🧠 Need Career Advice – 6+ YOE in Manual & Codeless Automation
Hi all, I am from computer science background and I’ve been working as a Senior Software Analyst with 6+ years of experience in manual testing and automation tools. While I’ve gained solid domain knowledge and functional expertise, I’m now at a stage where I want to explore growth-oriented tools/skills that can boost my career – technically and financially along with which company will be good fit.
Would love to hear from folks who’ve been in a similar phase — 👉 What worked best for you? 👉 What tools/paths helped you grow or switch? 👉 Any advice for someone with my background?
Thanks in advance for your insights 🙏
Talking product sense with Ridhi
9 min AI interview5 questions
Learn programming and then test automation.
Wishing you the best.
Thanks so much! Yes, that makes sense—getting strong in programming first and then building on automation. Could you please suggest a programming language and automation tool that would align well with my career growth?
Focus on learning AI. Start with simple prompt engineering, learn langchain or crew ai or some other automation framework. The next few years will be disrupted by AI. If u have domain knowledge and core CSE back ground use these to your strength.
Thanks so much for the suggestion! I’ve been hearing a lot about AI disruption lately, and your message really got me curious. I do have a solid CSE background and domain knowledge, so I’d love to build on that.
Sometimes I feel that it's not just about having knowledge, but more about how you showcase it—and that’s where I feel I’m lacking a bit. Especially when it comes to tools—like which ones to highlight and how to talk about them effectively.
Also, since I’ve mostly been working with codeless tools and focused on manual testing and delivery, I haven’t really paid attention to coding practices—and now I feel like all that coding knowledge has kind of faded. I really want to get back on track. Could you suggest how I can start again? Like, any beginner-friendly tools, languages, or frameworks that I should focus on now, considering the AI wave? Maybe something that aligns well with my testing background but still lets me grow technically and financially. Really appreciate your help!