Testing for bugs, errors, and inconsistencies is the primary role of an Amazon QA engineer. Below are some testing questions asked at Amazonâs QA interview:
Explain the different types of software testing with examples.
Explain the difference between bug leakage and bug release.Â
Explain the automation challenges software quality testers face.
Devise a test strategy for a newly launched e-commerce website that sells books.Â
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Write test cases for an app that uploads files from a remote machine to the cloud.Â
Write a test case to validate an API for which the input is a URL to an HTML webpage.Â
Write test cases for when customers make credit card payments for products purchased online.
What testing approach would you adopt for a smartphone that turns off when the alarm rings?Â
How would you test (optimally) the search feature on the Amazon e-commerce platform? How would you automate the process to check if search results are displayed correctly?
Write smoke tests for the given situation: There are three modules with a fundamental defect in one of the modules. Module 3 gets its input from Module 1 and 2. How would you identify and report defects?
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Amazon operates across several industries providing customer-focused products and services. Quality is an essential facet of Amazonâs consumer-centric vision.Â
Quality Assurance (QA) engineers at Amazon work closely with software developers to evaluate the functionality of products and services through manual or automated tests. QA engineers run a series of test suites and cases to identify product defects and drive quality initiatives.Â
QA engineers play an important role at Amazon, ensuring the companyâs products and services meet the highest standards of excellence.Â
In this article, weâll look at the Amazon Quality Assurance Engineer interview process, including the type of questions asked at the interview. We also offer tips and insights to help you prepare for and ace your upcoming QA interview.
In this article, weâll cover:
The Amazon QA Interview Process
Amazon QA Interview Questions
Tips to Crack the Amazon QA Interview
How to Prepare for a QA Interview
Amazon QA Interview Behavioral Questions
Behavioral interviews are a key part of the interview process at Amazon for all roles, whether junior, mid, or senior-level roles. Below are some sample behavioral questions asked at Amazonâs QA interview:
What are the characteristics of a good leader?
Give us an instance when you had to make an important decision based on limited data.
How do you avoid distractions at work?
What do you think makes for perfect work-life balance?
How would you engage clients to keep them interested in a product or service?
How would you deal with conflict with a coworker?Â
Describe how you handled an uncooperative coworker.
Describe a disagreement you had with a superior on the course of a project.Â
Tell us about a time you had to enhance your skills to meet project requirements.
What was the most difficult project you ever worked on? What were your key learnings from it?
For more behavioral questions that can be asked at Amazonâs QA engineer interview, check out these pages on  Amazon Behavioral Interview Questions and Amazon Leadership Principles Interview Questions.
