Playwright Automation Roadmap

Each stage has a free path and a premium fast-track — your call.

1. 1 · TypeScript / JS foundations

   ~2 weeks

   You're comfortable with types, async/await, and npm — the base Playwright is built on.

   Topics to learn

   • Types & interfaces
   • Promises & async/await
   • Modules & npm
   • Array/object methods

   Programs to practice

   • FizzBuzz, palindrome, anagram in TS
   • Build a small typed utility module
   • Fetch + await a public API and log the result

   Free45-day calendar (free)Free QA resources

   Supporting kitPlaywright TS Coding →
2. 2 · Playwright core

   ~3 weeks

   You write fast, stable tests using Playwright's modern, auto-waiting API.

   Topics to learn

   • Setup & project skeleton
   • Locators & getByRole
   • Auto-waiting & assertions
   • Trace viewer & debugging

   Programs to practice

   • Automate login on saucedemo.com
   • Use codegen, then clean up the script by hand
   • Open a failing run in the trace viewer

   Free45-day calendar (free)

   Supporting kitPlaywright TS Q&A →
3. 3 · Advanced Playwright

   ~2 weeks

   You handle real-app complexity: auth, network, and parallelism.

   Topics to learn

   • Fixtures & test hooks
   • Network interception & mocking
   • Storage state / auth reuse
   • Parallel & sharded runs

   Programs to practice

   • Mock an API response and assert the UI
   • Save & reuse auth storage state
   • Run the suite in parallel and capture the timing win

   Free45-day calendar (free)

   Supporting kitPlaywright TS Q&A →
4. 4 · A real framework (POM)

   ~2 weeks

   You graduate from specs to a maintainable framework you can demo.

   Topics to learn

   • playwright.config deep dive
   • Page Object Model
   • Data-driven tests
   • HTML & Allure reporting

   Programs to practice

   • Refactor tests into page objects
   • Drive a login test from a data file
   • Wire up the HTML + Allure reporters

   Free45-day calendar (free)

   Supporting kitPlaywright TS Q&A →Playwright TS Coding →
5. 5 · API testing + CI

   ~2 weeks

   You cover APIs with Playwright's request API and run everything in CI.

   Topics to learn

   • APIRequestContext
   • Schema validation
   • GitHub Actions
   • Docker & headless runs

   Programs to practice

   • Write API tests with request context
   • Add JSON-schema validation
   • Add a GitHub Actions workflow on push

   Free45-day calendar (free)
6. 6 · Interview prep & portfolio

   ~1 week

   You package it: a portfolio repo, a resume, and answers for TS and JS interviews.

   Topics to learn

   • Polish your framework + README
   • ATS resume
   • Mock interviews
   • A 3-min demo video

   Programs to practice

   • Write a selling README
   • Record a 3-min demo
   • Answer 10 SDET questions out loud
   • Apply to 3 roles

   Free45-day calendar (free)Free QA resources

   Supporting kitPlaywright TS Q&A →Playwright JS Q&A →SDET Resume Template →