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Lead Quality Engineer
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I explore the world of software development and testing. Join me as I continue my adventures, discovering the wonders of quality.
Ben Dowen
Ben Dowen
earned:
<div>I enjoyed TWiQ this week, thanks for making it great.</div> image
I enjoyed TWiQ this week, thanks for making it great.
Ben Dowen
Ben Dowen
earned:
<div>Lovely to co-host TWiQ Episode 113 with you. What a brilliant convo with Callum and the chat crew. 🤩</div> image
Lovely to co-host TWiQ Episode 113 with you. What a brilliant convo with Callum and the chat crew. 🤩
Ben Dowen
Ben Dowen
earned:
<a href="https://www.ministryoftesting.com/satellites/that-shiny-new-feature-works-so-what" rel="noopener nofollow">That shiny new feature works, so what?</a> image
That shiny new feature works, so what?
Ben Dowen
Ben Dowen
contributed:
Ben Dowen
Ben Dowen
earned:
<a href="" rel="noopener nofollow">16.1.0 of MoT Software Testing Essentials Certificate</a> image
16.1.0 of MoT Software Testing Essentials Certificate
Ben Dowen
Ben Dowen
earned:
<a href="" rel="noopener nofollow">16.0.0 of MoT Software Testing Essentials Certificate</a> image
16.0.0 of MoT Software Testing Essentials Certificate
Ben Dowen
Ben Dowen
earned:
<a href="" rel="noopener nofollow">15.5.0 of MoT Software Testing Essentials Certificate</a> image
15.5.0 of MoT Software Testing Essentials Certificate
Ben Dowen
Ben Dowen
earned:
<a href="" rel="noopener nofollow">15.4.0 of MoT Software Testing Essentials Certificate</a> image
15.4.0 of MoT Software Testing Essentials Certificate
Ben Dowen
Ben Dowen
earned:
<a href="" rel="noopener nofollow">15.3.0 of MoT Software Testing Essentials Certificate</a> image
15.3.0 of MoT Software Testing Essentials Certificate
Ben Dowen
Ben Dowen
earned:
<a href="" rel="noopener nofollow">15.2.0 of MoT Software Testing Essentials Certificate</a> image
15.2.0 of MoT Software Testing Essentials Certificate
Ben Dowen
Ben Dowen
earned:
<a href="" rel="noopener nofollow">15.1.0 of MoT Software Testing Essentials Certificate</a> image
15.1.0 of MoT Software Testing Essentials Certificate
Ben Dowen
Ben Dowen
earned:
<a href="" rel="noopener nofollow">15.0.0 of MoT Software Testing Essentials Certificate</a> image
15.0.0 of MoT Software Testing Essentials Certificate
Ben Dowen
Ben Dowen
earned:
<a href="" rel="noopener nofollow">4.5.0 of MoT Software Testing Essentials Certificate</a> image
4.5.0 of MoT Software Testing Essentials Certificate
Ben Dowen
Ben Dowen
earned:
<a href="" rel="noopener nofollow">4.3.2 of MoT Software Testing Essentials Certificate</a> image
4.3.2 of MoT Software Testing Essentials Certificate
Ben Dowen
Ben Dowen
earned:
<a href="" rel="noopener nofollow">7.6.0 of MoT Software Testing Essentials Certificate</a> image
7.6.0 of MoT Software Testing Essentials Certificate
Ben Dowen
Ben Dowen
earned:
<a href="" rel="noopener nofollow">7.5.0 of MoT Software Testing Essentials Certificate</a> image
7.5.0 of MoT Software Testing Essentials Certificate
Ben Dowen
Ben Dowen
earned:
<a href="" rel="noopener nofollow">7.4.0 of MoT Software Testing Essentials Certificate</a> image
7.4.0 of MoT Software Testing Essentials Certificate
Ben Dowen
Ben Dowen
earned:
<a href="https://www.ministryoftesting.com/this-week-in-testing-episodes/existential-crisis-what-is-quality-engineering-ep-112" rel="noopener nofollow">Existential crisis: What is quality engineering? - Ep 112</a> image
Existential crisis: What is quality engineering? - Ep 112
Ben Dowen
Ben Dowen
contributed:
Unpack the blurred meaning of quality engineering through real stories and honest reflection image
Unpack the blurred meaning of quality engineering through real stories and honest reflection
Ben Dowen
Ben Dowen
earned:
<div>Thank you for co-hosting an excellent conversation during TWiQ, episode 112. 🎉</div> image
Thank you for co-hosting an excellent conversation during TWiQ, episode 112. 🎉
Ben Dowen
Ben Dowen
earned:
Ben Dowen
Ben Dowen
earned:
<a href="https://www.ministryoftesting.com/memories/got-the-job" rel="noopener nofollow">GOT THE JOB !!!!</a> image
GOT THE JOB !!!!
Ben Dowen
Ben Dowen
contributed:
after so much waiting and anticipating , I am returning to my career after a full time parenting break.

