Test Automation and Development Workflow Questions

Covers how automated testing is integrated into the software development lifecycle and organizational processes. Topics include running tests locally before committing, pre commit hooks, pull request gating with test requirements, continuous integration pipelines, automating test execution during builds, gating deployments on test results, release and rollback processes, and the relationship between developers, quality assurance engineers, and automation engineers. Assessment focuses on designing test policies, defining responsibilities, scaling test suites in CI CD, triage and feedback loops, test flakiness mitigation strategies, and how to measure and report test coverage and quality to stakeholders.