SDET Roadmap 2026: What to Keep, Drop and Add in the AI Era

SDET Roadmap 2026: what to keep, what to drop and what to add now that AI can write tests, fix locators and click through apps on its own. Testers still have a job. The real question is which skills earn you that job in 2026. This video rebuilds the SDET roadmap for the AI era in 3 stages, from manual tester to the AI-era SDET teams fight to keep. Chapters 0:00 Has AI changed the SDET role? 0:36 Which stage should you watch? 1:03 Stage 1: Foundations (mindset, one language, Git, SQL, HTTP) 3:28 Stage 2: Core automation (Playwright or Selenium, API testing, CI) 6:25 Stage 3: The AI-era SDET (test strategy, AI agents, reviewing AI tests) 9:36 The full SDET roadmap in one breath Tools mentioned KaneAI: https://www.testmuai.com/kane-ai/ Kane CLI (free to start): https://www.testmuai.com/kane-cli/ TestMu AI Test Manager: https://www.testmuai.com/test-management/ HyperExecute: https://www.testmuai.com/hyperexecute/ SmartUI: https://www.testmuai.com/visual-testing-tool/ Accessibility DevTools: https://www.testmuai.com/accessibility-devtools/ Test Insights: https://www.testmuai.com/test-intelligence/ Agent Testing: https://www.testmuai.com/agent-testing/ Which stage are you at right now? Tell us in the comments. Subscribe to TestMu AI for more videos on software testing, test automation and AI in QA. #SDET #SDETRoadmap #AutomationTesting #SoftwareTesting #AIinTesting