These 2 years were full of mixed feelings and self-doubts but I owe this community to back... image
after so much waiting and anticipating , I am returning to my career after a full time parenting break. These 2 years were full of mixed feelings and self-doubts but I owe this community to back...
Ben Dowen
Ben Dowen
earned:
<a href="https://www.ministryoftesting.com/testing-trends/invest-in-test-artefacts-they-can-last-longer-than-the-application-s-source-code" rel="noopener nofollow">Invest in test artefacts, they can last longer than the application's source code</a> image
Invest in test artefacts, they can last longer than the application's source code
Ben Dowen
Ben Dowen
contributed:
An exploration of test artefacts in relation to information, knowledge and product maintenance. image
An exploration of test artefacts in relation to information, knowledge and product maintenance.
Ben Dowen
Ben Dowen
earned:
<a href="https://www.ministryoftesting.com/this-week-in-testing-episodes/quality-feedback-over-testing-artefacts-ep-111" rel="noopener nofollow">Quality feedback over testing artefacts - Ep 111</a> image
Quality feedback over testing artefacts - Ep 111
Ben Dowen
Ben Dowen
contributed:
Shift your mindset from documenting testing to influencing quality with meaningful conversations. image
Shift your mindset from documenting testing to influencing quality with meaningful conversations.
Ben Dowen
Ben Dowen
earned:
<div>I really enjoyed this week's TWIQ, the facilitation and discussions. Nice one!</div> image
I really enjoyed this week's TWIQ, the facilitation and discussions. Nice one!
Ben Dowen
Ben Dowen
earned:
<div>Thank you for co-hosting This Week in Quality. Great to hear your reflections and hot takes. </div> image
Thank you for co-hosting This Week in Quality. Great to hear your reflections and hot takes. 
Ben Dowen
Ben Dowen
earned:
<div>It's wonderful to see you celebrating MoTaCon speakers by watching their talks on-demand and sharing stars. ✨</div> image
It's wonderful to see you celebrating MoTaCon speakers by watching their talks on-demand and sharing stars. ✨
Ben Dowen
Ben Dowen
awarded Carlos Kidman for:
<div>Just had the pleasure of watching your TestBash talk "A tester’s role in evaluating and observing AI systems" on demand, it was excellent, I had heard of evaluators and ai as a judge, but not seen the tooling introduced. So this was a great insight for me.</div><div><br></div> image
Just had the pleasure of watching your TestBash talk "A tester’s role in evaluating and observing AI systems" on demand, it was excellent, I had heard of evaluators and ai as a judge, but not seen the tooling introduced. So this was a great insight for me.
Apply your testing skills to evaluate, measure, and monitor the quality of AI systems with confidence. image
Apply your testing skills to evaluate, measure, and monitor the quality of AI systems with confidence.
Ben Dowen
Ben Dowen
earned:
<div>Thanks for sharing an idea about star awarding and profiles on talks. </div> image
Thanks for sharing an idea about star awarding and profiles on talks. 
Ben Dowen
Ben Dowen
awarded Philippa Jennings for:
<div>Just had the pleasure of watching your TestBash 2025 talk on demand. It was excellent, relatable with great take aways. Well done.</div> image
Just had the pleasure of watching your TestBash 2025 talk on demand. It was excellent, relatable with great take aways. Well done.
Balance automation with exploration using the Information Model and 6Qs of Quality to achieve continuous quality. image
Balance automation with exploration using the Information Model and 6Qs of Quality to achieve continuous quality.
Ben Dowen
Ben Dowen
awarded Elizabeth Zagroba for:
<div>Just had the pleasure of watching your TestBash 2025 talk on demand. Really great insights into your life as a quality lead. It was relatable and interesting. Thank you.</div> image
Just had the pleasure of watching your TestBash 2025 talk on demand. Really great insights into your life as a quality lead. It was relatable and interesting. Thank you.
Ben Dowen
Ben Dowen
awarded Stuart Thomas for:
<div>Just had the pleasure of watching your TestBash 2025 talk on QE. It was excellent, well done my friend. I love the sentiment of QE's make things better for everyone, a better DevEx brings better quality, and move faster and learn things. Great take-aways. Thank you.</div> image
Just had the pleasure of watching your TestBash 2025 talk on QE. It was excellent, well done my friend. I love the sentiment of QE's make things better for everyone, a better DevEx brings better quality, and move faster and learn things. Great take-aways. Thank you.
Transform your team’s delivery by learning how small, consistent improvements in testing, automation, and collaboration can make everything better for both your team and users image
Transform your team’s delivery by learning how small, consistent improvements in testing, automation, and collaboration can make everything better for both your team and users
Show your work to build influence, connect teams, and shape how quality is understood across your organisation. image
Show your work to build influence, connect teams, and shape how quality is understood across your organisation.
Ben Dowen
Ben Dowen
earned:
<div>Thanks for sticking up for us regarding the latest MoTaverse Weekly title. </div> image
Thanks for sticking up for us regarding the latest MoTaverse Weekly title. 
A self-spreading malware called GlassWorm has infected OpenVSX and one VSCode extension (cline-ai-main.cline-ai-agent v3.1.3), enabling it to propagate across systems and steal data. This supply ch... image
A self-spreading malware called GlassWorm has infected OpenVSX and one VSCode extension (cline-ai-main.cline-ai-agent v3.1.3), enabling it to propagate across systems and steal data. This supply ch...
It was so great to listen to Twit Episode 103 where we had a talk around being a solo tester in the organisation. 
Watch out the full episode to understand the challenges, struggle, mindset, conve... image
It was so great to listen to Twit Episode 103 where we had a talk around being a solo tester in the organisation. Watch out the full episode to understand the challenges, struggle, mindset, conve...
Big thanks to everyone who supported us through this wild year of building Epic Test Quest from early interviews to testing our prototypes and giving us honest feedback.
It was amazing to meet so ... image
Big thanks to everyone who supported us through this wild year of building Epic Test Quest from early interviews to testing our prototypes and giving us honest feedback. It was amazing to meet so ...
Ben Dowen
Ben Dowen
earned:
<div>Thank you so much for being an awesome Corn Exchange team member and supporting me during TestBash 2025/MoTaCon.</div> image
Thank you so much for being an awesome Corn Exchange team member and supporting me during TestBash 2025/MoTaCon.
Did he say "Bug was this big"?

