Sneha Reddy
Python Developer track →Before
Manual QA Engineer
Wipro
After
Python Developer
Razorpay
Took
6 months
Sneha tested software manually for five years and was rejected for developer roles for over a year. She moved into Python and API development, built two backend services with real test coverage, and joined Razorpay as a Python Developer six months after her assessment call.
Where things stood
Five years of manual QA. Sneha applied to developer roles for over a year and was rejected every time — the QA title read as non-coding, regardless of what she could actually do.
What changed
She built two backend services in FastAPI with real test coverage, which let her turn the QA background into a strength rather than something to explain away.
The interview run
Seven mock interviews. The turning point was learning to lead with the testing rigour instead of hiding it.