SKILLS REQUIRED TO BECOME SDET

Software Development Engineer in Test - SDET is a vital role which often confuses people because the skill set is a broad canvas of different elements with two dominant elements of Development and SDET Testing. So "If I am a Developer what skills should I have to be an SDET?" or "If I am a Tester what skills should I have to upgrade to SDET?" I say why not both? As a SDET it is expected of you to be the jack of these two important trades along with other skills which assist you in leading your team or colleagues towards an efficient software development cycle which ensures supreme end product to the users.

The importance of SDETs is well-known in the IT industry and now a new wave of demand is rising as more and more companies are taking into account the skills and a natural opening for the role of SDET needs to be filled. Key game-players such as Google and Amazon have already taken a liking to this role which originated from Microsoft.

In the Software cycle, the development is well-aware of the intricate workings of the code taking into the account everything needed for a supreme end product. But they fall behind the testing agenda as that is the area of Testers. Testing team takes into account the QA, coming up with scenarios for how the end user will react to the different elements of the product. They test what the developers created often manually and accordingly report back the bugs and fixes.