👋 Hey there! 𝐖𝐞𝐥𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐀𝐈 & 𝐐𝐀 𝐀𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫 community. If you want the fastest answer on where to start, use the path that fits you now. 𝟏. 𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐚𝐥𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐲 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐚𝐮𝐭𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐀𝐈 𝐀𝐮𝐭𝐨𝐓𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐋𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐩 - This path is for QA automation engineers and SDETs who want to use AI coding agents in real workflows. Read that post if you want the full workshop details. 󠀠 󠀠 󠀠 𝟐. 𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐚 𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐦𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐚𝐮𝐭𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐐𝐀 𝐀𝐮𝐭𝐨𝐓𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐀𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫 - This path is for people who still need the foundations: programming, Playwright, framework building, and job-ready automation skills. Start with the course here

AI is changing Software Development. And it is changing QA with it. QA Engineers who know how to use AI will: ⬩Deliver in days what used to take two weeks ⬩Do work that used to require deep expertise. With AI, basic knowledge can produce senior-level results ⬩Get instant AI feedback on tests, code, and debugging decisions The same applies to Software Developers. AI multiplies their delivery speed. QA becomes the bottleneck. That's why companies are fighting to hire QA Engineers who can match that speed. 💡 In fact, as of early 2026, many companies started adding AI coding tasks to their interview process. QA Engineers who ignore AI won't just fall behind, they risk losing their career entirely. That's not doomsaying. In 2026, tech companies laid off 55,775 people (https://www.trueup.io/layoffs). So, are those layoffs because AI is replacing people? No. AI is not replacing anyone. People who use AI are replacing people who don’t. Unlike the transition from Manual Testing to QA Automation, which took a decade, this shift is happening fast. Capable AI Coding Agents only became real in late 2025. Just a few months later, the entire tech world had changed. That's what this community is about. It's for people who see this shift and understand that right now is not just a pivotal moment for them. It's a short golden window to become one of the first truly AI-Powered QA Automation Engineers / SDETs and set yourself up for a long, safe, and extremely high-paying QA career. ──────────────────────────────────────── 𝐀𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐌𝐞, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐡𝐲 𝐈 𝐛𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐭 𝐀𝐈 𝐀𝐮𝐭𝐨𝐓𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐋𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐩 I'm 𝐌𝐚𝐭𝐯𝐢𝐲, a Vegas-based 𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐩𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐃𝐄𝐓 with 𝟏𝟎+ 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞. I’ve worked across startups and large enterprises, building QA automation frameworks and testing infrastructure across pretty much all modern stacks and tools. In 2025 I introduced AI coding agents into my team's QA Automation workflows. The team adopted it. Management noticed. To get there, I spent $3,000+ of my own money. Not on theory, but on practice.

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐐𝐀 𝐀𝐮𝐭𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐆𝐚𝐩 𝐍𝐨𝐛𝐨𝐝𝐲 𝐓𝐚𝐥𝐤𝐬 𝐀𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 ⤷ You've finished another online course ⤷ You understand a Testing Framework ⤷ You've built a few test scripts, maybe even completed a portfolio project But when you look at job postings asking for "2+ years of QA Automation experience," you freeze. 𝐓𝐮𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰𝐥𝐞𝐝𝐠𝐞 𝐢𝐬𝐧’𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐚𝐬 𝐣𝐨𝐛-𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐲 𝐬𝐤𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐬. 𝐀𝐧𝐝 𝐞𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐲𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐢𝐭 𝐭𝐨𝐨. ──────────────────────────────────────── 🚩 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭’𝐬 𝐀𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐌𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠: The gap between “𝐈 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝗦𝗢𝗠𝗘 𝐚𝐮𝐭𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧” and “𝐈 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐝𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐣𝐨𝐛” comes down to 3 things: ❶ Structured, real-world training that goes beyond basics. ≫ Most courses teach tools. They don't teach you how to think like an SDET and QA Automation Engineer, build frameworks from scratch, or integrate CI/CD pipelines the way companies actually use them. ❷ Proof of competency that employers trust. ≫ Saying "I know Playwright" on your resume means nothing without verified credentials. Employers need tangible evidence you can do the work. 📌 𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐭’𝐬 𝐰𝐡𝐲 𝐈 𝐛𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐭 𝐐𝐀 𝐀𝐮𝐭𝐨𝐓𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐀𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠: 𝐀 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐛𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐞𝐝 𝐜𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐬 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐳𝐞𝐫𝐨 𝐭𝐨 𝐣𝐨𝐛-𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐲 𝐦𝐢𝐝-𝐥𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥 𝐒𝐃𝐄𝐓 𝐨𝐫 𝐐𝐀 𝐀𝐮𝐭𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐄𝐧𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐫 𝐢𝐧 𝟐–𝟑 𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐡𝐬 𝐇𝐞𝐫𝐞’𝐬 𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐈𝐭 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐬 ──────────────────────────────────────── 🎓 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠: 𝐐𝐀 𝐀𝐮𝐭𝐨𝐓𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐀𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫 Three volumes that take you from fundamentals to job-ready: - Volume 1: QA Automation & DevOps Fundamentals + Git + GitHub CI/CD - Volume 2: Python + Playwright + Framework Building + CI/CD Integration - Volume 3: Job Search, Resume & LinkedIn Strategies, Interview Prep (Behavioral + Technical + Coding) It's a career transformation course designed around what companies actually hire for. ✅ 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐨𝐟: 𝐕𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐞𝐝 𝐂𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 - Unique verification ID for your resume and LinkedIn - Direct employer verification - Legitimate, searchable proof of your expertise ──────────────────────────────────────── 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐌𝐚𝐭𝐡 QA Automation Engineers and SDETs earn double what manual testers make on average.