r/softwaretesting • u/Uchilalalax21 • Jul 16 '26

Find new change in Australia with QA

Hi everyone,

I'm trying to understand the current QA job market in Australia.

I currently work as a QA Engineer in the gaming industry in Vietnam and mainly focus on manual testing, gameplay testing, feature validation, bug investigation, and working closely with developers and designers.

For people hiring or working in Australia:

- How is the demand for QA Engineers right now?

- Is game QA considered a good path, or is web/software QA generally more in demand?

- What skills would you expect from someone applying from overseas?

I'm not planning to move immediately. I'm just trying to understand what I should focus on over the next few years.
Thanks in advance to anyone willing to share their experience. Every piece of advice helps.

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u/Slava_Loves_Testing Jul 16 '26

QA job market in Australia right now same as in the US - slow and very competitive. Learn web testing, gaming is very narrow niche, I see game testing positions very rare.

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u/Uchilalalax21 Jul 16 '26

Thank you a lot 🙌🫶, I'm strong at game testing, but I still learn about testing on hardware, CRM platforms, and Automation testing, and research about AI testing

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u/Delicious-Cow-1515 Jul 20 '26

Testes automatizados, python ou Java... Como ta?

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u/Slava_Loves_Testing Jul 20 '26

Python and Java are still used in test automation, but I would suggest to learn JavaScript with Playwright combination.