final interview.

On this last call, they (again) asked me about my CV and past experiences. On the last two minutes, HR asked me some behavioral questions and what I expected from their company.

I answered that I didn't know yet what the role was about, nor the project, since nobody told me.

They made a funny face when I talked about "work-life-balance." I have to mention that there was literally a bed in the office, outside the meeting room, and I could see it on the videoconference. It was scary.

In the end, I got a LinkedIn notification saying they discarded me.

I messaged the recruiter to get feedback to improve, but she didn't reply.

I expected more from such a big company; the process was hell. I don't recommend it. Don't waste your time and save your work-life balance!

Questions

Reverse a String in Java/Python.

What process do you follow within the Software Testing Life Cycle / Software Development Life Cycle?

How did you contribute to the CI/CD strategy?

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