Iris Software QA Lead Interview Questions and Answers

Agile ceremonies are key meetings in Agile methodology where QA plays a crucial role in ensuring quality throughout the development process.

• QA participates in Agile ceremonies such as Sprint Planning, Daily Stand-ups, Sprint Review, and Sprint Retrospective to provide input on quality aspects.

• QA helps in defining acceptance criteria for user stories during Sprint Planning to ensure that the team understands the quality...read more

Story estimation techniques in Agile involve using relative sizing, planning poker, and t-shirt sizing.

• Relative sizing compares the size of one story to another to estimate effort.

• Planning poker involves team members individually estimating stories and then discussing differences.

• T-shirt sizing categorizes stories into small, medium, large, etc. based on complexity.

• Fibonacci sequence can be used for story points (1, 2,...read more

Updating the scrum board involves adding, moving, and removing tasks to reflect the current status of the project.

• Regularly update the scrum board with the progress of tasks

• Move tasks from 'To Do' to 'In Progress' to 'Done' columns as they are worked on and completed

• Remove tasks that are no longer relevant or have been completed

• Ensure the team is aware of any changes made to the scrum board

SQL Joins are used to combine rows from two or more tables based on a related column between them.

• INNER JOIN: Returns rows when there is at least one match in both tables

• LEFT JOIN: Returns all rows from the left table and the matched rows from the right table

• RIGHT JOIN: Returns all rows from the right table and the matched rows from the left table

• FULL JOIN: Returns rows when there is a match in one of the tables

I have experience using a variety of testing tools such as Selenium, Jira, and TestRail.

• Selenium

• Jira

• TestRail

Over 5 years of experience leading QA teams, faced challenges in communication, resource allocation, and stakeholder management.

• Managed a team of 10 QA engineers, ensuring timely delivery of high-quality testing.

• Challenges included resolving conflicts within the team, prioritizing tasks based on project deadlines, and effectively communicating with stakeholders.

• Implemented agile methodologies to improve team efficiency...read more

I have worked on a variety of projects including web applications, mobile apps, and software testing tools.

• Developed and tested web applications using Selenium WebDriver

• Managed testing for mobile app projects on iOS and Android platforms

• Created automated testing tools for regression testing

• Worked on performance testing projects using JMeter

• Collaborated with cross-functional teams to ensure quality assurance processes w...read more

I have experience in creating automated test scripts using Selenium WebDriver and integrating them with Jenkins for continuous integration.

• Used Selenium WebDriver to automate web application testing

• Integrated automated tests with Jenkins for continuous integration

• Utilized TestNG framework for test execution and reporting