Barclays | QA Automation Interview Questions

𝗥𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝟭 – 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 (𝗖𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗝𝗮𝘃𝗮 & 𝗦𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗶𝘂𝗺)

1- What are the differences between findElement() and findElements()?
2- How do you handle dynamic web elements in Selenium?
3- Explain different types of waits used in Selenium.
4- What’s the difference between XPath and CSS Selector?
5- How do you handle multiple windows/tabs in Selenium?
6- How do you design a Page Object Model (POM) framework?
7- What is the use of final, static, and this keywords in Java?
8- Explain Collection Framework – where have you used HashMap or ArrayList in your automation?
9- How do you handle exceptions in Selenium scripts?
10- What’s your approach to data-driven testing using TestNG or Excel?

𝗥𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝟮 – 𝗙𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗲𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 & 𝗔𝗱𝘃𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗱 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗽𝘁𝘀

1- Walk me through your automation framework architecture.
2- How do you manage test data and environment configurations?
3- What are your best practices to make automation scripts more maintainable?
4- How do you handle failed test cases in Jenkins or CI/CD pipelines?
5- What’s your strategy for flaky test handling?
6- How do you decide which test cases to automate?
7- Explain your Git branching strategy or version control workflow.
8- How do you integrate API testing in your automation framework?
9- What are common challenges you faced in automation and how did you resolve them?
10- Have you worked with parallel execution or cross-browser testing tools?

𝗥𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝟯 – 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹 + 𝗛𝗥

1- Tell me about a time you identified a critical bug through automation.
2- How do you ensure test coverage and quality metrics?
3- Describe a challenging situation with developers or deadlines and how you handled it.
3- Why do you want to join Barclays?