Virtual Buffer: Qualities of a good Software Test Engineer:

Has “test to break” attitude
An ability to take the point of view of the customer
A strong desire for quality
Knowledge on helping tools needed for testing.
Should be tactful & diplomatic and should be able to maintaining a cooperative relationship
An ability to communicate with both technical and non-technical people is useful.
An understanding of software development process is helpful.
There's never enough time to test "completely", so all software testing is a compromise
A tester must have deep insights into how the users will exploit the program's i.e. domain knowledge.
Good testers notice little things that miss or ignore.
An ideal tester should not take anything as granted.
Testers should not have habit to report bugs / defects publicly. This attitude hurts the developers.
Good Judgment skills are needed to assess high-risk areas of an application.
Communication skills and the ability to understand various sides of an issue.
Knowledge of development.

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