McAfee Qa Engineer Interview Questions
& Process
Real candidates share what happened, how many rounds they had,
and how the experience turned out.
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Candidate interview experiences
First-hand accounts from people who interviewed at McAfee.
McAfee
Software QA Engineer
Entry Average Negative experience No offer 2 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Technical screen Technical screen
Interview formats
Technical Coding
Scheduled 2nd round after 15 days. Multiple re-schedules of interview discussions occurred after I mentioned that the interviewer was not available in the meeting to discuss. First round with QA Lead focused on linux, networking, and python programming. Second round after 15 days with 2 Sr. QA Engineers: Interviewer asked if I am interested in perl, I said yes for short term and python preferred for long term automation, and interview discussion completed saying there is no point in further discussion. Overall it was a disappointing experience.
Confirmed questions6 questions
- Can you tell me about your experience with Linux, networking, and programming?
- How would you install HTTP servers?
- How would you install SMTP servers?
McAfee
Software QA Engineer
Mid Average Negative experience Decline offer 6 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Technical screen Technical screen Technical screen Technical screen Technical screen Background check Offer
Interview formats
Technical Behavioral
McAfee HR reached out to me directly to start things off. I applied for a Python automation role. They provided feedback after each round and scheduled everything. We had 4 technical interviews, then a discussion with the Hiring Manager, and finally an HR discussion focused solely on compensation. The HR person handling the hiring wasn't fully informed about the specific role details or the expected salary range. It's crucial to clarify the role/title and desired CTC before beginning the interviews. All the technical rounds were solid and relevant to the job.
Confirmed questions6 questions
- Can you explain Python basics, data types, and data structures like lists, tuples, and dictionaries, including their methods?
- Could you write Python programs and discuss complexity algorithms using different methods?
- Do you have knowledge of data structures such as Queue, Stack, and Linked List?
McAfee
Software QA Engineer
Mid Average Positive experience Accept offer 4 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Phone screen Onsite
Interview formats
Technical Coding Behavioral
Got an interview call via employee referral. The first round was a phone interview where they tested my basic testing knowledge, QA processes, scripting skills, and OS concepts. About a week later, I was invited for a 1:1 interview, which had 4 rounds in total, each focusing on different skills. They presented me with some scenarios and asked me to write test cases. Some simple puzzles were also part of it.
Confirmed questions2 questions
- Can you explain what daemon processes are in an operating system?
- Could you solve a puzzle involving crossing a river with constraints on time and the number of cannibals and humans?
McAfee Qa Engineer Interview Questions
Quoted word for word from McAfee interview reports.
“What is the meaning of /24 in the context of IP addressing?”
Read reports →“Using Linux commands, how would you parse IP and port information from a log file?”
Read reports →“What is the second minimum element in a table?”
Read reports →“How would you sort a Binary Search Tree (BST) using iteration?”
Read reports →“Can you define fuzzing and explain the methodology behind a DDOS attack?”
Read report →“Can you explain what daemon processes are in an operating system?”
Read report →“Could you explain the difference between DDL and DML?”
Read report →“Can you explain the differences between the OSI model and TCP/IP?”
Read report →“What are OS memory management concepts like RAM and SWAP?”
Read report →Formats, difficulty and experience
Across all 28 McAfee interview reports.