Software Engineer — Need career advice
I’m currently working as a Software Engineer in a service-based company.
The confusing part is that my company itself trained me in Java Full Stack Development for months — Core Java, Spring Boot, SQL, REST APIs, Angular, etc. I worked hard during training and built strong interest in backend/full-stack development.
But after project allocation, most of my current work is related to testing/QA, not development.
I respect testing as a role, but honestly, it’s not the career path I want.
I’m worried that spending too much time in non-development work might slow down my growth and make switching to developer roles harder later.
Has anyone faced something similar?
- Should I push for an internal project switch?
- Will 1 year in testing hurt my chances for dev roles?
- How do I keep my developer profile strong while doing non-dev work?
Would appreciate honest advice from people who’ve been through this.