Career roadmap
Performance & API Testing at Scale
The backend-first track — load, APIs, and AI-assisted test generation.
- Starting level
- Intermediate → Advanced
- Duration
- ~11 hours
- Courses
- 3
- Skills
- 5
Who it's for
Backend-leaning testers and SDETs responsible for API contracts, load testing and service-level quality.
Career outcome
Performance / API Test Engineer or backend-focused SDET.
Own performance and API quality end-to-end: Locust load tests, REST Assured suites, and AI agents that write API tests for you.
Prerequisites
- Basic Python or Java
- Understanding of HTTP and REST APIs
Skills you'll gain
- Load test design with Locust
- Observability with Prometheus and Grafana
- REST Assured + TestNG API suites
- Java-based enterprise automation
- AI-assisted API test generation
The course sequence
Take them in this order — each step builds on the last.
- 1
Scalable Performance Testing with Locust and Python
Design load tests with Locust and observe them via Prometheus + Grafana.
2 hours · 19 lectures · All Levels · Performance
- 2
Enterprise QA Automation with Java, Selenium & APIs
REST Assured + TestNG for enterprise-grade API suites.
6.5 hours · 37 lectures · All Levels · Selenium / Java
- 3
AI Agent: Automated QA Test Case Generator and Executor
Let an AI agent author and execute API tests against JIRA-tracked work.
2.5 hours · 23 lectures · All Levels · AI Agents
What you'll build
- 01
A Locust load-testing project with live dashboards
- 02
A REST Assured + TestNG API regression suite
- 03
An AI agent that turns JIRA tickets into executable API tests
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Ready to start Performance & API Testing at Scale?
Begin with course 1, or ask Tia to tailor the roadmap to your experience.