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Staff Quality Engineer
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Hi I'm Callum, a software tester and quality coach in London. I talk about exploratory testing, test strategy, diversity & inclusion and building testing in agile teams / startups.
<div>Thank you for helping future STEC learners with your video that shares three tools that support exploratory testing.Β </div> image
Thank you for helping future STEC learners with your video that shares three tools that support exploratory testing.&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.ministryoftesting.com/memories/mot-london-june-meetup-mems" rel="noopener nofollow">MoT London June meetup mems</a> image
MoT London June meetup mems
Great to catchup with Simon and Callum at the MoT London meetup. It was the biggest one yet and a lot of people for me ha, so nice to chat with familiar faces! 

And see the people enjoying their... image
Great to catchup with Simon and Callum at the MoT London meetup. It was the biggest one yet and a lot of people for me ha, so nice to chat with familiar faces! And see the people enjoying their...
<div>Thank you for going above and beyond in June 2025. Team MoT sees you and appreciates you. Your positive impact and interactions make a difference.</div> image
Thank you for going above and beyond in June 2025. Team MoT sees you and appreciates you. Your positive impact and interactions make a difference.
<div>Thanks for doing at 99 second talk at MoT London!</div> image
Thanks for doing at 99 second talk at MoT London!
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This badge is awarded to a member who has given or participated in a Meetup talk, AMA, Panel Discussion, etc
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<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/posts/cakehurstryan_meetup-london-testing-activity-7344242153700618241-u50I?utm_source=share&amp;utm_medium=member_desktop&amp;rcm=ACoAAABRh8cBC9R39qqSdRgRCTw8GxMFdnyXGYg" rel="noopener nofollow">Thanks for amplifying MoT London on LinkedIn</a>.</div> image
Thanks for amplifying MoT London on LinkedIn.
One of my fave things about any MoT event is if Tom is there. Person in the picture on the right of the picture.First met at Test Bash 2024 and I just adore his personality.  image
One of my fave things about any MoT event is if Tom is there. Person in the picture on the right of the picture.First met at Test Bash 2024 and I just adore his personality.
On Thursday 19th June, the British Computing Society (BCS) held their annual conference in London for the "Special Interest Group in Software Testing" (SIGiST).

This year I spoke at the conferen... image
On Thursday 19th June, the British Computing Society (BCS) held their annual conference in London for the "Special Interest Group in Software Testing" (SIGiST). This year I spoke at the conferen...
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This badge is awarded to members who share their insights on Leading with Quality.
<a href="https://www.ministryoftesting.com/memories/be-inclusive-be-human" rel="noopener nofollow">Be Inclusive. Be Human. </a> image
Be Inclusive. Be Human.
I recently had a good chat with Callum Akehurst-Ryan about representation. He's a queer man in tech and continues to do wonderful things to amplify the importance of inclusivity and representation ... image
I recently had a good chat with Callum Akehurst-Ryan about representation. He's a queer man in tech and continues to do wonderful things to amplify the importance of inclusivity and representation ...
<a href="https://www.ministryoftesting.com/talks/callum-akehurst-ryan-what-does-modern-quality-look-like" rel="noopener nofollow">Callum Akehurst-Ryan: What does modern quality look like?</a> image
Callum Akehurst-Ryan: What does modern quality look like?
Explore how leading with quality at an organisational level means balancing strategic change with day-to-day coaching and care. image
Explore how leading with quality at an organisational level means balancing strategic change with day-to-day coaching and care.
This badge is awarded to members who choose to visibly support Pride on their Ministry of Testing profile. image
This badge is awarded to members who choose to visibly support Pride on their Ministry of Testing profile.
<div>Thank you for demonstrating many helpful things during Episode 4 of Software Testing Live. Team MoT and the community are grateful. 🀩</div> image
Thank you for demonstrating many helpful things during Episode 4 of Software Testing Live. Team MoT and the community are grateful. 🀩
This badge is awarded to members who co-host a Software Testing Live session image
This badge is awarded to members who co-host a Software Testing Live session
<a href="https://www.ministryoftesting.com/memories/software-testing-live-ep-4-the-awesome-power-of-shifting-left" rel="noopener nofollow">Software Testing Live Ep 4, The Awesome Power of Shifting Left</a> image
Software Testing Live Ep 4, The Awesome Power of Shifting Left
What a great session, so many good insights and snippets, too many to log them all, but I very much enjoyed taking note of some of the words being used when talking about shifting left.

