If you want to remain technical I strongly advocate for the second option. It can be super technical and if you end up in an organization where the primary developers suck at what they do (or their management keeps them locked up as infants) you can end up doing more engineering than the developers you are supporting.
* Test Automation Engineer
If you want to remain technical I strongly advocate for the second option. It can be super technical and if you end up in an organization where the primary developers suck at what they do (or their management keeps them locked up as infants) you can end up doing more engineering than the developers you are supporting.