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Week 1–2: Advanced Java (Daily Practice)
Focus Areas:
Core Java (Interview Level)
• OOPS (deep understanding)
• Collections (HashMap internal working)
• equals() & hashCode()
• Comparable vs Comparator
• Exception handling best practices
• File handling
Java 8
• Streams
• Lambda expressions
• Functional interfaces
• Optional
• Method references
Multithreading Basics
• Thread vs Runnable
• Synchronization
• ThreadLocal (important for parallel testing)
Practice 4–5 coding problems daily (Arrays, Strings, Hashing, Sliding Window).
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Week 3–4: Advanced Appium
Go beyond basic scripting.
Understand Internals:
• How Appium architecture works
• Client–Server communication
• Desired Capabilities
• Appium 1 vs Appium 2
• W3C protocol
Advanced Concepts:
• Handling dynamic elements
• Explicit wait strategies
• Parallel execution (Android + iOS)
• Real device vs emulator differences
• Handling popups, OTP, background apps
• App lifecycle handling
Mini Task:
Refactor one of your old frameworks with:
• DriverFactory pattern
• ThreadLocal driver
• Clean POM structure
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MONTH 2 – Framework Architecture + CI/CD
Goal:
Think like a Framework Owner (not script writer).
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Week 5–6: Build Scalable Mobile Framework
From scratch.
Include:
Page Object Model
Driver Factory Pattern
Config Reader Utility
TestNG Listeners
Retry Mechanism
Logging (Log4j)
Custom Reporting
Maven project structure
Parallel execution
Explainable in interview.
Be ready to answer:
“How would you design automation for 1000+ mobile test cases?”
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Week 7: API Automation (Very Important)
Learn:
• RestAssured
• GET, POST, PUT
• Authentication (Bearer token)
• JSON parsing
• Schema validation
Why?
Mobile apps = 80% API driven.
Senior SDET must know API.
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Week 8: CI/CD + DevOps Basics
Learn:
Jenkins pipeline
Running tests from CI
Git branching strategy
Docker basics
Running Appium tests in CI
Prepare answer for:
“How does your automation integrate with CI/CD?”
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MONTH 3 – Product-Level Skills
Goal:
Crack product company interviews.
Week 9: System Design Basics for SDET
Understand:
• Microservices
• REST architecture
• Database basics
• Caching
• Load balancing
Practice:
“How would you test payment flow end-to-end?”
Explain:
Mobile → API → DB → Logs → Failure handling.
Week 10: Stability + Flaky Test Handling
Learn:
• Root cause of flaky tests
• Synchronization strategies
• Logging & debugging
• App crash handling
• Network throttling testing
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Week 11: Performance + Monitoring Basics
Learn:
• JMeter basics
• Throughput vs Latency
• Mobile memory leaks
• Logs analysis
Week 12: Mock Interviews + Resume
Prepare for:
Technical:
• Java coding round
• Framework design
• Appium architecture
• API round
Behavioral:
• Ownership examples
• How you improved automation
• How you reduced regression time
Rewrite resume like:
“Worked on Appium automation”
“Designed scalable mobile automation framework reducing regression time by
60% and enabling parallel execution across 8 devices.”
Daily Study Plan (Working Professional)
Weekdays:
• 1 hr Java coding
• 1 hr automation learning
Weekend:
• 4–5 hrs framework building