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Software Engineering Skill Test

Skill summary

Software engineers build and develop software programs from scratch to execution for online structures, applications, and environments. They can be either application software developers or system software developers.

Our software engineering skill test measures the candidate's strong fundamentals in algorithms, data structures, and other technical skills, they design, develop, and maintain highly-reliable software systems.

Type

Multiple Choice Questions

Time

10 min

Language

English

Difficulty

Easy

SOFTWARE ENGINEERING SKILL TEST OVERVIEW

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Why we created this test

This test evaluates candidates’ knowledge of the fundamentals of software engineering like programming languages, software development technologies and architecture, and databases.

Candidates who do well on the software engineering skill test can be best evaluated on advanced skills like front-end development, debugging, cloud computing, and CI/CD.

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Skills evaluated

Software engineers need to have certain competencies to do their job well. The skills that they should have are:
Expertise in at least one coding language like JavaScript, HTML, CSS etc
Proficiency with SQL for database operations, debugging and cloud frameworks
Solid experience in software testing like unit testing, system testing and integration testing
Market certifications in Data Structures and Algorithms
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Related roles

Use the software engineering skill test to hire for these roles:
Full Stack Developer
Software Architect
Software QA Engineer
Data Scientist
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SAMPLE TEST QUESTIONS

Science-backed questions for hundreds of roles

Use these sample questions to evaluate skill and fit for the software engineering role before hiring.

1. ______ is the Father of Software Engineering
  • Margaret Hamilton 
  • Watts S. Humphrey 
  • Boris Beizer 
  • Alan Turing 
  • None of these 
2. ______ is the main feature of a software code
  • Simplicity 
  • Accessibility 
  • Validation 
  • Modularity 
  • None of these 

  

3.  Agile scrum methodology focuses on ______
  • Incremental progress 
  • Decremental progress 
  • Neutral progress 
  • No progress 
  • None of these 
4. Spiral model was proposed by______
  • Barry Boehm 
  • Pressman 
  • Royce 
  • IBM 
  • None of these 
5. ______ is defined as a software pitch
  • Daily or routine Fix 
  • Required or Critical Fix 
  • Emergency Fix 
  • All of these 
  • None of these 
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