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Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) Interview Experience - Mumbai, India

October 13, 2025
Negative ExperienceNo Offer

Process

I applied through a recruiter. The process took 1 week.

There were 4 rounds in total. 1. Technical Round: This was the first level, where questions were asked on Java and Selenium. They did not ask about API or mobile testing in this round. 2. Assignment Round: After clearing Round 1, they conduct a drive for the subsequent rounds on a single day (usually Saturday). In this round, you and other participants join a call where the interviewer explains the problem statement. After that, each person receives instructions and then moves to a separate breakout room to work independently for about 2 hours. During my assessment, the problem was to automate several processes on an e-commerce website: search for a product, sort results, assert whether sorting is correct, apply filters, and then assert that all products shown fit within the filter criteria.

  1. Technical Round 3 with Engineering Manager (EM): If you pass Round 2, you move to a 30-minute discussion with the Engineering Manager. One thing I found odd was that although BrowserStack shares topics for each round to help candidates prepare, Round 3 did not stick to those topics. The interviewer asked questions that were not relevant to my role or my opening. Even though I answered the majority of questions, the interviewer focused more on those I couldn’t answer. For example, I generated 14–15 test cases across different testing types, but the interviewer was only interested in the one type I didn’t cover. Perhaps this was just my experience, but it felt strange. Ultimately, I did not make it past this round.

  2. Director Round: This round was mainly for cultural fit and other non-technical aspects. Overall, the experience was positive. The first two rounds were tough but enjoyable due to engaging discussions. However, Round 3 was a departure from the rest of the process. Another thing that bothered me was that the HR suddenly stopped responding. I attempted to get an official update several times over the day after Round 3, but there was no email, and calls were not answered HR immediately ghosted me. So, I had to assume on my own that I was no longer in consideration.

Questions

For assignment round practice on Ecommerce apps mainly, I had heard they ask this a lot, and for me also they had asked ecommerce app only. Also, they ask easy to medium level Java DSA questions. I was asked an anagram with different approaches and another was about arrays.

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 6 interview experiences for the BrowserStack Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) role in Mumbai, Maharashtra.

Success Rate

17%
Pass Rate

BrowserStack's interview process for their Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) roles in Mumbai, Maharashtra is very selective, failing most engineers who go through it.

Experience Rating

Positive50%
Neutral17%
Negative33%

Candidates reported having good feelings for BrowserStack's Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) interview process in Mumbai, Maharashtra.