{"id":8569,"date":"2026-01-08T12:02:47","date_gmt":"2026-01-08T06:32:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.testleaf.com\/blog\/?post_type=web-story&#038;p=8569"},"modified":"2026-01-08T12:02:47","modified_gmt":"2026-01-08T06:32:47","slug":"career-progression-levels-for-functional-sdet","status":"publish","type":"web-story","link":"https:\/\/www.testleaf.com\/blog\/web-stories\/career-progression-levels-for-functional-sdet\/","title":{"rendered":"Career Progression Levels for Functional SDET"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><html amp=\"\" lang=\"en\"><head><meta charSet=\"utf-8\"\/><meta name=\"viewport\" content=\"width=device-width,minimum-scale=1,initial-scale=1\"\/><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ampproject.org\/v0.js\"><\/script><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ampproject.org\/v0\/amp-story-1.0.js\" custom-element=\"amp-story\"><\/script><link href=\"https:\/\/fonts.googleapis.com\/css2?display=swap&amp;family=Roboto%3Awght%40700\" rel=\"stylesheet\"\/><link href=\"https:\/\/www.testleaf.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/career-progression-levels-for-functional-Sdet.jpg\" rel=\"preload\" as=\"image\"\/>\n<style amp-boilerplate=\"\">body{-webkit-animation:-amp-start 8s steps(1,end) 0s 1 normal both;-moz-animation:-amp-start 8s steps(1,end) 0s 1 normal both;-ms-animation:-amp-start 8s steps(1,end) 0s 1 normal both;animation:-amp-start 8s steps(1,end) 0s 1 normal both}@-webkit-keyframes -amp-start{from{visibility:hidden}to{visibility:visible}}@-moz-keyframes -amp-start{from{visibility:hidden}to{visibility:visible}}@-ms-keyframes -amp-start{from{visibility:hidden}to{visibility:visible}}@-o-keyframes -amp-start{from{visibility:hidden}to{visibility:visible}}@keyframes -amp-start{from{visibility:hidden}to{visibility:visible}}<\/style>\n<p><noscript><\/p>\n<style amp-boilerplate=\"\">body{-webkit-animation:none;-moz-animation:none;-ms-animation:none;animation:none}<\/style>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<style amp-custom=\"\">\n              h1, h2, h3 { font-weight: normal; }<\/p>\n<p>              amp-story-page {\n                background-color: #131516;\n              }<\/p>\n<p>              amp-story-grid-layer {\n                overflow: visible;\n              }<\/p>\n<p>              @media (max-aspect-ratio: 9 \/ 16)  {\n                @media (min-aspect-ratio: 320 \/ 678) {\n                  amp-story-grid-layer.grid-layer {\n                    margin-top: calc((100% \/ 0.5625 - 100% \/ 0.6666666666666666) \/ 2);\n                  }\n                }\n              }<\/p>\n<p>              @media not all and (min-resolution:.001dpcm) {\n                @media {\n                  p.text-wrapper > span {\n                    font-size: calc(100% - 0.5px);\n                  }\n                }\n              }<\/p>\n<p>              .page-fullbleed-area,\n              .page-background-overlay-area {\n                position: absolute;\n                overflow: hidden;\n                width: 100%;\n                left: 0;\n                height: calc(1.1851851851851851 * 100%);\n                top: calc((1 - 1.1851851851851851) * 100% \/ 2);\n              }<\/p>\n<p>              .element-overlay-area {\n                position: absolute;\n                width: 100%;\n                height: 100%;\n                top: 0;\n                left: 0;\n              }<\/p>\n<p>              .page-safe-area {\n                overflow: visible;\n                position: absolute;\n                top: 0;\n                bottom: 0;\n                left: 0;\n                right: 0;\n                width: 100%;\n                height: calc(0.84375 * 100%);\n                margin: auto 0;\n              }<\/p>\n<p>              .mask {\n                position: absolute;\n                overflow: hidden;\n              }<\/p>\n<p>              .fill {\n                position: absolute;\n                top: 0;\n                left: 0;\n                right: 0;\n                bottom: 0;\n                margin: 0;\n              }<\/p>\n<p>              @media (prefers-reduced-motion: no-preference) {\n                .animation-wrapper {\n                  opacity: var(--initial-opacity);\n                  transform: var(--initial-transform);\n                }\n              }<\/p>\n<p>              amp-story-grid-layer.align-bottom {\n                align-content: end;\n                padding: 0;\n                \/*\n                  AMP CTA Layer will exactly occupy 74px regardless of any device.\n                  To space out captions 74px from the BOTTOM (AMP CTA Layer),\n                  74px from the TOP should also be spaced out and thus: 2 * 74px\n                  will be the desired max-height.\n                *\/\n                max-height: calc(100vh - (2 * 74px));\n              }<\/p>\n<p>              .captions-area {\n                padding: 0 32px 0;\n              }<\/p>\n<p>              amp-story-captions {\n                margin-bottom: 16px;\n                text-align: center;\n              }<\/p>\n<p>              amp-story-audio-sticker {\n                height: 100%;\n              }<\/p>\n<p>              .audio-sticker {\n                font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;\n              }\n              <\/style>\n<p><meta name=\"web-stories-replace-head-start\"\/><title>Career Progression Levels for Functional SDET<\/title><link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.testleaf.com\/blog\/?post_type=web-story&amp;p=8569\"\/><meta name=\"web-stories-replace-head-end\"\/><\/head><body><amp-story standalone=\"\" publisher=\"Testleaf\" publisher-logo-src=\"https:\/\/www.testleaf.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/favicon.png\" title=\"Career Progression Levels for Functional SDET\" poster-portrait-src=\"https:\/\/www.testleaf.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/cropped-career-progression-levels-for-functional-Sdet.jpg\"><amp-story-page id=\"102d54a7-fb3a-4520-b722-875d594ea402\" auto-advance-after=\"7s\"><amp-story-grid-layer template=\"vertical\" aspect-ratio=\"412:618\" class=\"grid-layer\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"page-fullbleed-area\" style=\"background-color:#0cb664\">\n<div class=\"page-safe-area\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:0;top:-9.25926%;width:100%;height:118.51852%;opacity:1\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0\" class=\"mask\" id=\"el-6e5aea6a-6870-45e4-82ff-80447c63e850\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;width:100%;height:100%;left:0%;top:0%\" data-leaf-element=\"true\"><amp-img layout=\"fill\" src=\"https:\/\/www.testleaf.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/career-progression-levels-for-functional-Sdet.jpg\" alt=\"career progression levels for functional Sdet\" srcSet=\"https:\/\/www.testleaf.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/career-progression-levels-for-functional-Sdet.jpg 720w,https:\/\/www.testleaf.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/career-progression-levels-for-functional-Sdet-576x1024.jpg 576w,https:\/\/www.testleaf.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/career-progression-levels-for-functional-Sdet-169x300.jpg 169w,https:\/\/www.testleaf.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/career-progression-levels-for-functional-Sdet-150x267.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1024px) 45vh, 100vw\" disable-inline-width=\"true\"><\/amp-img><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/amp-story-grid-layer><amp-story-grid-layer template=\"vertical\" aspect-ratio=\"412:618\" class=\"grid-layer\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"page-fullbleed-area\">\n<div class=\"page-safe-area\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/amp-story-grid-layer><amp-story-page-outlink layout=\"nodisplay\" cta-image=\"https:\/\/www.testleaf.