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QA Strategy
September 15, 2026 / 14 min

The Only QA Job Left in 2026 Is the One That Codes

The SDET job market in 2026 is collapsing three QA roles into one, and AI is the accelerant. Who's at risk, what screens you out, and what to learn first.

Filed under qa-strategy /sdet-career
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Halmurat T. — Senior SDET writing about test automation, CI/CD, and QA strategy from 10+ years in the enterprise trenches.

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