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Web UI Test Automation Tools in Java Web UI automation tool (Selenium or any similar tool) Elements finding and interaction Explicit and Implicit Waits PageObject & Page Factory pattern Can create simple tests using the tool Actions JavaScript execution Dealing with Dynamic Content on a Page Dealing with Popup Dialogs Common WD classes and interfaces and their destination Screenshots Browser capabilities
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QA Automation /SDET Engineer

Interviewed at EPAM Systems

4
Feb 1, 2024

Web UI Test Automation Tools in Java Web UI automation tool (Selenium or any similar tool) Elements finding and interaction Explicit and Implicit Waits PageObject & Page Factory pattern Can create simple tests using the tool Actions JavaScript execution Dealing with Dynamic Content on a Page Dealing with Popup Dialogs Common WD classes and interfaces and their destination Screenshots Browser capabilities

Test Automation Framework Architecture Use Business Object model to build a request and to parse a response Understand the Page Objects concept Create the simple page objects Understanding a decomposition of a TAF by a tests layer, business steps layer, page objects layer, core/utils layer Ability to design each layer so that they meet the requirements to the specified level of functional accuracy, maintainability, efficiency, and portability quality characteristics Cross-browser support Implement the framework on PageObject base with cross-browser support Tests parallelization Ability to modify existed Page Objects pattern Design extended PageObject patterns Ability to propose different test automation frameworks architectures, discuss pros & cons Ability to create the tests for main generic scenarios like page creation, update, delete
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QA Automation /SDET Engineer

Interviewed at EPAM Systems

4
Feb 1, 2024

Test Automation Framework Architecture Use Business Object model to build a request and to parse a response Understand the Page Objects concept Create the simple page objects Understanding a decomposition of a TAF by a tests layer, business steps layer, page objects layer, core/utils layer Ability to design each layer so that they meet the requirements to the specified level of functional accuracy, maintainability, efficiency, and portability quality characteristics Cross-browser support Implement the framework on PageObject base with cross-browser support Tests parallelization Ability to modify existed Page Objects pattern Design extended PageObject patterns Ability to propose different test automation frameworks architectures, discuss pros & cons Ability to create the tests for main generic scenarios like page creation, update, delete

Code Quality Code Review methods Static/Dynamic Code Analysis Refactoring Coding Standards Ability to follow established Code Quality practices, ability to explain benefits from practices, able to identify gaps in practices implementation, able to propose valuable improvements
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QA Automation /SDET Engineer

Interviewed at EPAM Systems

4
Feb 1, 2024

Code Quality Code Review methods Static/Dynamic Code Analysis Refactoring Coding Standards Ability to follow established Code Quality practices, ability to explain benefits from practices, able to identify gaps in practices implementation, able to propose valuable improvements

The questions were mostly generic testing theory questions, including basic concepts such as black-box testing. I did not feel there was enough focus on practical senior-level QA automation topics such as framework architecture, coding decisions, web testing strategy, API/UI automation design, CI/CD integration, debugging flaky tests, or real project scenarios.
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Senior QA Automation

Interviewed at GlobalLogic

3.8
Jun 3, 2026

The questions were mostly generic testing theory questions, including basic concepts such as black-box testing. I did not feel there was enough focus on practical senior-level QA automation topics such as framework architecture, coding decisions, web testing strategy, API/UI automation design, CI/CD integration, debugging flaky tests, or real project scenarios.

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