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To help you prepare for an eBay job interview, here are 27 interview questions and answer examples.

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What programming languages would you consider yourself fluent in?

While this question gives your interviewer insight into the diversity of your programming language experience, they most importantly want to know that you are adaptable and able to learn on the fly if needed. Talk about the different languages that you consider yourself fluent in and, if possible, do as much research into eBay as you can prior to your interview and try to speak to the specific languages that they work with.

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27 eBay Interview Questions & Answers

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  • 1. What programming languages would you consider yourself fluent in?

  • 2. Talk about your previous user interface design experience in detail. Why do you feel that this experience will translate well to this role with eBay?

  • 3. In designing Android software, what is your experience using parcelable versus serializable within an app?

  • 4. In your experience in software testing, would you consider yourself proficient in both testing and debugging processes?

  • 5. What skills do you use to cope with the day to day stress and pressure on the job?

  • 6. eBay embraces an Agile environment. Explain your experience in Agile methodologies and why you think it is important.

  • 7. What do you feel is one of the top issues that is faced by data engineers today?

  • 8. What software analysis and design tools do you have familiarity working with?

  • 9. Tell me about your problem-solving skills. Do you enjoy analyzing and solving complex problems?

  • 10. If hired here at eBay and tasked with helping design a UI for a new mobile app, what important factors would you consider in that design?

  • 11. Do you consider yourself stronger in C++, C#, Java, or Python?

  • 12. Give an example of a time that you used a universal design practice in your work as a UI or UX designer. Why was it important to do this?

  • 13. In your current work, what are the important steps you take in the data validation process?

  • 14. What data cleaning methods are you familiar with and comfortable using if hired for this role at eBay?

  • 15. In SQL, how do you explain the differences between clustered and non-clustered indexes? Can you name a time that you used each?

  • 16. What do you see as the top benefits of moving to a cloud based computing platform?

  • 17. What is one thing that really tests your patience when dealing with your coworkers?

  • 18. If hired for this position here at eBay, would you be comfortable handling overall project manager responsibilities for new software development?

  • 19. If you can, please provide your thoughts on the function of managed object context in developing iOS apps and software.

  • 20. Our cloud computing at eBay requires our experts to take proper security measures in their work. What security measures are you familiar with utilizing in a cloud platform?

  • 21. If hired here at eBay to develop iOS and Android software, when would you use a fragment rather than an activity?

  • 22. What experience do you have in the different types of software maintenance?

  • 23. What unique values can you bring to eBay in your user experience design skills?

  • 24. What do you consider to be a good litmus test for when you would automate a test process for a new system versus testing manually?

  • 25. What SDLC models are you familiar in working with?

  • 26. Here at eBay, we ask our test engineers to follow specific QA protocols. What role do you feel QA plays in software development and testing?

  • 27. What do you feel are the primary features and benefits of the Java programming language?