Ensure software quality through testing and automation
Quality Assurance Engineering is essential for delivering reliable, bug-free software that meets user expectations. As a QA engineer, you will design test plans, execute manual and automated tests, identify defects, verify fixes, and ensure software quality throughout the development lifecycle. This comprehensive roadmap covers testing fundamentals, test case design, manual testing techniques, automation frameworks (Selenium, Cypress, Playwright), API testing, performance testing, mobile testing, and CI/CD integration. QA engineers play a critical role in agile teams, working closely with developers and product managers to prevent defects and improve software quality. The role requires attention to detail, analytical thinking, programming skills for automation, and excellent communication to report and track issues. Modern QA engineers focus heavily on test automation and shift-left testing practices.
6-8 weeks
SDLC, STLC, test levels, test types
Test cases, test scenarios, equivalence partitioning
Bug lifecycle, severity, priority, tracking tools
Scrum, sprints, user stories, acceptance criteria
6-8 weeks
Smoke, sanity, regression, exploratory testing
Usability, accessibility, cross-browser testing
Android, iOS, responsive testing
Test plans, test suites, test execution
8-10 weeks
Variables, loops, functions, OOP (Python/Java)
Arrays, lists, dictionaries, algorithms
Git, branching, pull requests
Queries, joins, database testing
10-12 weeks
WebDriver, locators, waits, page object model
Modern test frameworks, assertions, fixtures
TestNG, JUnit, pytest, test organization
Allure, ExtentReports, test reports
8-10 weeks
Postman, REST Assured, API test automation
JMeter, load testing, stress testing
OWASP, vulnerability scanning, security basics
Data validation, stored procedures, integrity
6-8 weeks
Jenkins, GitLab CI, test pipelines
Containerized testing, test environments
Cucumber, Gherkin, behavior-driven development
Test planning, metrics, continuous improvement