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/favicon-300x300.png\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.testleaf.com\/blog\/career-roadmap-for-functional-test-automation-developers\/?utm_source=Web-Story&amp;utm_medium=Organic&amp;utm_campaign=Web_Story\" rel=\"\">Learn more<\/a><\/amp-story-page-outlink><\/amp-story-page><amp-story-page id=\"7c0a6afd-c640-4e11-ac25-1af306b2b3a6\" auto-advance-after=\"7s\"><amp-story-animation layout=\"nodisplay\" trigger=\"visibility\"><script type=\"application\/json\">[{\"selector\":\"#anim-bd235f55-9bfb-41a3-89b3-d7f9471e6a83 [data-leaf-element=\\\"true\\\"]\",\"keyframes\":{\"transform\":[\"translate(0%, 0%) scale(1.5)\",\"translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)\"]},\"delay\":0,\"duration\":2000,\"easing\":\"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)\",\"fill\":\"forwards\"}]<\/script><\/amp-story-animation><amp-story-animation layout=\"nodisplay\" trigger=\"visibility\"><script type=\"application\/json\">[{\"selector\":\"#anim-ea29ae50-693c-4621-86ea-a04718e34eed\",\"keyframes\":[{\"offset\":0,\"transform\":\"translate3d(0, -1926.3494%, 0)\",\"easing\":\"cubic-bezier(.5, 0, 1, 1)\"},{\"offset\":0.29,\"transform\":\"translate3d(0, 0%, 0)\",\"easing\":\"cubic-bezier(0, 0, .5, 1)\"},{\"offset\":0.45,\"transform\":\"translate3d(0, -541.6894512800001%, 0)\",\"easing\":\"cubic-bezier(.5, 0, 1, 1)\"},{\"offset\":0.61,\"transform\":\"translate3d(0, 0%, 0)\",\"easing\":\"cubic-bezier(0, 0, .5, 1)\"},{\"offset\":0.71,\"transform\":\"translate3d(0, -184.15900264%, 0)\",\"easing\":\"cubic-bezier(.5, 0, 1, 1)\"},{\"offset\":0.8,\"transform\":\"translate3d(0, 0%, 0)\",\"easing\":\"cubic-bezier(0, 0, .5, 1)\"},{\"offset\":0.85,\"transform\":\"translate3d(0, -69.15594346%, 0)\",\"easing\":\"cubic-bezier(.5, 0, 1, 1)\"},{\"offset\":0.92,\"transform\":\"translate3d(0, 0%, 0)\",\"easing\":\"cubic-bezier(0, 0, .5, 1)\"},{\"offset\":0.96,\"transform\":\"translate3d(0, -30.05105064%, 0)\",\"easing\":\"cubic-bezier(.5, 0, 1, 1)\"},{\"offset\":1,\"transform\":\"translate3d(0, 0%, 0)\",\"easing\":\"cubic-bezier(0, 0, .5, 1)\"}],\"delay\":0,\"duration\":600,\"fill\":\"both\"}]<\/script><\/amp-story-animation><amp-story-grid-layer template=\"vertical\" aspect-ratio=\"412:618\" class=\"grid-layer\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"page-fullbleed-area\" style=\"background-color:#d8d6d5\">\n<div class=\"page-safe-area\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:0;top:-9.25926%;width:100%;height:118.51852%;opacity:1\">\n<div id=\"anim-bd235f55-9bfb-41a3-89b3-d7f9471e6a83\" class=\"animation-wrapper\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0\" class=\"mask\" id=\"el-48e7afac-9808-4ee9-8a8c-e7dd6659a484\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;width:100%;height:100%;left:0%;top:0%\" data-leaf-element=\"true\"><amp-img layout=\"fill\" src=\"https:\/\/www.testleaf.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/career-progression-levels-for-functional-Sdet-1.jpg\" alt=\"career progression levels for functional Sdet (1)\" srcSet=\"https:\/\/www.testleaf.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/career-progression-levels-for-functional-Sdet-1.jpg 720w,https:\/\/www.testleaf.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/career-progression-levels-for-functional-Sdet-1-576x1024.jpg 576w,https:\/\/www.testleaf.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/career-progression-levels-for-functional-Sdet-1-169x300.jpg 169w,https:\/\/www.testleaf.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/career-progression-levels-for-functional-Sdet-1-150x267.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1024px) 45vh, 100vw\" disable-inline-width=\"true\"><\/amp-img><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/amp-story-grid-layer><amp-story-grid-layer template=\"vertical\" aspect-ratio=\"412:618\" class=\"grid-layer\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"page-fullbleed-area\">\n<div class=\"page-safe-area\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:7.52427%;top:94.17476%;width:84.70874%;height:5.66343%;opacity:1\">\n<div id=\"anim-ea29ae50-693c-4621-86ea-a04718e34eed\" class=\"animation-wrapper\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;--initial-opacity:1;--initial-transform:translate3d(0, -1926.3494%, 0)\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0;border-radius:0.5730659025787965% 0.5730659025787965% 0.5730659025787965% 0.5730659025787965% \/ 5.714285714285714% 5.714285714285714% 5.714285714285714% 5.714285714285714%\" id=\"el-a3e63303-9476-4e35-bbda-1f8f85306a3b\">\n<h2 class=\"fill text-wrapper\" style=\"white-space:pre-line;overflow-wrap:break-word;word-break:break-word;margin:-0.1208810888252149% 0;font-family:&quot;Roboto&quot;,&quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;,&quot;Helvetica&quot;,sans-serif;font-size:0.485437em;line-height:1.2;text-align:left;padding:0;color:#000000\"><span><span style=\"font-weight: 700\">Programming Language<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/amp-story-grid-layer><\/amp-story-page><amp-story-page id=\"22738e9c-f5b0-466c-be22-cb2425d507b8\" auto-advance-after=\"7s\"><amp-story-animation layout=\"nodisplay\" trigger=\"visibility\"><script type=\"application\/json\">[{\"selector\":\"#anim-000f3b18-65fe-48dd-93e5-e1ac87d37b21 [data-leaf-element=\\\"true\\\"]\",\"keyframes\":{\"transform\":[\"translate(0%, 0%) scale(1.5)\",\"translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)\"]},\"delay\":0,\"duration\":2000,\"easing\":\"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)\",\"fill\":\"forwards\"}]<\/script><\/amp-story-animation><amp-story-animation layout=\"nodisplay\" trigger=\"visibility\"><script type=\"application\/json\">[{\"selector\":\"#anim-c57f03d9-f04a-4e12-9bcc-b31688a1dba5\",\"keyframes\":[{\"offset\":0,\"transform\":\"translate3d(0, -1926.3494%, 0)\",\"easing\":\"cubic-bezier(.5, 0, 1, 1)\"},{\"offset\":0.29,\"transform\":\"translate3d(0, 0%, 0)\",\"easing\":\"cubic-bezier(0, 0, .5, 1)\"},{\"offset\":0.45,\"transform\":\"translate3d(0, -541.6894512800001%, 0)\",\"easing\":\"cubic-bezier(.5, 0, 1, 1)\"},{\"offset\":0.61,\"transform\":\"translate3d(0, 0%, 0)\",\"easing\":\"cubic-bezier(0, 0, .5, 1)\"},{\"offset\":0.71,\"transform\":\"translate3d(0, -184.15900264%, 0)\",\"easing\":\"cubic-bezier(.5, 0, 1, 1)\"},{\"offset\":0.8,\"transform\":\"translate3d(0, 0%, 0)\",\"easing\":\"cubic-bezier(0, 0, .5, 1)\"},{\"offset\":0.85,\"transform\":\"translate3d(0, -69.15594346%, 0)\",\"easing\":\"cubic-bezier(.5, 0, 1, 1)\"},{\"offset\":0.92,\"transform\":\"translate3d(0, 0%, 0)\",\"easing\":\"cubic-bezier(0, 0, .5, 1)\"},{\"offset\":0.96,\"transform\":\"translate3d(0, -30.05105064%, 0)\",\"easing\":\"cubic-bezier(.5, 0, 1, 1)\"},{\"offset\":1,\"transform\":\"translate3d(0, 0%, 0)\",\"easing\":\"cubic-bezier(0, 0, .5, 1)\"}],\"delay\":0,\"duration\":600,\"fill\":\"both\"}]<\/script><\/amp-story-animation><amp-story-grid-layer template=\"vertical\" aspect-ratio=\"412:618\" class=\"grid-layer\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"page-fullbleed-area\" style=\"background-color:#0a1721\">\n<div class=\"page-safe-area\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:0;top:-9.25926%;width:100%;height:118.51852%;opacity:1\">\n<div id=\"anim-000f3b18-65fe-48dd-93e5-e1ac87d37b21\" class=\"animation-wrapper\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0\" class=\"mask\" id=\"el-a19bc796-4bd5-4ea2-8f62-d14374124c52\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;width:100%;height:100%;left:0%;top:0%\" data-leaf-element=\"true\"><amp-img layout=\"fill\" src=\"https:\/\/www.testleaf.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/career-progression-levels-for-functional-Sdet-2.jpg\" alt=\"career progression levels for functional Sdet (2)\" srcSet=\"https:\/\/www.testleaf.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/career-progression-levels-for-functional-Sdet-2.jpg 720w,https:\/\/www.testleaf.