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Interviewing QA Engineers

If you’re a part of a software enterprise, you’ve probably heard about how effective QA engineers can be during the release of an innovative new product. A lot of the time, the difference between a financially profitable application launch and a failed application launch lies in whether or not a QA engineer is part of the production team.

The following is a list of QA engineer interview questions and answers that hiring managers can use to properly interview for potential QA engineers.

First, what exactly is a QA engineer, and why do digital companies need at least one on their payroll? Let’s take a look.

WHAT IS A QA ENGINEER?

A quality assurance engineer, also known as QA engineers, are niche engineers that track the process of a product’s creation from the very beginning to the very end. They typically manage production and test every part of a product to make sure it meets company standards before moving on to the next step in the manufacturing processes.

THE ROLE OF A QA ENGINEER

The ultimate goal of a QA engineer is to protect the product (and ultimately the company) from issues related to government regulations. They make sure the product is market-ready and ready to be released to the public. QA engineers are primarily a part of manufacturing and software teams.

Hiring a QA engineer for any size of a digital software company is a really wise idea. They are an additional safeguard against any faults, failures, or malfunctions that could happen when developing a digital product.

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