3.1What Technical Interviews for QA Actually Test

Technical interviews for QA engineers are fundamentally different from developer interviews. You are rarely asked to implement a sorting algorithm or build a REST API from scratch. Instead, you are evaluated on your ability to think about testing systematically, write test automation code that is clean and maintainable, and design test strategies for complex systems.

The four most common formats are: live coding, take-home assignments, "how would you test X" exercises, and system design for testing. Each requires different preparation. This file covers all four.