Architect the framework
Design decisions that survive three years and five engineers, not one sprint.
Specialist Program
Modern SDET Engineering
The engineering half of the job. Backend depth, framework architecture, performance, containers and cloud — the skills that separate an SDET from someone who writes UI scripts.
- Instructor-led
- Hands-on labs
- Capstone project
- Interview preparation
- Duration
- 6 MONTHS
- Schedule
- WEEKEND
- Mode
- Live online
- Fee
- 100,000
Part of path
Become a Modern SDET
What you'll be able to do
Outcomes, not topics coveredEngineer the backend
Services, contracts, message queues and the tests that hold them honest.
Run at scale
Containerised grids, sharding, parallel execution and pipeline cost control.
Debug production
Logs, traces and metrics — diagnosing failures you cannot reproduce locally.
Syllabus
7 modules- 01
Advanced Programming
Design patterns, concurrency, dependency management and clean code review
- 02
Test Architecture
Layering, abstraction boundaries, data strategy and framework governance
- 03
API & Contract Testing
REST, gRPC, schema validation and consumer-driven contracts
- 04
Performance & Reliability
k6 and JMeter, SLA thresholds, load profiles and chaos basics
- 05
Docker, Grids & Cloud
Containerised runners, Selenium Grid, sharding and cloud execution
- 06
Observability & Triage
Logging, tracing, dashboards and structured failure investigation
- 07
Capstone & Interview Preparation
A production-grade framework, system design rounds and mock interviews
Prerequisites & who it's for
- Automation engineers with 2+ years writing suites
- Developers moving into a quality engineering role
- QA leads who need engineering depth to lead credibly
Instructor
KRISHNA PRADEEP
Practising Quality Engineer · years of experience —
Upcoming cohorts
| Start date | Schedule | Timezone | Seats | Reserve |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10-OCT-26 | Weekend batch | IST | 12 | Reserve a seat |
| — | Weekday evening | IST | — | Reserve a seat |
| — | Weekend batch | GST / EST | — | Reserve a seat |
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- Selenium
- API Testing
- GenAI for QA
- Agentic AI Testing
- DevOps for QA
- Cloud Testing
- SQL & Data Quality
Still deciding
Not sure you are ready for the SDET jump?
Take the assessment first — it will tell you whether to start here or close the automation gap before you do.
Talk to a mentor
Fifteen minutes with an engineer who teaches this program.
Ask about the stack, the workload and whether your background is enough to keep pace.
- Next available slot
- Checking…
- Typical response
- Within one working day