The Automation Engineer's Handbook: From First Test to AI-Powered Quality Engineering

What does it take to become an effective Automation Engineer in today's rapidly evolving technology landscape?

The Automation Engineer's Handbook is a practical and comprehensive guide that takes readers from the fundamentals of software testing to modern automation engineering and AI-powered quality assurance.

This book brings together essential concepts, practical examples, engineering principles and modern technologies to help readers understand how reliable, scalable and maintainable automation solutions are designed and developed.

Inside this book, readers will explore software testing fundamentals, Java and Python programming, Selenium WebDriver, automation framework development, API testing with REST Assured and Karate DSL, mobile automation with Appium, CI/CD pipelines, Jenkins, Docker, Kubernetes and cloud-based test execution.

The book also introduces emerging technologies transforming quality engineering, including Generative AI, Large Language Models, Retrieval-Augmented Generation, AI agents and self-healing automation.

Beyond tools and technologies, it focuses on practical engineering principles such as framework architecture, design patterns, debugging, test maintenance, problem-solving and building reliable automation solutions.

This book is suitable for students, fresh graduates, aspiring automation engineers, QA professionals, software testers, experienced automation engineers and technical leaders who want to strengthen their understanding of modern quality engineering.

Whether you are beginning your journey in software testing or exploring intelligent automation, this handbook offers a structured learning path to help you build stronger technical foundations and understand the future of software quality.

Learn Automation. Think Like an Engineer. Build What's Next.