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/career-progression-levels-for-functional-Sdet-2-576x1024.jpg 576w,https:\/\/www.testleaf.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/career-progression-levels-for-functional-Sdet-2-169x300.jpg 169w,https:\/\/www.testleaf.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/career-progression-levels-for-functional-Sdet-2-150x267.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1024px) 45vh, 100vw\" disable-inline-width=\"true\"><\/amp-img><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/amp-story-grid-layer><amp-story-grid-layer template=\"vertical\" aspect-ratio=\"412:618\" class=\"grid-layer\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"page-fullbleed-area\">\n<div class=\"page-safe-area\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:14.80583%;top:94.17476%;width:84.70874%;height:5.66343%;opacity:1\">\n<div id=\"anim-c57f03d9-f04a-4e12-9bcc-b31688a1dba5\" class=\"animation-wrapper\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;--initial-opacity:1;--initial-transform:translate3d(0, -1926.3494%, 0)\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0;border-radius:0.5730659025787965% 0.5730659025787965% 0.5730659025787965% 0.5730659025787965% \/ 5.714285714285714% 5.714285714285714% 5.714285714285714% 5.714285714285714%\" id=\"el-8cb878b4-1b31-413a-903d-607e36ef6b6a\">\n<h2 class=\"fill text-wrapper\" style=\"white-space:pre-line;overflow-wrap:break-word;word-break:break-word;margin:-0.1208810888252149% 0;font-family:&quot;Roboto&quot;,&quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;,&quot;Helvetica&quot;,sans-serif;font-size:0.485437em;line-height:1.2;text-align:left;padding:0;color:#000000\"><span><span style=\"font-weight: 700\">Front-End Automation<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/amp-story-grid-layer><\/amp-story-page><amp-story-page id=\"54cb99cb-5962-4a5d-9826-98f771ccd9b7\" auto-advance-after=\"7s\"><amp-story-animation layout=\"nodisplay\" trigger=\"visibility\"><script type=\"application\/json\">[{\"selector\":\"#anim-2cf079c3-8819-443e-ac66-06b0689c6a9e [data-leaf-element=\\\"true\\\"]\",\"keyframes\":{\"transform\":[\"translate(0%, 0%) scale(1.5)\",\"translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)\"]},\"delay\":0,\"duration\":2000,\"easing\":\"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)\",\"fill\":\"forwards\"}]<\/script><\/amp-story-animation><amp-story-animation layout=\"nodisplay\" trigger=\"visibility\"><script type=\"application\/json\">[{\"selector\":\"#anim-3fdfd042-35fd-4ccb-bda2-f0a8d09d9cf4\",\"keyframes\":[{\"offset\":0,\"transform\":\"translate3d(0, -1954.92078%, 0)\",\"easing\":\"cubic-bezier(.5, 0, 1, 1)\"},{\"offset\":0.29,\"transform\":\"translate3d(0, 0%, 0)\",\"easing\":\"cubic-bezier(0, 0, .5, 1)\"},{\"offset\":0.45,\"transform\":\"translate3d(0, -549.723723336%, 0)\",\"easing\":\"cubic-bezier(.5, 0, 1, 1)\"},{\"offset\":0.61,\"transform\":\"translate3d(0, 0%, 0)\",\"easing\":\"cubic-bezier(0, 0, .5, 1)\"},{\"offset\":0.71,\"transform\":\"translate3d(0, -186.890426568%, 0)\",\"easing\":\"cubic-bezier(.5, 0, 1, 1)\"},{\"offset\":0.8,\"transform\":\"translate3d(0, 0%, 0)\",\"easing\":\"cubic-bezier(0, 0, .5, 1)\"},{\"offset\":0.85,\"transform\":\"translate3d(0, -70.181656002%, 0)\",\"easing\":\"cubic-bezier(.5, 0, 1, 1)\"},{\"offset\":0.92,\"transform\":\"translate3d(0, 0%, 0)\",\"easing\":\"cubic-bezier(0, 0, .5, 1)\"},{\"offset\":0.96,\"transform\":\"translate3d(0, -30.496764168%, 0)\",\"easing\":\"cubic-bezier(.5, 0, 1, 1)\"},{\"offset\":1,\"transform\":\"translate3d(0, 0%, 0)\",\"easing\":\"cubic-bezier(0, 0, .5, 1)\"}],\"delay\":0,\"duration\":600,\"fill\":\"both\"}]<\/script><\/amp-story-animation><amp-story-grid-layer template=\"vertical\" aspect-ratio=\"412:618\" class=\"grid-layer\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"page-fullbleed-area\" style=\"background-color:#0e1b22\">\n<div class=\"page-safe-area\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:0;top:-9.25926%;width:100%;height:118.51852%;opacity:1\">\n<div id=\"anim-2cf079c3-8819-443e-ac66-06b0689c6a9e\" class=\"animation-wrapper\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0\" class=\"mask\" id=\"el-30b1daf8-9dea-450e-8e12-0bc0cdc04c3b\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;width:100%;height:100%;left:0%;top:0%\" data-leaf-element=\"true\"><amp-img layout=\"fill\" src=\"https:\/\/www.testleaf.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/career-progression-levels-for-functional-Sdet-3.jpg\" alt=\"career progression levels for functional Sdet (3)\" srcSet=\"https:\/\/www.testleaf.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/career-progression-levels-for-functional-Sdet-3.jpg 720w,https:\/\/www.testleaf.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/career-progression-levels-for-functional-Sdet-3-576x1024.jpg 576w,https:\/\/www.testleaf.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/career-progression-levels-for-functional-Sdet-3-169x300.jpg 169w,https:\/\/www.testleaf.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/career-progression-levels-for-functional-Sdet-3-150x267.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1024px) 45vh, 100vw\" disable-inline-width=\"true\"><\/amp-img><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/amp-story-grid-layer><amp-story-grid-layer template=\"vertical\" aspect-ratio=\"412:618\" class=\"grid-layer\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"page-fullbleed-area\">\n<div class=\"page-safe-area\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:14.80583%;top:95.79288%;width:84.70874%;height:5.66343%;opacity:1\">\n<div id=\"anim-3fdfd042-35fd-4ccb-bda2-f0a8d09d9cf4\" class=\"animation-wrapper\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;--initial-opacity:1;--initial-transform:translate3d(0, -1954.92078%, 0)\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0;border-radius:0.5730659025787965% 0.5730659025787965% 0.5730659025787965% 0.5730659025787965% \/ 5.714285714285714% 5.714285714285714% 5.714285714285714% 5.714285714285714%\" id=\"el-e0a7ade9-c34d-4cf0-b94f-70241aa21df8\">\n<h2 class=\"fill text-wrapper\" style=\"white-space:pre-line;overflow-wrap:break-word;word-break:break-word;margin:-0.1208810888252149% 0;font-family:&quot;Roboto&quot;,&quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;,&quot;Helvetica&quot;,sans-serif;font-size:0.485437em;line-height:1.2;text-align:left;padding:0;color:#000000\"><span><span style=\"font-weight: 700\">Back-End Automation<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/amp-story-grid-layer><\/amp-story-page><amp-story-page id=\"2de4ff97-f7ea-4575-b2a2-92ff2fe4e57d\" auto-advance-after=\"7s\"><amp-story-animation layout=\"nodisplay\" trigger=\"visibility\"><script type=\"application\/json\">[{\"selector\":\"#anim-30d4254b-e94c-4df7-9324-2f6770f0df5d [data-leaf-element=\\\"true\\\"]\",\"keyframes\":{\"transform\":[\"translate(0%, 0%) scale(1.5)\",\"translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)\"]},\"delay\":0,\"duration\":2000,\"easing\":\"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)\",\"fill\":\"forwards\"}]<\/script><\/amp-story-animation><amp-story-animation layout=\"nodisplay\" trigger=\"visibility\"><script type=\"application\/json\">[{\"selector\":\"#anim-55c4c683-9679-4788-9045-867ee6975531\",\"keyframes\":[{\"offset\":0,\"transform\":\"translate3d(0, -1954.92078%, 0)\",\"easing\":\"cubic-bezier(.5, 0, 1, 1)\"},{\"offset\":0.29,\"transform\":\"translate3d(0, 0%, 0)\",\"easing\":\"cubic-bezier(0, 0, .5, 1)\"},{\"offset\":0.45,\"transform\":\"translate3d(0, -549.723723336%, 0)\",\"easing\":\"cubic-bezier(.5, 0, 1, 1)\"},{\"offset\":0.61,\"transform\":\"translate3d(0, 0%, 0)\",\"easing\":\"cubic-bezier(0, 0, .5, 1)\"},{\"offset\":0.71,\"transform\":\"translate3d(0, -186.890426568%, 0)\",\"easing\":\"cubic-bezier(.5, 0, 1, 1)\"},{\"offset\":0.8,\"transform\":\"translate3d(0, 0%, 0)\",\"easing\":\"cubic-bezier(0, 0, .5, 1)\"},{\"offset\":0.85,\"transform\":\"translate3d(0, -70.181656002%, 0)\",\"easing\":\"cubic-bezier(.5, 0, 1, 1)\"},{\"offset\":0.92,\"transform\":\"translate3d(0, 0%, 0)\",\"easing\":\"cubic-bezier(0, 0, .5, 1)\"},{\"offset\":0.96,\"transform\":\"translate3d(0, -30.496764168%, 0)\",\"easing\":\"cubic-bezier(.5, 0, 1, 1)\"},{\"offset\":1,\"transform\":\"translate3d(0, 0%, 0)\",\"easing\":\"cubic-bezier(0, 0, .5, 1)\"}],\"delay\":0,\"duration\":600,\"fill\":\"both\"}]<\/script><\/amp-story-animation><amp-story-grid-layer template=\"vertical\" aspect-ratio=\"412:618\" class=\"grid-layer\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"page-fullbleed-area\" style=\"background-color:#d7bee7\">\n<div class=\"page-safe-area\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:0;top:-9.25926%;width:100%;height:118.51852%;opacity:1\">\n<div id=\"anim-30d4254b-e94c-4df7-9324-2f6770f0df5d\" class=\"animation-wrapper\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0\" class=\"mask\" id=\"el-5d79c51d-ffcb-45de-9056-afb01db94e37\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;width:100%;height:100%;left:0%;top:0%\" data-leaf-element=\"true\"><amp-img layout=\"fill\" src=\"https:\/\/www.testleaf.