QA Engineer - FadiZahhar/ideas GitHub Wiki

A Junior QA Developer (or Junior QA Engineer) is an entry-level role focused on ensuring the quality of software applications through testing, bug reporting, and sometimes writing automated tests.

They act as the first line of defense against bugs and performance issues before software goes live.

๐Ÿง  What They Do:

๐Ÿ” Manual Testing:

  • Use the app like a real user to find bugs or UI issues
  • Test features according to test cases or requirements
  • Write bug reports for the development team

๐Ÿค– Automated Testing (basic level):

  • Write simple scripts for testing using tools like:
    • Selenium (for browser automation)
    • Cypress or Playwright
    • PHPUnit (for Laravel), Jest (for JS/React), etc.
  • Run test suites and report failed cases

๐Ÿงช Types of Tests They Get Involved In:

  • Functional Testing
  • Regression Testing
  • UI Testing
  • Smoke/Sanity Testing
  • Sometimes API Testing (using Postman or tools like REST Assured)

๐Ÿงฐ Tools They Might Use:

  • JIRA or Trello for issue tracking
  • TestRail, Zephyr for test case management
  • Postman for API testing
  • Browser DevTools for UI/console inspection
  • CI/CD tools (like Jenkins or GitHub Actions) โ€” beginner knowledge

๐Ÿ“š Skills to Learn:

  • Basic understanding of how software works (especially web apps)
  • How to write test cases and document bugs clearly
  • Basics of a programming language (JavaScript, Python, or PHP) for automated testing
  • Version control (Git)

๐Ÿง— Growth Path:

  1. Junior QA Developer
  2. Mid-Level QA Engineer
  3. QA Automation Engineer / SDET (Software Dev in Test)
  4. QA Lead / Test Architect

Let me know if you want a roadmap or beginner resources to get started in QA โ€” I can tailor it based on whether you're more technical or want to start with manual testing first.