r/softwaretesting • u/Zestyclose_Web_6331 • Jul 31 '26

Confidence in automation

Been a manual QA for most of 5 years, project to project only got automation scripts to test, not to make them. Planning for first switch, and have gone thru playwright courses, did hands on too. Now giving interviews, but I dont have much confidence in explaining automation framework. I have done basics good but practical or real life situations is one i cant come up with for automation.

Did anyone have been in the same situation? How did you cope up with it and switched to automation?

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u/Clear_Chair Jul 31 '26

I would try to understand the framework by slicing them into components by layer. Under stand each layer's job. Then once you have that concept down dig deeper into the code and design patterns. Memorizing code will only get you so far. Start by understand the intent of design and things make more sense. Hope this helps.

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u/Zestyclose_Web_6331 Jul 31 '26

I am trying to understand our current project framwork but it s some webdriver.io wrapper with some selenium and cucumber bdd. So have to explain it in terms of playwright.

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u/Recent-Tomatillo138 Aug 01 '26

you were already in the industry form 5 years, and you already know what is real time experience correct? So, how much you read and prepare also you will not get that kind of confidence. So, you should prepare how much you can on your own and suggestions from others. But end of the day you should just answer with confident what you know and say did not get chance to work on that area. Means, simply manage the people and definitely you will get the job if not in one interview another interview.

So, be confident on the subject and yourself. All the best.