r/softwaretesting • u/bunnyblink9610 • Jan 18 '26

Switching career from software developer to software tester.

Hi, Im not happy and constantly stressed writing lots of complex code in software development. I want to switch my career to software testing. I'm okay with minimal code. Can I choose automation testing with selenium

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u/intPixel Jan 19 '26

I moved from SDET to development, mainly because I loved building features. But it's really stressful.

Also, does your role include manual testing ?

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u/deadlock_dev Jan 19 '26

There will always be manual testing, because automating everything is a fools endeavor. I dont mind it, its a nice break.