From manual tester to automation engineer in six months
A realistic learning plan, the projects that impress interviewers and what to skip.
Most manual testers already have the hardest skill: knowing what to test. Automation adds a way to repeat it. Six months of steady practice is enough to get hired.
Months 1–2: the language
Learn TypeScript basics: types, functions, async/await. Write small scripts every day.
Months 3–4: the tool
Learn Playwright locators, assertions and fixtures. Automate the test cases you already run by hand.
Months 5–6: the portfolio
Build one framework on a public demo app, run it in GitHub Actions, and write a clear README. Interviewers open the repo.
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Test Automation with Playwright
From manual to automation. Build a Playwright + TypeScript framework and run it in CI.
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