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/career-progression-levels-for-functional-Sdet-4.jpg\" alt=\"career progression levels for functional Sdet (4)\" srcSet=\"https:\/\/www.testleaf.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/career-progression-levels-for-functional-Sdet-4.jpg 720w,https:\/\/www.testleaf.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/career-progression-levels-for-functional-Sdet-4-576x1024.jpg 576w,https:\/\/www.testleaf.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/career-progression-levels-for-functional-Sdet-4-169x300.jpg 169w,https:\/\/www.testleaf.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/career-progression-levels-for-functional-Sdet-4-150x267.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1024px) 45vh, 100vw\" disable-inline-width=\"true\"><\/amp-img><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/amp-story-grid-layer><amp-story-grid-layer template=\"vertical\" aspect-ratio=\"412:618\" class=\"grid-layer\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"page-fullbleed-area\">\n<div class=\"page-safe-area\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:14.80583%;top:95.79288%;width:84.70874%;height:5.66343%;opacity:1\">\n<div id=\"anim-55c4c683-9679-4788-9045-867ee6975531\" class=\"animation-wrapper\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;--initial-opacity:1;--initial-transform:translate3d(0, -1954.92078%, 0)\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0;border-radius:0.5730659025787965% 0.5730659025787965% 0.5730659025787965% 0.5730659025787965% \/ 5.714285714285714% 5.714285714285714% 5.714285714285714% 5.714285714285714%\" id=\"el-1fe24f23-a18a-4f41-9da2-67c4a4c219bb\">\n<h2 class=\"fill text-wrapper\" style=\"white-space:pre-line;overflow-wrap:break-word;word-break:break-word;margin:-0.1208810888252149% 0;font-family:&quot;Roboto&quot;,&quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;,&quot;Helvetica&quot;,sans-serif;font-size:0.485437em;line-height:1.2;text-align:left;padding:0;color:#000000\"><span><span style=\"font-weight: 700\">DevOps Automation<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/amp-story-grid-layer><\/amp-story-page><amp-story-page id=\"2a0790f3-d1e9-4b46-970e-7bc04352485b\" auto-advance-after=\"7s\"><amp-story-animation layout=\"nodisplay\" trigger=\"visibility\"><script type=\"application\/json\">[{\"selector\":\"#anim-0a00165e-b236-45b5-babd-6e35894b36c0 [data-leaf-element=\\\"true\\\"]\",\"keyframes\":{\"transform\":[\"translate(0%, 0%) scale(1.5)\",\"translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)\"]},\"delay\":0,\"duration\":2000,\"easing\":\"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)\",\"fill\":\"forwards\"}]<\/script><\/amp-story-animation><amp-story-animation layout=\"nodisplay\" trigger=\"visibility\"><script type=\"application\/json\">[{\"selector\":\"#anim-4b0ab3a3-ac75-4424-a152-f68c795be400\",\"keyframes\":[{\"offset\":0,\"transform\":\"translate3d(0, -1954.92078%, 0)\",\"easing\":\"cubic-bezier(.5, 0, 1, 1)\"},{\"offset\":0.29,\"transform\":\"translate3d(0, 0%, 0)\",\"easing\":\"cubic-bezier(0, 0, .5, 1)\"},{\"offset\":0.45,\"transform\":\"translate3d(0, -549.723723336%, 0)\",\"easing\":\"cubic-bezier(.5, 0, 1, 1)\"},{\"offset\":0.61,\"transform\":\"translate3d(0, 0%, 0)\",\"easing\":\"cubic-bezier(0, 0, .5, 1)\"},{\"offset\":0.71,\"transform\":\"translate3d(0, -186.890426568%, 0)\",\"easing\":\"cubic-bezier(.5, 0, 1, 1)\"},{\"offset\":0.8,\"transform\":\"translate3d(0, 0%, 0)\",\"easing\":\"cubic-bezier(0, 0, .5, 1)\"},{\"offset\":0.85,\"transform\":\"translate3d(0, -70.181656002%, 0)\",\"easing\":\"cubic-bezier(.5, 0, 1, 1)\"},{\"offset\":0.92,\"transform\":\"translate3d(0, 0%, 0)\",\"easing\":\"cubic-bezier(0, 0, .5, 1)\"},{\"offset\":0.96,\"transform\":\"translate3d(0, -30.496764168%, 0)\",\"easing\":\"cubic-bezier(.5, 0, 1, 1)\"},{\"offset\":1,\"transform\":\"translate3d(0, 0%, 0)\",\"easing\":\"cubic-bezier(0, 0, .5, 1)\"}],\"delay\":0,\"duration\":600,\"fill\":\"both\"}]<\/script><\/amp-story-animation><amp-story-grid-layer template=\"vertical\" aspect-ratio=\"412:618\" class=\"grid-layer\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"page-fullbleed-area\" style=\"background-color:#e3ebf1\">\n<div class=\"page-safe-area\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:0;top:-9.25926%;width:100%;height:118.51852%;opacity:1\">\n<div id=\"anim-0a00165e-b236-45b5-babd-6e35894b36c0\" class=\"animation-wrapper\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0\" class=\"mask\" id=\"el-acf8ec44-315f-4ea4-b85b-d2cb3254703a\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;width:100%;height:100%;left:0%;top:0%\" data-leaf-element=\"true\"><amp-img layout=\"fill\" src=\"https:\/\/www.testleaf.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/career-progression-levels-for-functional-Sdet-5.jpg\" alt=\"career progression levels for functional Sdet (5)\" srcSet=\"https:\/\/www.testleaf.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/career-progression-levels-for-functional-Sdet-5.jpg 720w,https:\/\/www.testleaf.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/career-progression-levels-for-functional-Sdet-5-576x1024.jpg 576w,https:\/\/www.testleaf.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/career-progression-levels-for-functional-Sdet-5-169x300.jpg 169w,https:\/\/www.testleaf.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/career-progression-levels-for-functional-Sdet-5-150x267.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1024px) 45vh, 100vw\" disable-inline-width=\"true\"><\/amp-img><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/amp-story-grid-layer><amp-story-grid-layer template=\"vertical\" aspect-ratio=\"412:618\" class=\"grid-layer\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"page-fullbleed-area\">\n<div class=\"page-safe-area\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:14.80583%;top:95.79288%;width:84.70874%;height:5.66343%;opacity:1\">\n<div id=\"anim-4b0ab3a3-ac75-4424-a152-f68c795be400\" class=\"animation-wrapper\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;--initial-opacity:1;--initial-transform:translate3d(0, -1954.92078%, 0)\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0;border-radius:0.5730659025787965% 0.5730659025787965% 0.5730659025787965% 0.5730659025787965% \/ 5.714285714285714% 5.714285714285714% 5.714285714285714% 5.714285714285714%\" id=\"el-84fc0dae-7586-40e7-aed0-bdd5169c82a2\">\n<h2 class=\"fill text-wrapper\" style=\"white-space:pre-line;overflow-wrap:break-word;word-break:break-word;margin:-0.1208810888252149% 0;font-family:&quot;Roboto&quot;,&quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;,&quot;Helvetica&quot;,sans-serif;font-size:0.485437em;line-height:1.2;text-align:left;padding:0;color:#000000\"><span><span style=\"font-weight: 700\">Cloud Automation<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/amp-story-grid-layer><\/amp-story-page><\/amp-story><\/body><\/html><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Functional SDET career path explained: Junior \u2192 Mid \u2192 Senior \u2192 Lead \u2192 Architect\/Manager. Learn key skills, responsibilities, and what to master at each level to grow faster.