Demi Van Malcot
Test engineer, Test lead, Quality manager
she/her
I am Open to Speak, Write, Meet at MoTaCon 2026
I've been in testing since 2023, since then I never stopped learning and taking every opportunity I've come across. From becoming test lead not long after I started, to being a community lead for testing and for AI in at the company I work at. Nowadays I'm learning the ropes of leading with quality as I have added the role of quality manager of my department to my growing list of titles.
Achievements
Certificates
Awarded for:
Achieving 5 or more Community Star badges
Activity
earned:
How to test a stage 99 times over - Ep 99
earned:
TWiQ: Testing in production - EP 107
earned:
TWIQ or treat: Ghostly bug stories - Ep 110
earned:
Zen and the art of quality maintenance - Ep 116
earned:
Goals that inspire a quality community - Ep 119
Contributions
Demi Van Malcot asked "What is for you the most difficult thing about doing quality assistance?" in AMA about transitioning to Quality Assistance model.At first it was hard to find my feet into in ...
A hot-takes episode where the crew debates AI skepticism, manual testing’s staying power, whether AI agents really speed delivery, and why quality ultimately lives (or dies) with leadership decisions.
During episode 132 we discussed hot takes. One that came up is that testers love the moment they can say "I told you so", but then feel guilty about it.I would like to argue that that is because te...
Demi Van Malcot asks:
When I'm joining a podcast, I sometimes forget I'm not visible and am gesturing while explaining things. What do you think are the pros and cons of a podcast being an audio-on...
The turning point was in my previous role back in 2018. I'd had a cycle of : leadership role -> lose confidence from mistakes -> take a contributor role -> get promoted to leadership...
Celebrate surprise-smooth demos, learn how solo testers spark better quality conversations, and explore “assumption investigating” as a core skill for making work clearer and kinder.
Sometimes all the stars align and you demo goes off without any issues.Last sprint I did a demo of the entire flow through new applications and talked for 20 minutes and nothing went wrong!Do share...
Cut through the AI hype, swap real guardrail stories, and laugh at the rainbow-vomit moments along the way.
Swap your team’s favourite quality superstitions, laugh at cursed demos and disappearing bugs, and turn “don’t deploy on Fridays” from folklore into smarter release habits.
Set meaningful goals, communicate quality through risks and real-world consequences, and turn small wins like building a quality narrative into career growth.
