I am a test automation engineer with 7.5 years of experience.I want to move to full stack development using Java in the backend.
Can I learn and do it now or is it late now?
Genuine answers expected. Thanks a lot in advance.

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I don't want to demotivate. But I want to give you the hidden truths.
Things aren't smooth as people suggest that it is easy to switch or we can switch anytime.

You may have good skills or be fully prepared for the switch you're gonna do. But the main part is between you and your goal, It's not just your thoughts and efforts but also it's with the HR/Recruiter/manager and more people. They may not feel confident in taking a person who has worked in a totally different experience. Unless you do something exceptional project that impresses them and standout from other candidates who have experience in the same domain.

Again currently they are not even interested to go further down the resume as they see a person's experience and decide it's not a match and left swipe your resume.

Your luck, right timings and of course the right HR matters who is willing to give the opportunity to get interviewed.

Times are changed. They have different perspectives.

Again my sayings here are subjective. It might not be totally correct. But I have put on points so you contemplate if you haven't thought like this.

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It is never too late to learn anything; you can do it now. But, the question you should be asking is why you want to do it.
Is it because you feel you can add more value to your organization as an FSD and earn more money or is it because you think the grass is greener on the other side?
If you are looking at this only as a way to get more money then you are going to face a lot of competition from others who are also in it just to add some additional skills to their resume. There will not be much to differentiate yourself from them.

My advise, instead of looking at adding more skills (Java, cloud) to your resume, look at how you can grow as a professional from here. FSD development is not a skill, it's an attitude.
Try and become someone who genuinely enjoys creating products and that automatically means you are a full stack person. Think of some interesting products that you can develop. I am sure there are multiple problems to be solved in your current project itself. Build it out end to end and then project yourself as a product creator.

The industry will always need people who can learn new things and create something end-to-end. Tools will come and go, a creator attitude will sustain forever.

All the best.

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What about Salesforce developer?
Is it possible from QA to Salesforce developer

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they check in the company what profile u worked

Hi Everyone, I am actively looking for job.

Previously, I worked at Cognizant Technology Solutions India Pvt Ltd as a UI Developer with over 3.2 years of experience in Frontend Development, having strong analytical and critical thinking skills. Expert in HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, Bootstrap, Responsive Web Design, JSON, ES6, RESTful APIs, TypeScript, Angular, Angular material, Reactjs, Agile, JIRA, and Accessibility Testing.( I am immediate joiner).

Current CTC: 9.45LPA (including variable pay)
Location: Anywhere
Education: MCA Computers

Any referrals would help me a lot. Thank you!

Could you please referred me i have 6.5 years experience for test role.

My suggestion is to learn devops or Security testing

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