- What n... image
What a great session, so many good insights and snippets, too many to log them all, but I very much enjoyed taking note of some of the words being used when talking about shifting left. - What n...
<a href="https://www.ministryoftesting.com/software-testing-glossary/chaos-engineering" rel="noopener nofollow">Chaos Engineering</a> image
Chaos Engineering
<a href="https://www.ministryoftesting.com/software-testing-glossary/chaos-engineering" rel="noopener nofollow">Chaos Engineering</a> image
Chaos Engineering
<a href="https://www.ministryoftesting.com/memories/my-week-in-testing-in-community-we-practice" rel="noopener nofollow">My Week In Testing β€” In community we practice</a> image
My Week In Testing β€” In community we practice
I'm listening to TWiT live and it's reminded me to post a memory about my week in testing (MWiT)

1️⃣ I'll start with something Judy said on TWiT about how community is a great place to practice.... image
I'm listening to TWiT live and it's reminded me to post a memory about my week in testing (MWiT) 1️⃣ I'll start with something Judy said on TWiT about how community is a great place to practice....
<a href="https://www.ministryoftesting.com/p/cakehurstryan" rel="noopener nofollow">Was a professional member in 2025</a> image
Was a professional member in 2025
<blockquote>A type of testing where we basically go around, unplugging things. In the old days, way back in the old days, we use to have physical servers and we'd pull wires out of machines, these days thngs are all hosted. We would switch things off and see what happens.Β <br><br>Does it recover?Β <br>Does data get lost?Β <br>Have things been queued to transactions?<br>Does it fail part way through?</blockquote><div>
<br>Community commentary from Callum during Software Testing Live.</div> image
Definitions of Chaos Engineering
<div>Chaos Engineering is the discipline of exploring your system to see how it handles turbulent conditions in live. It’s a term that was coined by Netflix to see whether their systems and infrastructure could handle infrastructure failures, network failures, and application failures.</div><div>
<br>Basically Chaos Engineering asks, what would happen if this thing failed?<br><br>
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Definitions of Chaos Engineering
<a href="https://www.ministryoftesting.com/testing-trends/the-staff-quality-engineer-role" rel="noopener nofollow">The Staff Quality Engineer role</a> image
The Staff Quality Engineer role
<a href="https://www.ministryoftesting.com/the-testing-planet-sessions/cosmic-conversation-the-possibilities-of-quality-coaching" rel="noopener nofollow">Cosmic conversation: the possibilities of Quality Coaching</a> image
Cosmic conversation: the possibilities of Quality Coaching
<a href="https://www.ministryoftesting.com/talks/lgbtqia-pride-month-visibility-matters-you-are-not-alone" rel="noopener nofollow">LGBTQIA+ Pride Month β€” Visibility matters: You are not alone</a> image
LGBTQIA+ Pride Month β€” Visibility matters: You are not alone
<a href="https://www.ministryoftesting.com/testbash-sessions/99-second-talks-testbash-uk-2022-day-1" rel="noopener nofollow">99 Second Talks - TestBash UK 2022 Day 1</a> image
99 Second Talks - TestBash UK 2022 Day 1
<a href="https://www.ministryoftesting.com/testbash-sessions/99-second-talks-testbash-careers-2022" rel="noopener nofollow">99 Second Talks - TestBash Careers 2022</a> image
99 Second Talks - TestBash Careers 2022
<a href="https://www.ministryoftesting.com/articles/the-awesome-power-of-hosting-test-bash-2021" rel="noopener nofollow">The Awesome Power Of Hosting Test.bash(); 2021</a> image
The Awesome Power Of Hosting Test.bash(); 2021
<a href="https://www.ministryoftesting.com/articles/the-awesome-power-of-the-debrief-why-debriefing-is-the-key-to-successful-exploratory-testing" rel="noopener nofollow">The Awesome Power Of The Debrief: Why Debriefing Is The Key To Successful Exploratory Testing</a> image
The Awesome Power Of The Debrief: Why Debriefing Is The Key To Successful Exploratory Testing
<a href="https://www.ministryoftesting.com/testbash-sessions/testing-progressive-web-apps-or-how-to-achieve-app-iness-elizabeth-fiennes-and-callum-akehurst-ryan" rel="noopener nofollow">Testing Progressive Web Apps (or How to Achieve App-iness) - Elizabeth Fiennes and Callum Akehurst-Ryan</a> image
Testing Progressive Web Apps (or How to Achieve App-iness) - Elizabeth Fiennes and Callum Akehurst-Ryan
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<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/posts/activity-7328481897544654848-qiCR?utm_source=share&amp;utm_medium=member_desktop&amp;rcm=ACoAAABRh8cBC9R39qqSdRgRCTw8GxMFdnyXGYg" rel="noopener nofollow">Thanks for your positive words in the Slack about the Leadership projects MoT is working on</a>.</div> image
Thanks for your positive words in the Slack about the Leadership projects MoT is working on.
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Software testing
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