Picture this: You've been testing software for over a decade , breaking things, filing bug reports, and perfecting your "Are you sure you deployed the right build?" face. Then, one day, you meet another tester at a conference who introduces themselves as a "Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET)." "Cool," you think. "Must be a fancy new role." But as they describe their work, your eye twitches. They do exactly what you do. Congratulations! You just discovered that your job has at least a dozen other names , and depending on the company, you could've been called something way cooler—like Automation Ninja, AI Test Engineer, or Bug Whisperer. So, to make sure no QA engineer gets stuck in a title silo forever , here's a breakdown of serious, AI-driven, and downright hilarious QA job titles that exist in the wild. The Classic QA Titles: The OGs of Testing These are the traditional roles that have stood the test of time. If y...