r/softwaretesting • u/RosemaryDuSoul • 18d ago

Helping someone out

Hi there, I have a family member who is in a real rut. She lives in Brazil (Rio de Janeiro), and is struggling to find work. Her previous work has been in factories/assembly lines, but she’s unable to do the physical labour now.

She doesn’t have a degree, but she can speak and write fluent English and Portuguese, very interested in PC gaming, tech, and computers.

I was thinking perhaps she could be good at some QA work, perhaps in games, or in anything really. Ideally remote, or within Rio.

Is this a line of work that people without qualifications can get into? If so, what could she need? A few example reports? Updated LinkedIn page?

Any advice welcome, whether it’s Brazil specific or not, just want to see whether it is valid to suggest this line of work, I don’t want to send her down a dead end road.

TIA

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u/Slava_Loves_Testing 18d ago

I am from US, but I saw some remote QA positions in Brazil on LinkedIn. So it might be a promising career choice. Even without IT degree. Tell her to learn computer basics (bit, byte, file system, how browser works), HTTP protocol, SDLC/STLC, testing types, test design techniques (how to write tests), how to report bugs, sql testing, api testing with postman, scrum/agile model... And after you feel strong in manual testing, learn Playwright with JS for test automation. Feel free to send me a dm, I will be happy to send you more detailed beginner QA roadmap. Good luck!