Lauren Lassey
Engineering Manager
I am Open to Work, Speak, Mentor, Podcasting, Review Conference Proposals, Mentee, Teach, CV Reviews
Quality Coach at heart 💜, Engineering Manager by profession.
Achievements
Certificates
Level up your software testing and quality engineering skills with the credibility of a Ministry of Testing certification.
Activity
commented on:
"Update: I am totally a doer, I am not a developer! But I could be if I wanted to be, I choose not to.
Thanks to my manager @Neil Younger for helping me make the realisation that sometimes the words I use do not accurately represent the value I bring ..."
is Open to CV Reviews
is Open to Teach
is Open to Mentee
is Open to Review Conference Proposals
Contributions
When a system improvises like a jazz soloist, "different" stops meaning "wrong"
Sometimes the most effective guardrail isn't the most sophisticated one
AI needs guardrails to play by the rules and work better
Do Engineering Managers hold all the power?
A great memory from Leeds Testing Atelier on 13 May 2025—thanks to sitting next to Lauren Borodajko , I ended up front and center in the picture during Emily O'Connor's insightful talk on "Testing ...
Lauren Borodajko gives at talk on Organic Quality at Leeds Atelier.
Her pose is also a great candidate for "the bug was this big" memory tag pool.
At its core, Organic Quality is built upon three key values: kindness, curiosity, and credibility. These cultivate psychological safety.
This discussion covers frameworks, ROI, pitfalls, retiring tests, security tools, and essential learning considerations.
