🗓️ Daily Routine of a QA Tester in a Product Company
In a product-based company, QA testers play a key role in ensuring the stability, performance, and usability of the product. Unlike service-based projects, where tasks vary by client, product teams have ongoing feature updates, version releases, and regression cycles.
⏰ Typical Daily Schedule (9:30 AM – 6:30 PM)
| Time | Activity |
|---|---|
| 9:30 AM – 10:00 AM | Email & Bug Tracker Check |
| 10:00 AM – 10:30 AM | Daily Stand-up Meeting |
| 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM | Test Case Execution / Retesting |
| 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM | Lunch Break |
| 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM | Feature Testing / Exploratory Testing |
| 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM | Bug Reporting & Documentation |
| 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM | Regression/Automation/Smoke Tests |
| 5:30 PM – 6:00 PM | Sync with Dev Team |
| 6:00 PM – 6:30 PM | Planning Tomorrow’s Tasks |
🔧 Tools Commonly Used
| Purpose | Tools |
|---|---|
| Bug Tracking | Jira, Bugzilla, GitHub Issues |
| Test Case Management | TestRail, Zephyr, Xray |
| Automation | Selenium, TestNG, Maven |
| API Testing | Postman, Swagger |
| Performance Testing | JMeter |
| CI/CD | Jenkins, GitLab CI |
| Version Control | Git, GitHub, GitLab |
👨💻 Real-World Task Examples
- ✅ Retest Bug #456 on staging (Change Password issue)
- 🧪 Execute API Test Cases for "Add Product"
- 🐛 Raise new bug: "Search function returns blank results"
- 🔁 Run regression suite after a code push
- 📈 Share daily test report in Slack/Teams
💡 Best Practices QA Testers Follow Daily
- Update test case status regularly (Pass/Fail/Blocked)
- Verify logs during bug investigation
- Communicate clearly with devs using reproducible bug steps
- Use data-driven testing for forms and filters
- Track metrics like bugs found/fixed per sprint
- Participate in sprint planning & retrospectives
🧘♂️ Optional Additions (Team Dependent)
- Attend UX feedback or design review calls
- Join the release deployment validation
- Create scripts for generating test data
- Conduct a peer review of test cases
- Help onboard junior QAs or interns
📌 Summary
A QA tester’s daily routine is a combination of:
- Structured testing (manual, automation, API)
- Exploratory analysis (to find edge-case bugs)
- Collaboration with Dev, PM, Design, and Product
- Tool usage for CI/CD, versioning, bug reporting, and validation
👋 Hi, I'm Suriya — QA Engineer with 4+ years of experience in manual, API & automation testing.
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