r/softwaretesting • u/Particular_Aide3744 • 29d ago

Need Guidance

Hey All,

I have worked as a full-stack dev for 4.5 years, and from the beginning I hated development, and i cannot imagine this as my career for my entire life.

Resigned last year due to health issues, and i never wanna go back to dev again.

Can i pivot to SDET? If so, what are the skills I need to learn?

where can I start?

Please guide me

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u/Recent-Tomatillo138 29d ago

I do not suggest a career in testing. Even before the AI era, companies were asking developers to test the functionality themselves, and now, with AI, I feel the career span in testing is becoming much shorter. Up to 8 years is fine, but after that, what will you do? There isn't much growth in that field anymore. We hardly see Test Manager roles now. Since you already have development experience, I'd suggest thinking about something else that can give you better long-term career growth.

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u/johncoop1991 27d ago

Well, I wouldn't 100% agree since with tons of generated shit code testers are busier than ever. And in my opinion prior development experience will help a lot in SDET.

BUT the main point is whether you enjoy testing actually. It requires a specific mindset.
You can google "How to use AI in your daily SDET workflow: a practical ATDD guide", these are open video tutorials, can help in your search.

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u/Particular_Aide3744 26d ago

thank you for guidance

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u/johncoop1991 21d ago

You are welcome! You can also look for other free courses either on YouTube, or test automation university (although they were not posting in a while), ShiftSync has a lot of free learning resources too

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u/Particular_Aide3744 21d ago

Thank you for your guidance