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Career Paths

Nine paths. Three engineering tracks. One question: where do you want to be in eighteen months?

Each path is a sequenced roadmap to a named role — skills, labs, projects and interview preparation. Market ranges shown are published hiring data for the destination role, not outcome promises. Not sure which path fits? The assessment answers that in five minutes.

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Quality Engineering

Tester → QE Architect5 paths
01Entry

Launch My QA Career

QA Engineer

Testing fundamentals, SQL, API, automation basics, AI-assisted testing

Market range₹3.5L – ₹6L
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02Mid

Move from Manual QA to Automation

Automation Engineer

Playwright, Java/TypeScript, API automation, framework design, CI/CD

Market range₹8L – ₹16L
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03Senior

Become a Modern SDET

Senior SDET

Advanced Playwright, backend engineering, architecture, DevOps, cloud

Market range₹18L – ₹30L
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04Advanced

Become an AI Quality Engineer

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AI Quality Engineer

GenAI, RAG testing, LLM evaluation, MCP, agents and agentic testing

Market range₹22L – ₹38L
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05Leadership

Become a QE Architect / Leader

QE Architect

Test architecture, quality strategy, AI adoption, metrics, governance

Market range₹30L – ₹50L
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Forward Deployed Engineering

Engineer → Solutions ArchitectNew track2 paths
06Mid – Senior

Become a Forward Deployed Engineer

Forward Deployed Engineer

TypeScript/Python, APIs and integrations, LLM apps, prototyping, deployment

Market range₹20L – ₹40L
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07Leadership

Senior FDE / Solutions Architect

Solutions Architect

Solution architecture, multi-system integration, AI delivery, pre-sales engineering

Market range₹35L – ₹60L
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Data Engineering

Analyst → Data Platform ArchitectNew track2 paths
08Entry – Mid

Launch My Data Engineering Career

Data Engineer

SQL, Python, warehousing, dbt, orchestration, cloud platforms, data quality

Market range₹8L – ₹18L
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09Senior

Senior / AI-ready Data Engineer

Senior Data Engineer

Spark, streaming, lakehouse architecture, governance, pipelines for AI

Market range₹22L – ₹40L
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Still deciding

Not sure which path is yours?

The assessment scores you against all three tracks and recommends the shortest credible route.

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Fifteen minutes with an engineer who has made this move.

Bring your current role, your target role and your timeline. You'll leave with an honest read on the gap and what to close first — no sales pitch.

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