Phase 1 · QA & Software Testing Foundations
TopicsWhat QA Engineers Actually Do
Part of the QA Testing Roadmap.
Summary
QA engineers verify that software actually works as intended and catch defects before users do — a mix of designing test scenarios, executing them (manually or via automation), and reporting issues clearly.
How to Learn This
- 1Read 2-3 'day in the life of a QA engineer' posts from different companies.
- 2List the last 3 bugs you've personally encountered in an app and consider how they might have been caught.
- 3Notice how much of the job is thinking about what could break, not just confirming what works.
More topics in QA & Software Testing Foundations
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