Career switch, measured
From QA Engineer to Systems Engineer
Yes, it's a close move. Measured across current postings, the two roles have 59% skill overlap. Skills that carry over include Python, Electrical engineering, Troubleshooting, Agile; the main skills to add are AWS, Azure, Sales, Google Cloud.
59%
skill overlap
1,062
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Skills that carry over
Share of each role’s postings that ask for the skill.
SkillQA EngineerSystems Engineer
- Python28%27%
- Electrical engineering26%16%
- Troubleshooting41%21%
- Agile20%13%
- Stakeholder management21%34%
- Linux10%15%
- Problem solving24%20%
- CI/CD28%11%
Skills to add
Asked for often in Systems Engineer postings, rarely in QA Engineer ones.
SkillQA EngineerSystems Engineer
- AWS11%25%
- Azure10%20%
- Sales–19%
- Google Cloud–12%
- MATLAB–10%
- Risk management–10%
- Technical writing–9%
- Recruiting–9%
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