Specialization
QA Engineering Roadmap
Quality engineering is more than manual testing. Learn to design test strategies, build robust automation frameworks, and integrate quality throughout the development lifecycle.
9 skill nodes~65 hours7 core · 2 optional
Path Overview
Foundation
2
Intermediate
3
Advanced
3
Expert
1
CoreOptional
Skill Tree
QA Engineering skill progression
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1
Foundation
2 core · 0 optional
Testing Fundamentals
fundamentals
Manual & Exploratory Testing
manual
next level
2
Intermediate
3 core · 0 optional
API Testing (Postman)
api
E2E Automation (Playwright)
automation
Unit & Integration Testing
unit
next level
3
Advanced
1 core · 2 optional
Performance Testing (k6)
optional
performance
Security Testing Basics
optional
security
QA in CI/CD Pipelines
cicd
next level
4
Expert
1 core · 0 optional
Test Strategy & Quality Culture
strategy
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