Scripting and Problem Solving Questions

Evaluate the candidate ability to write clear, maintainable automation scripts and to solve practical programming problems that arise when building and debugging tests. Topics include writing readable functions and modules, correct control flow, basic algorithmic reasoning for test tasks, handling errors and edge cases, asynchronous programming patterns and synchronization concerns, logging and debugging techniques such as using breakpoints and interpreting stack traces, writing small unit tests for helpers, refactoring for reuse, and applying clean code principles so automation code is easy to maintain and understand. Interviewers assess both correctness and the candidate ability to reason about testability, reliability, and maintainability rather than advanced algorithmic knowledge.