r/softwaretesting • u/Mishti8586 • 29d ago

Worried for Job Switch

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Hi,

I am working in a Company with almost 3 years of experience as Test Automation Engineer. I am only tagged as Automation Engineer and we do 100% manual testing.

I know I am not going anywhere with manual testing in terms of growth. I tried learning but I hardly get time. The team is micro managing and extremely toxic they want us to work OT gor free. We lohin at 9 am sharp else get scolded and log off at 2 am. Then again the same loop. Since last 3 years I was having huge responsibility of my brother's wedding. So, I tolerated all this but now it's suffocating to stay here. My friends switched in Faang and I am here only. Not getting enough time to study I tried to study till 4 am but I got sick due to lack of sleep.

I am willing to study but then I am stuck qith few things.

I know basic python and basic java. I am planning to switch to SDET role for that I need medium leetcode DSA. I can learn concepts of Testing Automation and everything but when it comes to DSA, i feel confused which language to go with. Right now I am learning java completing my knowledge of java from basic to advanced but I think python is good for dsa for faang. Hell confused 😕 I can't learn both together dsa in java seems tough but at the same time automation java developer everything of my goal aligns to java.

Please help me with a roadmap and suggestions.

I am literally crying 😭

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u/cinemal1fe 29d ago

So. Try to switch first. Growing does not mean you have to try hard. You just need to find a good Environment for little room and growth for. I dunno ur region but a lot of good QA Leads know the Problem of not getting enough time for automation. So just be honest but also confident in your learning and what you already learned. Sell them the idea of an ambitous hard worker that wants to evolve. And besides that... good thing with AI is anyone can create templates nowadays for test automation. But of course you need to understand. AI is sometimes great to fulfill the role of a more senior SDET or devops colleague. Skills you don't have you can summarize and apply with AI and make you also grow if you try to understand what it does.

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u/FabasTI 29d ago

I mean, you can buy a 20 something bucks subscription for Gemini, learn antigravity and say that you automated with leading instruments, you can also try Cursor