What does a QA engineer & Software tester actually do?

Let's dive head first into figuring out what QA Engineer vs software tester actually do! I am going through what are their job responsibilities, what is a software development lifecycle and what real-life job offers actually expect from us. Obviously guys this is an overview of all of that and I try to make it as digestible as possible, so SDLC may be interpreted differently as well - I saw other definitions telling different things.
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Keypoints:
00:40 - Intro in today's discussions
00:41 - What is SDLC?
02:00 - What is a QA Engineer by definition
02:41 - What is a Software tester by definition
03:01 - What does a QA Engineer do?
03:45 - What does a Software tester do?
04:10 - QA Engineer vs Software tester comparison
05:16 - Checking actual job market descriptions of positions
08:49 - My summary & thots
Cheers guys! :)

[@elsaqa]

Guys a like a day keeps the bugs away! 👀

[@Tata-fm1dw]

already send request to join!

[@elsaqa]

@@Tata-fm1dw i am experimenting with this platform, not sure if I will continue to use it as I am not sure it will give people the best platform. We will see in a day or two thats why I haven’t advertised it anywhere just added a link here 🙂

[@Tata-fm1dw]

​@@elsaqa Okay, please let us know your decision whether to continue using this platform or not. Hopefully, you can make it happen! 😆

[@luiggimera8083]

Great content!! First time watching your videos and it clarify a lot of doubts to me XD. Kind regards from Dominican Republic

[@elsaqa]

Haha thank you! It was the same for me too when making this 😄

[@yan3735]

Thanks for such an informative video.

[@elsaqa]

Your very welcome! 🙃

[@stewie_]

Even as a QA Engineer TIL. I never thought of the difference between them. This was very interesting, short and on point. Thanks!😊

[@elsaqa]

Right?! I was thinking the same thing when I was compiling this. It was fun to learn all this😄

[@beagleamarelos]

welcome back, elsa!!! :) it's nice to know from you the differences and similarities between QA engineer and software tester. i don't know if you remember me, but some time ago i sent you a message with some doubts regarding QA, because i was interested in this field. turns out im a software tester now!! :D im learning more about technical stuff, as you mentioned in the video, and im learning if my path is to become a QA engineer. thanks for sharing your videos once again, it's good to see you around!

[@elsaqa]

OMG that is so awesome! 🥳 Of course I remember you, i’m so happy for you! Definitely exciting to learn new things, i hope this helped the shed some clarity as it did for me as well 😄

[@memet3701]

thanks for trying your best appraciated!

[@elsaqa]

Your welcome, happy to help!

[@Denke]

Thank you for sharing the video. If you happen to notice me landing a job tomorrow as a graduate software validation engineer on LinkedIn, part of that success is due to your clarification on these matters. Much appreciated, Denis Hardi.

[@elsaqa]

Oh man thank you, comments like this remind me why I do what I do! I really appreciate the kind words always happy to hear them! 🥰

[@ham472]

Thank you for making this video. I am currently in Finance and want to switch to tech for a more flexible and promising career. Becoming a Software tester is a good place for me to start.

[@elsaqa]

I would say it is a great place to start as it has a great career path I would say for any personality type. Either you may want to be a leader or something else it is definitely diverse enough for you to choose from. 👌🏽

[@victoritang]

Your explanations are amazing. I sincerely love what you are doing. Kindly recommend internship program for me to follow. I'm new in software testing

[@elsaqa]

Thank you soo much! I appreciate the kind words and encouragement! 🙏🏽 The internship programs available you have to look online or just reach out to companies if they would be willing to take you on. Also welcome to the world of testing! 😎

[@SirLallington]

Welcome back Elsa 🤩👊

[@elsaqa]

Oh heeey, so excited to be back! 🤓☺️

[@Socialdede]

Beside great information i like u as well ❤

[@elsaqa]

Haha thank you so much! ☺️

[@Tata-fm1dw]

Hi Elsa! Thank you for sharing. I'm currently looking for a new job as a QA Engineer. My last title was QA Engineer, but the role was primarily that of a software tester, focusing on manual testing. This was because my previous company had a separate SDET team for automation. It's been challenging for me to find a new QA Engineer position because I lack automation skills. What do you suggest? Should I prioritize learning automation first?

