How to work for Veeam: answer these 4 questions and land an interview

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Veeam, one of the world’s largest private software companies, a leader in backup solutions for virtual, physical, and cloud environments, currently employs more than 3,500 people in 30 countries around the world.

“There is no turnover in our teams,” says Igor Katsev, Head of Veeam Quality Assurance (QA). “But we are nevertheless always on the lookout: the quantity and complexity of Veeam products are growing exponentially.”

Among those new hires, Veeam is currently looking for QA Engineers. One part of the Veeam interview process is giving prospective employees questions that require some thinking and imagination. Those who read to the end of this article and solve the questions will be given the opportunity to skip to the final interview stage for a position as a QA Engineer at Veeam.

Why work as a QA Engineer at Veeam?

Seeking candidates with a special mind

“A QA Engineer needs common sense and an open flexible mind, critical and analytical thinking, clear logic, and the ability to argue a point of view intelligently,” he says. Creativity and combinatorial thinking are also key requirements.

“Our QA Engineers are key players in the process of product creation,” Katsev says. “We carry a great deal of responsibility: hundreds of thousands of companies around the world are Veeam customers, including hospitals, banks, and governments. The safety of their data and business operations are at stake.”

What to expect in an interview at Veeam

Katsev says that knowledge of Windows or Linux, networking, and file systems, is also required. If a candidate does not solve a logic task or respond to a technical issue, it’s not “the end of the world.” Veeam always looks for candidates with a special mind rather than a specific knowledge base or set of automated actions.

Applicants may also be asked to complete an additional test task at home, for example, researching technical topics such as DNS or DHCP, or testing a faulty аpplication.

Take the test now and land a final interview

Think you’ve got what it takes to work at Veeam as a QA Engineer? These are the logic questions Veeam gives its applicants. Send your answers, along with your CV to qa@veeam.com  with the subject “I want to QA Prague”. The most interesting respondents will be invited directly to a final interview with Veeam QA.

1. Alex, Andrew, and Kate
Alex is looking at Kate and Kate is looking at Andrew. Alex has children; Andrew does not. Is a person who has children looking at a person who has no children? Answer options: “Yes,” “No,” or “Cannot be determined.” Explain your point of view.

2. Three kangaroos
Three Australian kangaroos are jumping precisely one after another along the Australian desert. The first kangaroo says, “Two kangaroos are jumping behind me.” The second says, “One kangaroo is jumping behind me, and one kangaroo is jumping ahead of me.” The third says, “One kangaroo is jumping behind me, and one kangaroo is jumping ahead of me.” Think of as many explanations as possible for this situation.

3. Shoes
Estimate how many pairs of shoes there are in the Czech Republic. The exact number is unknown but try to give as close an estimate as possible. 

4. The electric guitars
Imagine you work for a company that produces electric guitars. You are tasked with performing its safety and security testing. How would you test the guitar’s safety for its users and in its environment?

For more information on working for Veeam visit careers.veeam.com/cz.