● CAREER ROADMAP

QA / Test Automation

Ship quality, catch what matters before users do.

QA and Test Automation Engineers protect quality, designing tests, finding real bugs and automating checks in the delivery pipeline. It’s a strong, accessible entry into tech with a clear path into automation and engineering.

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The complete QA / Test Automation field roadmap - everything worth learning, from fundamentals to advanced. Highlighted core topics are the ones we take you through in the UstackSchool programme.

Core - taught in the programmeRecommendedOptional / advanced

Testing Foundations

Testing principles SDLC & STLC Test types Test case design Bug life cycle Test techniques (BVA / EP)

Manual Testing

Functional testing Regression Test plans Exploratory testing UAT Test management

Programming

JavaScript Git Python OOP Java

Web Automation

Selenium Playwright Page Object Model Locators & selectors Cypress WebDriver

API Testing

Postman API automation REST Assured Contract testing GraphQL testing

Test Frameworks