[@elsaqa]

Hey again. Honestly any skills will be of help to you, but you also have to research what the job market is saying and what skills are they looking for as. Also usually they ask for experience in this too so it is usually to go into automation through company growth opportunities but of course not always. Which country are you looking from a role in? Is it the EU market or US market or other?

[@Tata-fm1dw]

@@elsaqa Ah, okay, thank you for the advice! Currently, I reside in Indonesia. However, due to numerous layoff issues within Indonesian startups, I've decided to enhance my knowledge first and explore foreign markets, perhaps focusing on the EU market. What are your thoughts? What should I study to prepare for the EU market?

[@elsaqa]

@@Tata-fm1dw ah we have had layoffs on the EU side as well, market has shifted a bit, but when googling for open positions there are PLENTY open. EU market usually also want you to be a resident of it for a lot of roles that I was checking yesterday. Are you planning to stay in Indonesia? I would go and check their vacancies and check what they are asking for, offering to establish what it is you are maybe lacking first. Then improve on those aspects.

[@Tata-fm1dw]

​@@elsaqa Ah, I thought this only impacted Indonesia, but apparently not 🥲. In my long-term plans, I aim to leave Indonesia for the foreign market, particularly the EU. If an opportunity arises, I'll seize it, even if it means relocating. Thank you so much for your help, Elsa! Feel free to ask for any information about me; I'll gladly share it. Thanks!

[@elsaqa]

@@Tata-fm1dw Yes, well I wish you good luck on your search and keep following your goals no matter what and you will definitely get there!

[@erikaloyo9035]

Is better start as a Software tester and then transition to QA? Thank you for your video.

[@elsaqa]

Well basically starting as a Junior Software Tester is like the start then you grow into a QA Engineer by gaining skill and experience! 🙂

[@Meek42069]

Welp i took a qa testing course and somehow they thought us how to be qa and software testers so money well spent

[@elsaqa]

haha thats amazing, welcome to QA community 🥳

[@ahmadmutasil3012]

Hi Elsa, I’m so interested in QA engineering. Correctly, I am a software tester. How do I map the software tester to QA Engineering?

[@elsaqa]

Do you mean how you transition into a QA Engineer from Software tester?

[@ahmadmutasil3012]

yaaa, can you explain that@@elsaqa? I'll wait for the next content

[@elsaqa]

@@ahmadmutasil3012 Its more in depth sort of topic that will be a separate video as it has a lot to go over. But overall, look for what skills QA Engineers have and try to become knowledgeable in those. Try courses, KZbin videos to learn them. Read a book. Just try to level up. Then try to level up in your current company position if possible or switch to a QA Engineer position elsewhere.

[@ahmadmutasil3012]

@@elsaqa I'm currently studying Appium and Cypress. For Appium, I'm trying to take a course, and for Cypress, I'm learning by myself. Is that ok for the company's current needs? or is there anything else I need to learn besides those two things?

[@elsaqa]

@@ahmadmutasil3012 you have to look for what are companies looking for and in demand these days. I dont know what your company wants. You can also ask. But i do think that all the skills you gain will never be for nothing. Skills will get you further you just have to apply them. But this is a popular automation language that is widely used too so i dont think its for nothing 🙂

[@kennedymwenda3357]

By "writing automation scripts" you mean automating TDD?

[@elsaqa]

Well most of the time maybe. But it really depends on the project needs, persons skills, the flows etc.

[@mraashiq2279]

ma'am you are osm ❤

[@elsaqa]

Thank you so much! ☺️

[@badrakhariunchimeg1031]

Why

[@elsaqa]

Why what?

[@adisaayomide5971]

Thank you for his video....Really appreciate Please anyone that is willing to teach me automation testing, like using selenium web-drivers, Postman, Cypress etc, you can comment with your mail or contact so i can reach Thank you

[@elsaqa]

Thank you so much! ☺️🙏🏽