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8582,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"default","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","web_stories_publisher_logo":161,"web_stories_poster":[],"web_stories_products":[],"footnotes":""},"web_story_category":[],"web_story_tag":[],"class_list":["post-8569","web-story","type-web-story","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"amp_enabled":false,"story_data":{"version":47,"pages":[{"elements":[{"opacity":100,"flip":{"vertical":false,"horizontal":false},"rotationAngle":0,"lockAspectRatio":true,"backgroundColor":{"color":{"r":196,"g":196,"b":196}},"x":48,"y":0,"width":330,"height":586,"mask":{"type":"rectangle"},"isBackground":true,"type":"image","id":"6e5aea6a-6870-45e4-82ff-80447c63e850","scale":100,"focalX":50,"focalY":50,"resource":{"type":"image","mimeType":"image\/jpeg","width":720,"height":1280,"sizes":{"medium":{"file":"career-progression-levels-for-functional-Sdet-169x300.jpg","width":169,"height":300,"filesize":9690,"mimeType":"image\/jpeg","sourceUrl":"https:\/\/www.testleaf.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/career-progression-levels-for-functional-Sdet-169x300.jpg"},"large":{"file":"career-progression-levels-for-functional-Sdet-576x1024.jpg","width":576,"height":1024,"filesize":48498,"mimeType":"image\/jpeg","sourceUrl":"https:\/\/www.testleaf.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/career-progression-levels-for-functional-Sdet-576x1024.jpg"},"thumbnail":{"file":"career-progression-levels-for-functional-Sdet-150x150.jpg","width":150,"height":150,"filesize":6082,"mimeType":"image\/jpeg","sourceUrl":"https:\/\/www.testleaf.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/career-progression-levels-for-functional-Sdet-150x150.jpg"},"rpg_gallery_admin_thumb":{"file":"career-progression-levels-for-functional-Sdet-150x150.jpg","width":150,"height":150,"filesize":6082,"mimeType":"image\/jpeg","sourceUrl":"https:\/\/www.testleaf.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/career-progression-levels-for-functional-Sdet-150x150.jpg"},"rpg_gallery_thumb":{"file":"career-progression-levels-for-functional-Sdet-150x150.jpg","width":150,"height":150,"filesize":6082,"mimeType":"image\/jpeg","sourceUrl":"https:\/\/www.testleaf.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/career-progression-levels-for-functional-Sdet-150x150.jpg"},"web-stories-poster-portrait":{"file":"career-progression-levels-for-functional-Sdet-640x853.jpg","width":640,"height":853,"filesize":49021,"mimeType":"image\/jpeg","sourceUrl":"https:\/\/www.testleaf.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/career-progression-levels-for-functional-Sdet-640x853.jpg"},"web-stories-publisher-logo":{"file":"career-progression-levels-for-functional-Sdet-96x96.jpg","width":96,"height":96,"filesize":3390,"mimeType":"image\/jpeg","sourceUrl":"https:\/\/www.testleaf.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/career-progression-levels-for-functional-Sdet-96x96.jpg"},"web-stories-thumbnail":{"file":"career-progression-levels-for-functional-Sdet-150x267.jpg","width":150,"height":267,"filesize":8242,"mimeType":"image\/jpeg","sourceUrl":"https:\/\/www.testleaf.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/career-progression-levels-for-functional-Sdet-150x267.jpg"},"full":{"file":"career-progression-levels-for-functional-Sdet.jpg","width":720,"height":1280,"mimeType":"image\/jpeg","sourceUrl":"https:\/\/www.testleaf.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/career-progression-levels-for-functional-Sdet.jpg"}},"isPlaceholder":false,"isExternal":false,"needsProxy":false,"baseColor":"#0cb664","blurHash":"UPOEO?4-s;-qnm00Inof0]%3M{R%}wS09?NF","creationDate":"2026-01-08T06:25:53","src":"https:\/\/www.testleaf.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/career-progression-levels-for-functional-Sdet.jpg","id":8581,"alt":"career progression levels for functional Sdet","local":false,"provider":"local"}}],"backgroundColor":{"color":{"r":255,"g":255,"b":255}},"id":"102d54a7-fb3a-4520-b722-875d594ea402","defaultBackgroundElement":{"opacity":100,"flip":{"vertical":false,"horizontal":false},"rotationAngle":0,"lockAspectRatio":true,"backgroundColor":{"color":{"r":196,"g":196,"b":196}},"x":1,"y":1,"width":1,"height":1,"mask":{"type":"rectangle"},"isBackground":true,"isDefaultBackground":true,"type":"shape","id":"342051e5-89ef-45f2-96a1-77501e46f350"},"animations":[],"pageAttachment":{"url":"https:\/\/www.testleaf.com\/blog\/career-roadmap-for-functional-test-automation-developers\/?utm_source=Web-Story&utm_medium=Organic&utm_campaign=Web_Story","icon":"https:\/\/www.testleaf.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/favicon-300x300.png","needsProxy":false}},{"elements":[{"opacity":100,"flip":{"vertical":false,"horizontal":false},"rotationAngle":0,"lockAspectRatio":true,"backgroundColor":{"color":{"r":196,"g":196,"b":196}},"x":48,"y":0,"width":330,"height":586,"mask":{"type":"rectangle"},"isBackground":true,"type":"image","id":"48e7afac-9808-4ee9-8a8c-e7dd6659a484","scale":100,"focalX":50,"focalY":50,"resource":{"type":"image","mimeType":"image\/jpeg","width":720,"height":1280,"sizes":{"medium":{"file":"career-progression-levels-for-functional-Sdet-1-169x300.jpg","width":169,"height":300,"filesize":15855,"mimeType":"image\/jpeg","sourceUrl":"https:\/\/www.testleaf.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/career-progression-levels-for-functional-Sdet-1-169x300.jpg"},"large":{"file":"career-progression-levels-for-functional-Sdet-1-576x1024.jpg","width":576,"height":1024,"filesize":82216,"mimeType":"image\/jpeg","sourceUrl":"https:\/\/www.testleaf.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/career-progression-levels-for-functional-Sdet-1-576x1024.jpg"},"thumbnail":{"file":"career-progression-levels-for-functional-Sdet-1-150x150.jpg","width":150,"height":150,"filesize":9866,"mimeType":"image\/jpeg","sourceUrl":"https:\/\/www.testleaf.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/career-progression-levels-for-functional-Sdet-1-150x150.jpg"},"rpg_gallery_admin_thumb":{"file":"career-progression-levels-for-functional-Sdet-1-150x150.jpg","width":150,"height":150,"filesize":9866,"mimeType":"image\/jpeg","sourceUrl":"https:\/\/www.testleaf.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/career-progression-levels-for-functional-Sdet-1-150x150.jpg"},"rpg_gallery_thumb":{"file":"career-progression-levels-for-functional-Sdet-1-150x150.jpg","width":150,"height":150,"filesize":9866,"mimeType":"image\/jpeg","sourceUrl":"https:\/\/www.testleaf.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/career-progression-levels-for-functional-Sdet-1-150x150.jpg"},"web-stories-poster-portrait":{"file":"career-progression-levels-for-functional-Sdet-1-640x853.jpg","width":640,"height":853,"filesize":90478,"mimeType":"image\/jpeg","sourceUrl":"https:\/\/www.testleaf.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/career-progression-levels-for-functional-Sdet-1-640x853.jpg"},"web-stories-publisher-logo":{"file":"career-progression-levels-for-functional-Sdet-1-96x96.jpg","width":96,"height":96,"filesize":5108,"mimeType":"image\/jpeg","sourceUrl":"https:\/\/www.testleaf.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/career-progression-levels-for-functional-Sdet-1-96x96.jpg"},"web-stories-thumbnail":{"file":"career-progression-levels-for-functional-Sdet-1-150x267.jpg","width":150,"height":267,"filesize":13424,"mimeType":"image\/jpeg","sourceUrl":"https:\/\/www.testleaf.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/career-progression-levels-for-functional-Sdet-1-150x267.jpg"},"full":{"file":"career-progression-levels-for-functional-Sdet-1.jpg","width":720,"height":1280,"mimeType":"image\/jpeg","sourceUrl":"https:\/\/www.testleaf.