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Live Coding Assessment: Test Automation Engineer

Duration: 60–90 minutes
Format: Screen share, you code, we observe and ask questions
Tools: Your own machine, any editor, Python 3.10+, PyTest, any libraries you want

Setup (do before the interview)

Make sure you have these ready before we start:

python --version   # 3.10 or higher
pip install pytest requests

You do not need any accounts or API keys.

The Task

You will write an automated test suite in Python + PyTest for a public REST API:

Base URL: https://reqres.in

Treat it as a real backend service you are responsible for testing.

What to build (in order)

Work through these in order. It is okay if you do not finish everything — we care more about how you work than how much you finish.

Part 1 — Project setup (5 min)

Create a PyTest project structure
Add any dependencies you need
Make sure pytest runs without errors

Part 2 — SSL / Security tests

Write tests that verify:

The service has a valid, trusted SSL certificate
The TLS version is 1.2 or higher
HTTP traffic is redirected to HTTPS (or plain HTTP is rejected)

Part 3 — API tests

Write tests for these endpoints:

Endpoint	What to test
`GET /api/users?page=2`	Status code, response schema, data is a list
`GET /api/users/{id}`	Existing user (e.g. id=2), non-existent user (e.g. id=999)
`POST /api/users`	Create a user, verify returned fields match what you sent

For each: test at least one happy path and one negative/error case.

Part 4 — Code quality (ongoing, not a separate step)

As you write, use:

A fixture for the base URL or shared session
@pytest.mark.parametrize for at least one test
Descriptive test names

Notes

Talk through your thinking as you go — we want to understand your decisions
Ask questions if anything is unclear
If you get stuck on something minor, say so and move on — time management matters