Why is the salary of test and development so high?

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You can see it on major recruitment websites , The monthly salary of test and development positions is generally 25K above , Excellent people can even get 50K above （ Annual salary

60W+）, It is in the leading position in the software testing category , Even more than the same level of R & D positions . All test students , Have you kept up with your income level ？ （ Feel free to leave a comment in the comments section ）

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** Why is the salary of test and development high ？

stay “ Quality first , Efficiency is king ” Mobile Internet and big data era , Internet IT
In order to meet the requirements of rapid iteration of products , You must have the ability to deliver continuously . And in testing , It means having automated testing 、 Continuous testing and real-time quality monitoring
, In order to effectively ensure product quality .

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Therefore, the Internet testing technology system has entered a period of rapid development , New technologies 、 New applications emerge in endlessly . stay BAT、TMD And other giant enterprises , It has been widely landing
Layered automated testing 、 Full link piezometry 、 Precision testing 、 Big data test 、AI+ test 、DevOps etc. , More small and medium-sized enterprises in the industry are also catching up .

In this context , Manual testing without understanding development can't keep up with the development of the industry , Become “ Illiteracy in the new era ” and “ Be optimized ” The object of . and Test development engineers stand out
, In particular, the technology stack is comprehensive 、 Senior Test Development Engineer with rich practical experience in the project （ Alibaba P6+
）, It is an absolutely scarce resource in the current talent market , High salary premium , A will is hard to find . A good test development engineer may hold 4、5 individual BAT Big factory Offer（ Annual salary
50W+ rise , Annual salary 100W+ There are also a lot of people in ）.

And Industry BAT Test Manager ／ Senior engineer exchange , After incomplete rough statistics , At present, the proportion of excellent test and development engineers in the industry is estimated to be only 1% about
. This is the reliable test development , The essential reason for taking all high paying jobs , because The contradiction between supply and demand is too obvious .

Manual test left , Test development right

so to speak , Now is The golden age of test and development engineers ！ And whether we can grasp the new historical opportunities in the changes , Get window bonus , It depends on whether you are ready ！

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** Test and develop core competencies

Many traditional test engineers who want to transform will question ：

• How to be a qualified test development engineer ？
• BAT What skills will be examined in the test and development interview of large factories ？
• How to plan the learning path , The rapid growth ？
  Share here 10+ Years of experience, Senior Test Architect Sihan's interpretation .

An excellent test development engineer needs to have the following Core competencies （ The higher the rank , The more comprehensive the requirements ）：

1. Internet test basic ability ： Deeply understand the Internet cutting-edge testing technology system and related theoretical knowledge ;

2. Solid programming and development ability ： be familiar with Linux／Shell Programming , Be able to master a high-level development language （ Primary recommendation Python, Advanced recommendation Java）;

3. Ability to go deep into code analysis ：Sonar And other code static analysis and modeling technologies ;

4. The ability to drill down into runtime analysis ： coverage 、 Code instrumentation statistics 、Hook Technology ;

5. Ability to test business in depth ： Able to complete business modeling 、 User behavior and risk analysis ;

6. Ability to go deep into key automated test projects ： Interface 、UI、 Automated testing for mobile projects ;

7. The ability to accomplish instrumental and peaceful tasks ： Be able to create domain specific tools and platforms ;

8. Ability to complete online testing and online quality monitoring ： Performance pressure test 、 Online data analysis and quality statistics ;

9. Ability to complete the company's test process improvement and engineering efficiency improvement ： Push DevOps、 Continuous delivery and landing ;

You can compare the above items , Evaluate your ability level and analyze the next technology investment direction . another , It can also be done through 「 Test development ability quick evaluation form 」（ Address end access ）, Just flowers 5
Minute time , You can clarify your ability level .

A clearer one is also recommended here The growth path from traditional testing to test development engineers .

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** Test development pain points

From manual point-to-point to automated test development , From waterfall mode to continuous delivery 、DevOps, This path of transformation and upgrading is for most test engineers and test teams , Are full of challenges ！

One side , The technical knowledge involved in test development is complex , There is a certain Technical threshold . On the other hand , When each team implements the automated test technology system , And all kinds of
Personalized practical problems .

such as , Learning automated testing frameworks is easy , But in the landing practice , Stability and scope of application of the frame 、 Use case stability 、 The reusability of use cases and other issues are big . And such as , Also do Automation , The implementation ability and effect of different company backgrounds are different . For your team , How to do automated testing ？ To what extent ？ Whether the quality of personnel can keep up ？ Is the input-output ratio worth it ？

Quality assurance is a complex system engineering , In addition to technical problems, the variables involved , There will also be business scenarios 、 Team technical strength 、 Development stage objectives 、 Management style , Even the objective influence of office politics and other aspects .

The reason why test masters become masters , Not only because of the strong technical strength , what's more Experienced the wind and rain , There are all kinds of blood and tears experience of stepping on the pit and filling the pit
！ This is also the core challenge for test and development engineers to grow their skills from entry to master .
Improve test development skills , The most efficient There is only one path ：

Find domain experts , Learn from the experience of people stepping on the pit , Combined with the company's business practice , Internalize into your own ability and continue to optimize and improve .
Standing on the shoulders of giants , Naturally, many unnecessary detours can be avoided . If you can still find like-minded friends to fight monsters and upgrade together , Exchange and discuss various problems encountered , So much the better .

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