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/career-progression-levels-for-functional-Sdet-1.jpg"}},"isPlaceholder":false,"isExternal":false,"needsProxy":false,"baseColor":"#d8d6d5","blurHash":"UdOpZ3MxRkRPskS4Nxay_MSOx]t7NJsAs9t7","creationDate":"2026-01-08T06:25:50","src":"https:\/\/www.testleaf.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/career-progression-levels-for-functional-Sdet-1.jpg","id":8576,"alt":"career progression levels for functional Sdet (1)","local":false,"provider":"local"}},{"opacity":100,"flip":{"vertical":false,"horizontal":false},"rotationAngle":0,"lockAspectRatio":true,"backgroundTextMode":"NONE","font":{"family":"Roboto"},"fontSize":30,"backgroundColor":{"color":{"r":196,"g":196,"b":196}},"lineHeight":1.2,"textAlign":"left","padding":{"locked":true,"hasHiddenPadding":false,"horizontal":0,"vertical":0},"content":"<span style=\"font-weight: 700\">Programming Language<\/span>","x":31,"y":582,"width":349,"borderRadius":{"locked":true,"topLeft":2,"topRight":2,"bottomRight":2,"bottomLeft":2},"type":"text","height":35,"id":"a3e63303-9476-4e35-bbda-1f8f85306a3b"}],"backgroundColor":{"color":{"r":255,"g":255,"b":255}},"id":"7c0a6afd-c640-4e11-ac25-1af306b2b3a6","defaultBackgroundElement":{"opacity":100,"flip":{"vertical":false,"horizontal":false},"rotationAngle":0,"lockAspectRatio":true,"backgroundColor":{"color":{"r":196,"g":196,"b":196}},"x":1,"y":1,"width":1,"height":1,"mask":{"type":"rectangle"},"isBackground":true,"isDefaultBackground":true,"type":"shape","id":"809d51c4-b94f-4bf3-88c7-2eb171b2c489"},"animations":[{"id":"d025bdb1-8e31-4a5c-84d3-2ee35fbb1bce","type":"effect-background-zoom","zoomDirection":"scaleOut","duration":2000,"delay":0,"targets":["48e7afac-9808-4ee9-8a8c-e7dd6659a484"]},{"id":"42b3047d-9598-4d17-92e5-56365be1f9f5","type":"effect-drop","duration":600,"delay":0,"targets":["a3e63303-9476-4e35-bbda-1f8f85306a3b"]}]},{"elements":[{"opacity":100,"flip":{"vertical":false,"horizontal":false},"rotationAngle":0,"lockAspectRatio":true,"scale":100,"focalX":50,"focalY":50,"resource":{"type":"image","mimeType":"image\/jpeg","width":720,"height":1280,"sizes":{"medium":{"file":"career-progression-levels-for-functional-Sdet-2-169x300.jpg","width":169,"height":300,"filesize":8787,"mimeType":"image\/jpeg","sourceUrl":"https:\/\/www.testleaf.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/career-progression-levels-for-functional-Sdet-2-169x300.jpg"},"large":{"file":"career-progression-levels-for-functional-Sdet-2-576x1024.jpg","width":576,"height":1024,"filesize":43885,"mimeType":"image\/jpeg","sourceUrl":"https:\/\/www.testleaf.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/career-progression-levels-for-functional-Sdet-2-576x1024.jpg"},"thumbnail":{"file":"career-progression-levels-for-functional-Sdet-2-150x150.jpg","width":150,"height":150,"filesize":5202,"mimeType":"image\/jpeg","sourceUrl":"https:\/\/www.testleaf.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/career-progression-levels-for-functional-Sdet-2-150x150.jpg"},"rpg_gallery_admin_thumb":{"file":"career-progression-levels-for-functional-Sdet-2-150x150.jpg","width":150,"height":150,"filesize":5202,"mimeType":"image\/jpeg","sourceUrl":"https:\/\/www.testleaf.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/career-progression-levels-for-functional-Sdet-2-150x150.jpg"},"rpg_gallery_thumb":{"file":"career-progression-levels-for-functional-Sdet-2-150x150.jpg","width":150,"height":150,"filesize":5202,"mimeType":"image\/jpeg","sourceUrl":"https:\/\/www.testleaf.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/career-progression-levels-for-functional-Sdet-2-150x150.jpg"},"web-stories-poster-portrait":{"file":"career-progression-levels-for-functional-Sdet-2-640x853.jpg","width":640,"height":853,"filesize":44638,"mimeType":"image\/jpeg","sourceUrl":"https:\/\/www.testleaf.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/career-progression-levels-for-functional-Sdet-2-640x853.jpg"},"web-stories-publisher-logo":{"file":"career-progression-levels-for-functional-Sdet-2-96x96.jpg","width":96,"height":96,"filesize":2982,"mimeType":"image\/jpeg","sourceUrl":"https:\/\/www.testleaf.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/career-progression-levels-for-functional-Sdet-2-96x96.jpg"},"web-stories-thumbnail":{"file":"career-progression-levels-for-functional-Sdet-2-150x267.jpg","width":150,"height":267,"filesize":7381,"mimeType":"image\/jpeg","sourceUrl":"https:\/\/www.testleaf.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/career-progression-levels-for-functional-Sdet-2-150x267.jpg"},"full":{"file":"career-progression-levels-for-functional-Sdet-2.jpg","width":720,"height":1280,"mimeType":"image\/jpeg","sourceUrl":"https:\/\/www.testleaf.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/career-progression-levels-for-functional-Sdet-2.jpg"}},"isPlaceholder":false,"isExternal":false,"needsProxy":false,"baseColor":"#0a1721","blurHash":"UHEpKCs;00W-00ofMyRj~BW-?vaf00NG%Mxu","creationDate":"2026-01-08T06:25:51","src":"https:\/\/www.testleaf.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/career-progression-levels-for-functional-Sdet-2.jpg","id":8577,"alt":"career progression levels for functional Sdet (2)","local":false,"provider":"local"},"backgroundColor":{"color":{"r":196,"g":196,"b":196}},"x":48,"y":0,"width":330,"height":586,"mask":{"type":"rectangle"},"isBackground":true,"id":"a19bc796-4bd5-4ea2-8f62-d14374124c52","type":"image"},{"opacity":100,"flip":{"vertical":false,"horizontal":false},"rotationAngle":0,"lockAspectRatio":true,"backgroundTextMode":"NONE","font":{"family":"Roboto"},"fontSize":30,"backgroundColor":{"color":{"r":196,"g":196,"b":196}},"lineHeight":1.2,"textAlign":"left","padding":{"locked":true,"hasHiddenPadding":false,"horizontal":0,"vertical":0},"content":"<span style=\"font-weight: 700\">Front-End Automation<\/span>","x":61,"y":582,"width":349,"borderRadius":{"locked":true,"topLeft":2,"topRight":2,"bottomRight":2,"bottomLeft":2},"height":35,"id":"8cb878b4-1b31-413a-903d-607e36ef6b6a","type":"text"}],"backgroundColor":{"color":{"r":255,"g":255,"b":255}},"animations":[{"id":"65b66a4d-2a0e-4988-9bd3-5b3a64f17042","type":"effect-background-zoom","zoomDirection":"scaleOut","duration":2000,"delay":0,"targets":["a19bc796-4bd5-4ea2-8f62-d14374124c52"]},{"id":"5b1e104b-dbbd-4d63-bbc3-9b1bb7a580e1","type":"effect-drop","duration":600,"delay":0,"targets":["8cb878b4-1b31-413a-903d-607e36ef6b6a"]}],"id":"22738e9c-f5b0-466c-be22-cb2425d507b8","defaultBackgroundElement":{"opacity":100,"flip":{"vertical":false,"horizontal":false},"rotationAngle":0,"lockAspectRatio":true,"backgroundColor":{"color":{"r":196,"g":196,"b":196}},"x":1,"y":1,"width":1,"height":1,"mask":{"type":"rectangle"},"isBackground":true,"isDefaultBackground":true,"type":"shape","id":"809d51c4-b94f-4bf3-88c7-2eb171b2c489"}},{"elements":[{"opacity":100,"flip":{"vertical":false,"horizontal":false},"rotationAngle":0,"lockAspectRatio":true,"scale":100,"focalX":50,"focalY":50,"resource":{"type":"image","mimeType":"image\/jpeg","width":720,"height":1280,"sizes":{"medium":{"file":"career-progression-levels-for-functional-Sdet-3-169x300.jpg","width":169,"height":300,"filesize":10258,"mimeType":"image\/jpeg","sourceUrl":"https:\/\/www.testleaf.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/career-progression-levels-for-functional-Sdet-3-169x300.jpg"},"large":{"file":"career-progression-levels-for-functional-Sdet-3-576x1024.jpg","width":576,"height":1024,"filesize":59551,"mimeType":"image\/jpeg","sourceUrl":"https:\/\/www.testleaf.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/career-progression-levels-for-functional-Sdet-3-576x1024.jpg"},"thumbnail":{"file":"career-progression-levels-for-functional-Sdet-3-150x150.jpg","width":150,"height":150,"filesize":6337,"mimeType":"image\/jpeg","sourceUrl":"https:\/\/www.testleaf.