Coinswitch Interview Experience for Software Development Engineer in Test [SDET]

Hi Everyone, in this article I will be sharing my interview experience for the role of SDET at Coinswitch which is a fintech startup.

Before beginning with the experience, I would like to share a quick insight into who is an SDET and what are the roles and responsibilities of the profile.

An SDET, or Software Development Engineer in Test, is a crucial role in software engineering that combines software development with testing to ensure software quality. They are responsible for the automation testing and sometimes might be asked to do manual testing as well.

So, starting with the interview experience, I applied for the role on Linkedin and then reached out to the recruiter. She was super helpful in the entire process. I shared my resume and after a quick call with the recruiter, my profile got shortlisted.

Round 1the : Technical Round

The first interview round was Technical Round where I was asked to introduce myself initially and a few quick questions on the resume. I was given 2 DSA problems to solve in 45 mins – 1 hr of time and time complexity was asked as well of the programs that I had written.

Round 2 : QA Round

I successfully cleared round 1 and next round was scheduled which was QA Round . In this round , the questions asked where mostly related to UI automation testing similar to how to handle scrolling , how to handle alerts , describe your automation framework in detail, types of waits and a couple of questions around finding locators etc . The questions were a mix of theoretical and practical questions

I would suggest you to go through theoretical and practical automation questions as per your experience and as per skills mentioned in your resume .

Round 3 : Hiring Manager Round

I successfully cleared the second round and moved to third round which was Hiring Manager round. In this round, the manager dig deep into my automation skills and asked a lot of questions around my automation experience , my day to day work roles and responsibilities, a few coding questions etc.

Result :

I was not able to clear this round as the role needed 3 years of experience and experience in api and mobile automation as well , whereas I had 2 years of experience of manual testing and automation of UI .

Overall the interview experience went well and the recruiter was helpful as well .

Tips :

1. Prepare your resume well .

2. Prepare the theoretical and practical automation questions related to your framework.

3.Prepare for DSA leet code easy and medium level questions.

Thanks for reading and best wishes!