QA Engineer Interview Experience - Toronto, Ontario
Process
The interviewer was a senior engineer, so I was expecting some technology-related questions. However, 80% of the interview time was spent asking about every experience and every year on my resume. It felt more like a background check, as their concern was why I took a previous job and why I left another previous job. It was quite interesting when the interviewer even asked why I did not get a master's degree right after obtaining my bachelor's degree. I never thought that during an interview with an experienced professional, someone would care about something that happened over 10 years ago.
The remaining several minutes were filled with one or two behavioral questions, so it felt like they didn't care about the skills I actually have or if I could resolve problems. I'm not sure why they sent an engineer but not someone from HR if they only wanted to use the interview for background screening.
Questions
Describe your experience when you could not get along well with someone else at work, and how did you deal with it.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 4 interview experiences for the Veeva Systems QA Engineer role in Toronto, Ontario.
Success Rate
Veeva Systems's interview process for their QA Engineer roles in Toronto, Ontario is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Candidates reported having very negative feelings for Veeva Systems's QA Engineer interview process in Toronto, Ontario.
Veeva Systems Work Experiences
- 1.0Review as current QA in TorontoQA Engineer • Current EmployeeToronto, Ontario, CanadaAugust 8, 2025Pros: Most colleagues are friendly. Go there if you have no other choice.Cons: Micromanagement is everywhere. Senior managers and team leads are only good at playing office politics. The overreliance on Jira has made the company’s processes even more rigid. There is no such thing as work-life balance. Benefits have been decreasing year after year, and the pay is negligible compared to the workload. The leadership seems to harbor a subtle bias against those who have experience at big North American companies, as if having such experience is a crime rather than an asset. They often promote “work from everywhere” as a selling point, but this perk only applies to non-associate roles. To ensure employees can supposedly “create more value” from home, it’s common to have meetings at 9 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. As for “diversity,” it seems to be practiced only in favor of certain specific ethnic groups.
- 3.0Hard work is needed hereQA Engineer • Current EmployeeToronto, Ontario, CanadaNovember 23, 2022Pros: Good salary, Christmas break, Growing company.Cons: Too much workload. Not great managers.
- 4.0Great company to work forQA Engineer • Current EmployeeToronto, Ontario, CanadaMay 22, 2022Pros: - Great benefits and perks - Great office location - Work from Anywhere - 2% learning benefitsCons: Overall, the environment of work-life balance leans toward working longer hours.
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