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/career-progression-levels-for-functional-Sdet-3-150x150.jpg"},"rpg_gallery_admin_thumb":{"file":"career-progression-levels-for-functional-Sdet-3-150x150.jpg","width":150,"height":150,"filesize":6337,"mimeType":"image\/jpeg","sourceUrl":"https:\/\/www.testleaf.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/career-progression-levels-for-functional-Sdet-3-150x150.jpg"},"rpg_gallery_thumb":{"file":"career-progression-levels-for-functional-Sdet-3-150x150.jpg","width":150,"height":150,"filesize":6337,"mimeType":"image\/jpeg","sourceUrl":"https:\/\/www.testleaf.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/career-progression-levels-for-functional-Sdet-3-150x150.jpg"},"web-stories-poster-portrait":{"file":"career-progression-levels-for-functional-Sdet-3-640x853.jpg","width":640,"height":853,"filesize":62780,"mimeType":"image\/jpeg","sourceUrl":"https:\/\/www.testleaf.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/career-progression-levels-for-functional-Sdet-3-640x853.jpg"},"web-stories-publisher-logo":{"file":"career-progression-levels-for-functional-Sdet-3-96x96.jpg","width":96,"height":96,"filesize":3305,"mimeType":"image\/jpeg","sourceUrl":"https:\/\/www.testleaf.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/career-progression-levels-for-functional-Sdet-3-96x96.jpg"},"web-stories-thumbnail":{"file":"career-progression-levels-for-functional-Sdet-3-150x267.jpg","width":150,"height":267,"filesize":8529,"mimeType":"image\/jpeg","sourceUrl":"https:\/\/www.testleaf.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/career-progression-levels-for-functional-Sdet-3-150x267.jpg"},"full":{"file":"career-progression-levels-for-functional-Sdet-3.jpg","width":720,"height":1280,"mimeType":"image\/jpeg","sourceUrl":"https:\/\/www.testleaf.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/career-progression-levels-for-functional-Sdet-3.jpg"}},"isPlaceholder":false,"isExternal":false,"needsProxy":false,"baseColor":"#0e1b22","blurHash":"UXBqC,j[WBjZ00aeWBay~Wayaefk4nkWj[j[","creationDate":"2026-01-08T06:25:51","src":"https:\/\/www.testleaf.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/career-progression-levels-for-functional-Sdet-3.jpg","id":8578,"alt":"career progression levels for functional Sdet (3)","local":false,"provider":"local"},"backgroundColor":{"color":{"r":196,"g":196,"b":196}},"x":48,"y":0,"width":330,"height":586,"mask":{"type":"rectangle"},"isBackground":true,"id":"30b1daf8-9dea-450e-8e12-0bc0cdc04c3b","type":"image"},{"opacity":100,"flip":{"vertical":false,"horizontal":false},"rotationAngle":0,"lockAspectRatio":true,"backgroundTextMode":"NONE","font":{"family":"Roboto"},"fontSize":30,"backgroundColor":{"color":{"r":196,"g":196,"b":196}},"lineHeight":1.2,"textAlign":"left","padding":{"locked":true,"hasHiddenPadding":false,"horizontal":0,"vertical":0},"content":"<span style=\"font-weight: 700\">Back-End Automation<\/span>","x":61,"y":592,"width":349,"borderRadius":{"locked":true,"topLeft":2,"topRight":2,"bottomRight":2,"bottomLeft":2},"height":35,"id":"e0a7ade9-c34d-4cf0-b94f-70241aa21df8","type":"text"}],"backgroundColor":{"color":{"r":255,"g":255,"b":255}},"animations":[{"id":"d5fc7ebd-439c-4382-965d-9339436d4174","type":"effect-background-zoom","zoomDirection":"scaleOut","duration":2000,"delay":0,"targets":["30b1daf8-9dea-450e-8e12-0bc0cdc04c3b"]},{"id":"913ef4c7-1846-439e-a4c0-620915a17bda","type":"effect-drop","duration":600,"delay":0,"targets":["e0a7ade9-c34d-4cf0-b94f-70241aa21df8"]}],"id":"54cb99cb-5962-4a5d-9826-98f771ccd9b7","defaultBackgroundElement":{"opacity":100,"flip":{"vertical":false,"horizontal":false},"rotationAngle":0,"lockAspectRatio":true,"backgroundColor":{"color":{"r":196,"g":196,"b":196}},"x":1,"y":1,"width":1,"height":1,"mask":{"type":"rectangle"},"isBackground":true,"isDefaultBackground":true,"type":"shape","id":"809d51c4-b94f-4bf3-88c7-2eb171b2c489"}},{"elements":[{"opacity":100,"flip":{"vertical":false,"horizontal":false},"rotationAngle":0,"lockAspectRatio":true,"scale":100,"focalX":50,"focalY":50,"resource":{"type":"image","mimeType":"image\/jpeg","width":720,"height":1280,"sizes":{"medium":{"file":"career-progression-levels-for-functional-Sdet-4-169x300.jpg","width":169,"height":300,"filesize":10283,"mimeType":"image\/jpeg","sourceUrl":"https:\/\/www.testleaf.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/career-progression-levels-for-functional-Sdet-4-169x300.jpg"},"large":{"file":"career-progression-levels-for-functional-Sdet-4-576x1024.jpg","width":576,"height":1024,"filesize":45292,"mimeType":"image\/jpeg","sourceUrl":"https:\/\/www.testleaf.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/career-progression-levels-for-functional-Sdet-4-576x1024.jpg"},"thumbnail":{"file":"career-progression-levels-for-functional-Sdet-4-150x150.jpg","width":150,"height":150,"filesize":6799,"mimeType":"image\/jpeg","sourceUrl":"https:\/\/www.testleaf.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/career-progression-levels-for-functional-Sdet-4-150x150.jpg"},"rpg_gallery_admin_thumb":{"file":"career-progression-levels-for-functional-Sdet-4-150x150.jpg","width":150,"height":150,"filesize":6799,"mimeType":"image\/jpeg","sourceUrl":"https:\/\/www.testleaf.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/career-progression-levels-for-functional-Sdet-4-150x150.jpg"},"rpg_gallery_thumb":{"file":"career-progression-levels-for-functional-Sdet-4-150x150.jpg","width":150,"height":150,"filesize":6799,"mimeType":"image\/jpeg","sourceUrl":"https:\/\/www.testleaf.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/career-progression-levels-for-functional-Sdet-4-150x150.jpg"},"web-stories-poster-portrait":{"file":"career-progression-levels-for-functional-Sdet-4-640x853.jpg","width":640,"height":853,"filesize":46815,"mimeType":"image\/jpeg","sourceUrl":"https:\/\/www.testleaf.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/career-progression-levels-for-functional-Sdet-4-640x853.jpg"},"web-stories-publisher-logo":{"file":"career-progression-levels-for-functional-Sdet-4-96x96.jpg","width":96,"height":96,"filesize":3812,"mimeType":"image\/jpeg","sourceUrl":"https:\/\/www.testleaf.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/career-progression-levels-for-functional-Sdet-4-96x96.jpg"},"web-stories-thumbnail":{"file":"career-progression-levels-for-functional-Sdet-4-150x267.jpg","width":150,"height":267,"filesize":8978,"mimeType":"image\/jpeg","sourceUrl":"https:\/\/www.testleaf.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/career-progression-levels-for-functional-Sdet-4-150x267.jpg"},"full":{"file":"career-progression-levels-for-functional-Sdet-4.jpg","width":720,"height":1280,"mimeType":"image\/jpeg","sourceUrl":"https:\/\/www.testleaf.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/career-progression-levels-for-functional-Sdet-4.jpg"}},"isPlaceholder":false,"isExternal":false,"needsProxy":false,"baseColor":"#d7bee7","blurHash":"UjQ9HEJ7NInoxonijdSg_LWAoNjXNMR:WAni","creationDate":"2026-01-08T06:25:52","src":"https:\/\/www.testleaf.