Two rounds of Zoom video interviews, back to back. They mentioned that there would be five rounds; however, I failed to get past the initial round.

First Round:

This round focused on test automation. Even though the position was for a senior manager, most of the questions were at a senior engineer or lead engineer level. The interviewer tended to listen and favor what he believed was correct rather than what should be correct in principle.

His background was in mobile testing, so he unnecessarily asked many mobile automation questions, which were not a primary requirement in the job description. Questions such as:

• What to do in your automation code to make it faster?
• Java or JavaScript: which is better?
• Design a test report (how to design, put a technical design).
• Reverse a Java stack without recursion.

These should not be asked for a senior manager position. The organization is looking for a leader to run a team, provide good technical solutions for automation (not necessarily a coder), deliver good ROI, communicate and connect well with the business, and provide good cadence for the team to interact with higher management.

Perhaps it is much required to educate the interviewer, who might have just graduated from a lead level to an entry-level manager.

Round 2:

This round was conducted by a seasoned manager, and appropriate questions were asked.

Astonishingly, the recruiter never came back despite me mailing them multiple times. This position was for the Sam's Club team in Bangalore.

For a Test Automation Report, how would you design it? Keep points to design a report.

Sort a Java Stack without recursion.

In mobile test automation, how do you find the elements?

What would be the build automation framework: Java-based or JavaScript-based?