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How to Become a QA Automation Engineer in 2025: The Ultimate Step-by-Step Roadmap
How to Become a QA Automation Engineer in 2025: The Ultimate Step-by-Step Roadmap
"If you’re thinking about switching to tech, you’ll meet automation sooner or later. Might as well do it now — and do it right".
Hey, it’s Sergii Khromchenko — founder of Codemify, where we take absolute beginners and turn them into real QA Engineers and SDETs.
Today, I’m going to walk you through the roadmap to becoming a QA Automation Engineer in 2025 — even if you’ve never written a single line of code.
Whether you’re stuck in a job you don’t love, curious about tech, or finally ready to make that big switch — this step-by-step guide will show you exactly what to learn, where to start, and how to land your first job in QA automation.
Hey, it’s Sergii Khromchenko — founder of Codemify, where we take absolute beginners and turn them into real QA Engineers and SDETs.
Today, I’m going to walk you through the roadmap to becoming a QA Automation Engineer in 2025 — even if you’ve never written a single line of code.
Whether you’re stuck in a job you don’t love, curious about tech, or finally ready to make that big switch — this step-by-step guide will show you exactly what to learn, where to start, and how to land your first job in QA automation.
What Is a QA Automation Engineer?
A QA Automation Engineer builds automated tests to check the quality and stability of software.
Unlike manual testers who execute test cases by hand, automation engineers write scripts and use frameworks to speed up testing processes — making them highly valuable in the tech world.
How Much Time Do You Need to Become One?
Let’s cut through the noise:
- Myth: "Just study 1 hour a day"
- Truth: You need to dedicate at least 3 hours a day consistently to succeed.
Step-by-Step: How to Become a QA Automation Engineer from Scratch
Step 1: Learn Manual Testing Basics
Even if your goal is automation, manual testing is your foundation.
Why? Because you can’t automate what you don’t understand. Manual testing teaches you:
If you already have manual QA experience or finished a manual testing bootcamp, you can skip to the next step.
Even if your goal is automation, manual testing is your foundation.
Why? Because you can’t automate what you don’t understand. Manual testing teaches you:
- What types of tests to automate (e.g. regression testing)
- How to write and read test cases
- Testing theory and QA processes
If you already have manual QA experience or finished a manual testing bootcamp, you can skip to the next step.
Step 2: Choose a Programming Language
Your next step is picking a language for automation scripting. The top 3 choices in 2025:
- JavaScript – Best for beginners. It’s flexible, the most popular, and beginner-friendly.
- Python – Great for beginners, user-friendly, and the second most popular one after JS
- Java – Still widely used, but more complex and heavy for beginners.
At Codemify, we teach JavaScript — because it has the highest job demand and fastest learning curve.
Step 3: Pick Your Automation Framework
Depending on the language, choose a test automation framework. For JavaScript, the top 3 tools in 2025 are:
WebdriverIO (WDIO)
Playwright
Cypress
Depending on the language, choose a test automation framework. For JavaScript, the top 3 tools in 2025 are:
WebdriverIO (WDIO)
- User Interface and mobile test automation
- Highly flexible and powerful
- Used by major U.S. companies and tech teams
Playwright
- Developed by Microsoft
- Fastest-growing JS framework
- Powerful and modern, but fewer job openings (for now)
- This is what we teach at Codemify, because it gets you hired faster
Cypress
- One of the market leaders in QA job listings
- User-friendly, great documentation and community
Step 4: Practice What You Learn
Learning without practice doesn’t work.
Here are 3 ways to get hands-on experience:
Learning without practice doesn’t work.
Here are 3 ways to get hands-on experience:
- Free – Use YouTube tutorials (e.g. our Codemify channel)
- Mentorship – Hire a mentor to help when you're stuck
- Bootcamp – Join a guided, structured program like Codemify Bootcamp for hands-on team projects, mentor support, and real U.S. startup experience
Step 5: Prepare for the Job Market
To get hired as a QA Automation Engineer, you’ll need to:
At Codemify, our students go through 114+ interview rounds with peers, mentors, and even with founder and senior QA manager Sergiі Khromchenko — so you're fully ready when it’s time to apply.
To get hired as a QA Automation Engineer, you’ll need to:
- Build a strong LinkedIn profile
- Write a job-winning resume
- Practice mock interviews (technical and soft-skills)
At Codemify, our students go through 114+ interview rounds with peers, mentors, and even with founder and senior QA manager Sergiі Khromchenko — so you're fully ready when it’s time to apply.
Is It Really Possible to Get a QA Job After the Course?
Yes — but only if you're consistent, focused, and willing to put in the time.
The average QA Automation Engineer salary in the U.S. starts from $8,000 to $10,000/month.
Delaying your job hunt by 3 months = lost income of $24,000–$30,000.
The average QA Automation Engineer salary in the U.S. starts from $8,000 to $10,000/month.
Delaying your job hunt by 3 months = lost income of $24,000–$30,000.
Becoming a QA Automation Engineer in 2025 is absolutely achievable — even if you’re starting from zero.
Whether you learn on your own or join a bootcamp, the key is consistency, practice, and support.
At Codemify, we’ll help you gain knowledge, real experience, and the confidence to succeed in tech.
Whether you learn on your own or join a bootcamp, the key is consistency, practice, and support.
At Codemify, we’ll help you gain knowledge, real experience, and the confidence to succeed in tech.
Ready to start your QA automation journey?
Whether you're switching careers or just starting out — this roadmap gives you everything you need.
But information alone isn’t enough.
We help aspiring engineers:
Most students who follow the system land a job within 4–6 months.
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Or if you’re serious about breaking into tech:
Apply to the Codemify Bootcamp — and start building your future now.
Let’s make tech simple — and profitable — for you.
See you in class,
— Sergii
Founder of Codemify
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But information alone isn’t enough.
- You need practice.
- You need feedback.
- You need real-world experience.
We help aspiring engineers:
- learn automation with modern tools (like JavaScript + Playwright)
- build real projects with real teams
- prepare for real interviews — with real feedback
- and real QA jobs — with real salaries
Most students who follow the system land a job within 4–6 months.
Want to see this article in video format?
Click here and watch the video version on YouTube — and don’t forget to subscribe so you never miss new QA stories!
Or if you’re serious about breaking into tech:
Apply to the Codemify Bootcamp — and start building your future now.
Let’s make tech simple — and profitable — for you.
See you in class,
— Sergii
Founder of Codemify
Follow us on YouTube | Join the Bootcamp
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