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QA and Testing roadmap

You test apps and websites to find bugs, first by hand and then with automated tests. It is often one of the most accessible doors into tech.

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A normal day

  • Test a new feature before release
  • Report a bug with clear steps
  • Automate a repetitive test

You’ll like it if…

  • You notice details and mistakes
  • You like following and improving processes
  • You want to get into tech quickly

How to start in QA and Testing from zero

  1. Months 0–3: the basics

    • Testing fundamentals
    • Writing test cases
    • Tracking tools (Jira)

  2. Months 3–6: your first projects

    • API testing with Postman
    • Basic SQL
    • Basic programming

  3. Months 6–12: ready to apply

    • Automation with Playwright or Selenium
    • Tests in CI
    • A published testing project

First jobs

  • Junior QA Tester
  • QA Analyst
  • Junior QA Automation

Portfolio projects

  • A test plan for a public website
  • Automated tests for a demo shop
  • An API test collection in Postman

Tools

  • Jira
  • Postman
  • Playwright
  • Selenium
  • SQL

How much does QA and Testing pay?

Median monthly pay in Spanish-speaking Latin America, by experience. The bar runs from the 25th to the 75th percentile of reported pay.

There aren’t enough reported salaries from Latin America for this path yet (we require at least 30 per experience level; there are 14 in total today). We’ll publish it once the data is there.

Official data for Peru

Systems analysts and software developers: median monthly pay S/ 3,470. Half earn between S/ 2,050 and S/ 5,000.

  • Up to age 29: S/ 3,080
  • Age 30 and over: S/ 3,490

National Household Survey (INEI) 2022–2024, 260 people surveyed, weighted to represent the country. It is a broad group: the survey does not separate QA and Testing from other jobs in the group.

Young (18–29) institute graduates in Ciencias de la Computación: average S/ 1,972 a month, most between S/ 1,000 and S/ 3,400.

Payroll records 2020, graduates 2017-2019. It is old data: treat it as a reference floor.

Where these numbers come from

Where to study QA and Testing online

Universities, institutes and bootcamps

Peru

Colombia

Mexico

Chile

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