SDETs are on the path of becoming indispensable

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SDETs are on the path of becoming indispensable
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SDETs are on the path of becoming indispensable
With the advent of the digital era, companies
have become highly competitive and are looking
for ways to maximize their potential. In such a
scenario, companies are fast realizing that the
role of the Software Development Engineer in Test
(SDET) is not just popular, but is also becoming
extremely important for any software project
ecosystem. A trend driven by Microsoft and its
experience, companies across the board are now
making it necessary for projects to have
SDETs. What sets SDETs apart from SDE and
automation testers? Primarily, an SDET is a
software tester with an ability to write code.
With changing times, they have become as
important as software developers. SDETs are
different from Software Development Engineers
(SDEs) in the sense that while SDEs are
responsible for architecting, designing, and
implementing software systems that will be used
by the target end users, the SDETs are
responsible for development of code within the
testing scenario. Most people confuse SDETs to
be the same as automation testers. However, in an
evolutionary point of view, earlier automation
testers used to create a framework (selenium,
QTP, etc.) and execute it to find defect. SDETs,
however, are proficient in at least one
programming language. Their role extends beyond
the traditional scope, as they add adding unit
tests and aspects of white box testing to the
traditional testing scenario. The SDETs generally
have knowledge of what represents good software
design and must be able to create high quality,
maintainable, and a seamlessly performing code.
The code created by the SDETs is for
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SDETs are on the path of becoming indispensable
automated test cases, and the frameworks to
execute and report them. SDETs knowledge of
software design is often focused on testability,
robustness, and performance, and they usually
play a contributory, or a reviewers role in the
creation of designs for production software. An
SDETs skill set often includes more experience in
software processes and how to test
software. Typically, SDETs are responsible for
business-critical tasks such as Providing
expertise in building, deploying, customizing,
and managing the environment as and when
required Contributing in design and
architectural conversation Certifying
wide-ranging unit test code coverage Creating
quality automation code continuously Checking
for product scalability This, however, does not
mean that SDETs will not have functional / manual
testing in their scope of activities. In the
agile scenarios of today, the CxOs have realized
that software projects will surely be benefitted
by the inclusion of SDETs in the software
development lifecycle. Why are SDETs Important
to Companies? The CxOs are expected to
constantly maintain or upgrade the level of
quality and delivery. More and more companies and
their top brass are looking for faster and more
practical solutions to testing. In the process,
most companies have invested in
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SDETs are on the path of becoming indispensable

testing automation. In fact, now a days, any
company that invests effort and resources in
software development has widely adopted a policy
to have automated testing. As part of automated
testing, companies have been investing in
acquiring a fully designed automation tool,
hoping that this will allow them to get up and
running quickly. However, acquiring a tool
carries some critical innate risks, such
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