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/career-progression-levels-for-functional-Sdet-4.jpg","id":8579,"alt":"career progression levels for functional Sdet (4)","local":false,"provider":"local"},"backgroundColor":{"color":{"r":196,"g":196,"b":196}},"x":48,"y":0,"width":330,"height":586,"mask":{"type":"rectangle"},"isBackground":true,"id":"5d79c51d-ffcb-45de-9056-afb01db94e37","type":"image"},{"opacity":100,"flip":{"vertical":false,"horizontal":false},"rotationAngle":0,"lockAspectRatio":true,"backgroundTextMode":"NONE","font":{"family":"Roboto"},"fontSize":30,"backgroundColor":{"color":{"r":196,"g":196,"b":196}},"lineHeight":1.2,"textAlign":"left","padding":{"locked":true,"hasHiddenPadding":false,"horizontal":0,"vertical":0},"content":"<span style=\"font-weight: 700\">DevOps Automation<\/span>","x":61,"y":592,"width":349,"borderRadius":{"locked":true,"topLeft":2,"topRight":2,"bottomRight":2,"bottomLeft":2},"height":35,"id":"1fe24f23-a18a-4f41-9da2-67c4a4c219bb","type":"text"}],"backgroundColor":{"color":{"r":255,"g":255,"b":255}},"animations":[{"id":"36f8744f-4928-4c06-b4c9-bd1fa8ca9a35","type":"effect-background-zoom","zoomDirection":"scaleOut","duration":2000,"delay":0,"targets":["5d79c51d-ffcb-45de-9056-afb01db94e37"]},{"id":"2c292298-5c41-467e-92e2-b0cf1f9e6019","type":"effect-drop","duration":600,"delay":0,"targets":["1fe24f23-a18a-4f41-9da2-67c4a4c219bb"]}],"id":"2de4ff97-f7ea-4575-b2a2-92ff2fe4e57d","defaultBackgroundElement":{"opacity":100,"flip":{"vertical":false,"horizontal":false},"rotationAngle":0,"lockAspectRatio":true,"backgroundColor":{"color":{"r":196,"g":196,"b":196}},"x":1,"y":1,"width":1,"height":1,"mask":{"type":"rectangle"},"isBackground":true,"isDefaultBackground":true,"type":"shape","id":"809d51c4-b94f-4bf3-88c7-2eb171b2c489"}},{"elements":[{"opacity":100,"flip":{"vertical":false,"horizontal":false},"rotationAngle":0,"lockAspectRatio":true,"scale":100,"focalX":50,"focalY":50,"resource":{"type":"image","mimeType":"image\/jpeg","width":720,"height":1280,"sizes":{"medium":{"file":"career-progression-levels-for-functional-Sdet-5-169x300.jpg","width":169,"height":300,"filesize":6739,"mimeType":"image\/jpeg","sourceUrl":"https:\/\/www.testleaf.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/career-progression-levels-for-functional-Sdet-5-169x300.jpg"},"large":{"file":"career-progression-levels-for-functional-Sdet-5-576x1024.jpg","width":576,"height":1024,"filesize":37338,"mimeType":"image\/jpeg","sourceUrl":"https:\/\/www.testleaf.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/career-progression-levels-for-functional-Sdet-5-576x1024.jpg"},"thumbnail":{"file":"career-progression-levels-for-functional-Sdet-5-150x150.jpg","width":150,"height":150,"filesize":4959,"mimeType":"image\/jpeg","sourceUrl":"https:\/\/www.testleaf.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/career-progression-levels-for-functional-Sdet-5-150x150.jpg"},"rpg_gallery_admin_thumb":{"file":"career-progression-levels-for-functional-Sdet-5-150x150.jpg","width":150,"height":150,"filesize":4959,"mimeType":"image\/jpeg","sourceUrl":"https:\/\/www.testleaf.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/career-progression-levels-for-functional-Sdet-5-150x150.jpg"},"rpg_gallery_thumb":{"file":"career-progression-levels-for-functional-Sdet-5-150x150.jpg","width":150,"height":150,"filesize":4959,"mimeType":"image\/jpeg","sourceUrl":"https:\/\/www.testleaf.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/career-progression-levels-for-functional-Sdet-5-150x150.jpg"},"web-stories-poster-portrait":{"file":"career-progression-levels-for-functional-Sdet-5-640x853.jpg","width":640,"height":853,"filesize":40456,"mimeType":"image\/jpeg","sourceUrl":"https:\/\/www.testleaf.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/career-progression-levels-for-functional-Sdet-5-640x853.jpg"},"web-stories-publisher-logo":{"file":"career-progression-levels-for-functional-Sdet-5-96x96.jpg","width":96,"height":96,"filesize":2698,"mimeType":"image\/jpeg","sourceUrl":"https:\/\/www.testleaf.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/career-progression-levels-for-functional-Sdet-5-96x96.jpg"},"web-stories-thumbnail":{"file":"career-progression-levels-for-functional-Sdet-5-150x267.jpg","width":150,"height":267,"filesize":5824,"mimeType":"image\/jpeg","sourceUrl":"https:\/\/www.testleaf.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/career-progression-levels-for-functional-Sdet-5-150x267.jpg"},"full":{"file":"career-progression-levels-for-functional-Sdet-5.jpg","width":720,"height":1280,"mimeType":"image\/jpeg","sourceUrl":"https:\/\/www.testleaf.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/career-progression-levels-for-functional-Sdet-5.jpg"}},"isPlaceholder":false,"isExternal":false,"needsProxy":false,"baseColor":"#e3ebf1","blurHash":"UORWJ6bEsAWD$%slS2oz~UkDt7afJRS6njRi","creationDate":"2026-01-08T06:25:52","src":"https:\/\/www.testleaf.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/career-progression-levels-for-functional-Sdet-5.jpg","id":8580,"alt":"career progression levels for functional Sdet (5)","local":false,"provider":"local"},"backgroundColor":{"color":{"r":196,"g":196,"b":196}},"x":48,"y":0,"width":330,"height":586,"mask":{"type":"rectangle"},"isBackground":true,"id":"acf8ec44-315f-4ea4-b85b-d2cb3254703a","type":"image"},{"opacity":100,"flip":{"vertical":false,"horizontal":false},"rotationAngle":0,"lockAspectRatio":true,"backgroundTextMode":"NONE","font":{"family":"Roboto"},"fontSize":30,"backgroundColor":{"color":{"r":196,"g":196,"b":196}},"lineHeight":1.2,"textAlign":"left","padding":{"locked":true,"hasHiddenPadding":false,"horizontal":0,"vertical":0},"content":"<span style=\"font-weight: 700\">Cloud Automation<\/span>","x":61,"y":592,"width":349,"borderRadius":{"locked":true,"topLeft":2,"topRight":2,"bottomRight":2,"bottomLeft":2},"height":35,"id":"84fc0dae-7586-40e7-aed0-bdd5169c82a2","type":"text"}],"backgroundColor":{"color":{"r":255,"g":255,"b":255}},"animations":[{"id":"91fbbea8-fc28-4560-b38b-922157ffc853","type":"effect-background-zoom","zoomDirection":"scaleOut","duration":2000,"delay":0,"targets":["acf8ec44-315f-4ea4-b85b-d2cb3254703a"]},{"id":"9e578eec-f806-4574-a8e6-2505fc12e0e2","type":"effect-drop","duration":600,"delay":0,"targets":["84fc0dae-7586-40e7-aed0-bdd5169c82a2"]}],"id":"2a0790f3-d1e9-4b46-970e-7bc04352485b","defaultBackgroundElement":{"opacity":100,"flip":{"vertical":false,"horizontal":false},"rotationAngle":0,"lockAspectRatio":true,"backgroundColor":{"color":{"r":196,"g":196,"b":196}},"x":1,"y":1,"width":1,"height":1,"mask":{"type":"rectangle"},"isBackground":true,"isDefaultBackground":true,"type":"shape","id":"809d51c4-b94f-4bf3-88c7-2eb171b2c489"}}],"fonts":{"Roboto":{"family":"Roboto","weights":[100,300,400,500,700,900],"styles":["italic","regular"],"variants":[[0,100],[1,100],[0,300],[1,300],[0,400],[1,400],[0,500],[1,500],[0,700],[1,700],[0,900],[1,900]],"fallbacks":["Helvetica Neue","Helvetica","sans-serif"],"service":"fonts.google.com","metrics":{"upm":2048,"asc":1900,"des":-500,"tAsc":1536,"tDes":-512,"tLGap":102,"wAsc":1946,"wDes":512,"xH":1082,"capH":1456,"yMin":-555,"yMax":2163,"hAsc":1900,"hDes":-500,"lGap":0}}},"autoAdvance":true,"defaultPageDuration":7,"currentStoryStyles":{"colors":[]}},"story_poster":{"id":8582,"url":"https:\/\/www.testleaf.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/cropped-career-progression-levels-for-functional-Sdet.jpg","width":640,"height":853,"needsProxy":false},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.testleaf.com\/blog\/wp-json\/web-stories\/v1\/web-story\/8569","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.testleaf.com\/blog\/wp-json\/web-stories\/v1\/web-story"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.testleaf.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/web-story"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.testleaf.com\/blog\/wp-json\/web-stories\/v1\/users\/1"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.testleaf.com\/blog\/wp-json\/web-stories\/v1\/web-story\/8569\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8584,"href":"https:\/\/www.testleaf.com\/blog\/wp-json\/web-stories\/v1\/web-story\/8569\/revisions\/8584"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.testleaf.com\/blog\/wp-json\/web-stories\/v1\/media\/8582"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.testleaf.com\/blog\/wp-json\/web-stories\/v1\/media?parent=8569"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"web_story_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.testleaf.com\/blog\/wp-json\/web-stories\/v1\/web_story_category?post=8569"},{"taxonomy":"web_story_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.testleaf.com\/blog\/wp-json\/web-stories\/v1\/web_story_tag?post=8569"}],"wp:lock":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.testleaf.com\/blog\/wp-json\/web-stories\/v1\/web-story\/8569\/lock"}],"wp:publisherlogo":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.testleaf.com\/blog\/wp-json\/web-stories\/v1\/media\/161"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}