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Re:Ask HN - how to be a great software test engineer? by filenotfound on Tuesday November 22, 2011 @01:24AM (#3264376)
I've been a SDET for two months now, and I am fresh graduate. What I've experienced so far is that you have to have a good understanding of the product, the workflow and each scenario. Also you need to be a good dev for automation purposes and troubleshooting should not be a pain in the neck for you.

Communication skills will definitely come in handy since working based only on specs can sometimes mislead you in a very bad manner.

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Re:Ask HN - how to be a great software test engineer? by mping on Tuesday November 22, 2011 @05:16AM (#3264903)
I second this, make sure you DO understand the underlying business and its needs; also if you want to be friends with the devs, make sure you provide the most helpful info about failing tests, not just "it is failing".
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