Quality & Testing careers
Quality and testing professionals make sure software actually works before users find the bugs, through careful manual testing and automated test suites.
Ideal if you're detail-oriented, a little skeptical, and enjoy finding the edge case nobody else thought of.
4 roles in quality & testing
QA Tester
Tests software to find bugs before users do.
Test cases · Bug reporting · Attention to detailQA Engineer
Designs test strategies and tools to ensure software quality.
Test planning · Automation basics · APIsAutomation Test Engineer
Writes code that tests software automatically.
Playwright/Selenium · Programming · CI pipelinesPerformance Test Engineer
Tests how software behaves under heavy load.
Load testing tools (k6, JMeter) · Profiling · Metrics
Start here
- 1
Learn to write clear bug reports: steps, expected result and actual result.
- 2
Learn one automation tool and test a real website end to end.
- 3
Contribute tests to an open-source project to show real-world experience.
Common questions
Is QA a good entry point into software engineering?
It can be. QA engineers and SDETs write code, learn how systems work and often move into development roles.
What's an SDET?
A Software Development Engineer in Test: a developer who builds the automated testing systems that keep software reliable.
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