QA Engineer Interview Experience - Champaign, Illinois
Process
The position was for a Software Engineer in QA. It was a contract position for one year at Yahoo!'s office in Champaign, IL.
I was contacted directly by a team member and was asked basic job experience questions.
Next, I was called on-site where the entire team interviewed me. This involved five interviews of 45 minutes each.
Questions tested my Perl and database skills. Some questions also related to QA.
I received an offer within two days.
Questions
Explain the QA cycle. I found this difficult since I am still in school with no QA experience.
What is Pine? What is Pico?
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Interview Statistics
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Success Rate
Yahoo's interview process for their QA Engineer roles in Champaign, Illinois is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Yahoo's QA Engineer interview process in Champaign, Illinois.
Yahoo Work Experiences
- 4.0Good Culture, Slow ProcessesQA Engineer • Former EmployeeSunnyvale, California, United StatesOctober 8, 2014Pros: Great culture, big teams, open for innovation.Cons: Little lengthy processes. As a contractor, I did not get much chance to modify existing processes. Had I been a full-time employee, I would have definitely got more scope to change it.
- 3.0Not using talentsQA Engineer • Former EmployeeJune 22, 2018Pros: Lots of brilliant people there. I learned a lot about delivering scalable software.Cons: Leadership lost vision. Many overlapping products, and eventually lost competitive edge.
- 4.0Great Group, Good CompanyQA Engineer • Former EmployeeSunnyvale, California, United StatesMarch 18, 2021Pros: A good company to work for.Cons: None at all. My group was great.
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