Ben Dowen
Ben Dowen
Senior Quality Engineer
He/Him
I am Open to Speak, Teach, Write, Work
I explore the world of software development and testing. Join me as I continue my adventures, discovering the wonders of quality.

Achievements

Career Champion
Club Explorer
Bio Builder
Avid Reader
TestBash Trailblazer
MoT Community Certificate
TestBash Speaker
99 Second Speaker
The Testing Planet Contributor
MoT Streak
Unlimited Member
In the Loop
MoT Ambassador
Collection Curator
Glossary Contributor
Meme Maker
Photo Historian
TestBash Brighton 2025 Attendee
TestBash Brighton 2024 Attendee
Cert Shaper
 Testing Out Loud

Contributions

Quality Engineer Level 4 Apprenticeship...  Completed It! image
  • Ben Dowen's profile
  • Tom Game's profile
In January 2024, I embarked not only on my first job in a new career, but also on a level 4 apprenticeship as a Quality Engineer. Fast forward to June 2025 and I received the email I had been wait...
Hello, my name is Ben Dowen image
  • Ben Dowen's profile
I’m coming from: Mansfield, England, UK My role is: Lead Quality Engineer I’d love to meet others who are into: Collaborative ways of working, quality leadership and anything technology I'...
Join Ben Dowen for “Navigating a Career in Quality Engineering” at TestBash Brighton 2025 image
  • Ben Dowen's profile
Feeling adrift in your QA or testing career? Join Ben Dowen at #TestBash Brighton 2025 for “Navigating a Career in Quality Engineering” Learn how to: ✔️ Identify your manager’s quality...
Prompt injections: A new opportunity for testers image
  • Kristof Van Kriekingen's profile
  • Ben Dowen's profile
  • Rahul Parwal's profile
  • Ujjwal Kumar Singh's profile
Generative AI apps and integrations are growing fast and so are the injection attacks. This time it's through harmless-looking plain text, aka prompts.
Establishing exploratory testing using regular collaborative practice image
  • Ben Dowen's profile
While working at Ada Health, I established exploratory testing in our Medical Knowledge teams, coaching them over a number of months using collaborative working sessions.
Where's Bug and Cosmo? – No. 28 image
  • Jenna Charlton's profile
  • Antonella Scaravilli's profile
  • Ben Dowen's profile
  • Karen Tests Stuff's profile
  • Kat Obring's profile
  • Bug's profile
  • Space Seagull's profile
  • Space Duck's profile
Can you find Bug, Cosmo the Space Duck and Space Seagull?
Testers like to talk Ep 89 image
  • Simon Tomes's profile
  • Oleksandr Romanov's profile
  • Ben Dowen's profile
  • Olly Fairhall's profile
  • Rosie Sherry's profile
  • Eamon Droko's profile
  • Emily O'Connor 's profile
A candid, community-powered conversation for software testers and quality professionals on job hunting, writing impactful CVs, and growing careers through visibility and support.
Shop 'till you DROP; Software Testing Live: Episode 03  image
  • Brittany Stewart's profile
  • Ben Dowen's profile
Learning by watching other testers do their thing helps visualise concepts and gain insight into how the activities of testing are executed.
Breaking news about breaking news Ep 87 image
  • Simon Tomes's profile
  • Ben Dowen's profile
  • Rosie Sherry's profile
  • Nataliia Burmei's profile
  • Mariem SAFI's profile
Explore whether testers should automate tasks over tests. Join Ministry of Testing as they discuss automation trends, career growth, and innovation.
Where's Bug and Cosmo? – No. 25 image
  • Brittany Stewart's profile
  • Ben Dowen's profile
Can you find Bug, Cosmo the Space Duck and Space Seagull?
Ben and Brittany: The ultimate exploration duo image
  • Brittany Stewart's profile
  • Ben Dowen's profile
23/04/25: Ben Dowen and Brittany Stewart explored during a Software Testing Live session. They had the best fun, and so did the audience. Watching professionals explore is a powerful technique ...
Do new testers really need to learn automation? Ep 86 image
  • Simon Tomes's profile
  • Oleksandr Romanov's profile
  • Ben Dowen's profile
  • Nataliia Burmei's profile
  • Mariem SAFI's profile
  • Jane D'Cruze's profile
  • Elisse's profile
This Week in Testing #86: Testing Skills, Career Growth & Community Wins
Login or sign up to create your own MoT page.
Subscribe to our newsletter
We'll keep you up to date on all the testing trends.