Ok, probably not, but it sure was good to see The Full Snack Tester (aka Ben Dowen) on stage.

But do check out his talk on navigating a career in Quality Engine... image
Did he say "Bug was this big"? Ok, probably not, but it sure was good to see The Full Snack Tester (aka Ben Dowen) on stage. But do check out his talk on navigating a career in Quality Engine...
Ben Dowen
Ben Dowen
earned:
<a href="https://www.ministryoftesting.com/memories/i-m-sure-ben-was-showing-how-tall-i-am" rel="noopener nofollow">I'm sure Ben was showing how tall I am</a> image
I'm sure Ben was showing how tall I am
Ben Dowen
Ben Dowen
contributed:
Did he say "Bug was this big"?

Ok, probably not, but it sure was good to see The Full Snack Tester (aka Ben Dowen) on stage.

But do check out his talk on navigating a career in Quality Engine... image
Did he say "Bug was this big"? Ok, probably not, but it sure was good to see The Full Snack Tester (aka Ben Dowen) on stage. But do check out his talk on navigating a career in Quality Engine...
Ben Dowen
Ben Dowen
registered for:
Quality leadership conversations in a virtual lean coffee format image
Quality leadership conversations in a virtual lean coffee format
Ben Dowen
Ben Dowen
earned:
<a href="https://www.ministryoftesting.com/this-week-in-testing-episodes/quality-revelations-from-slo-to-better-listening-ep-108" rel="noopener nofollow">Quality revelations: From SLO to better listening - Ep 108</a> image
Quality revelations: From SLO to better listening - Ep 108
Ben Dowen
Ben Dowen
contributed:
Hear how the community is discovering new ways to think about quality through SLOs, accessibility, and better listening. image
Hear how the community is discovering new ways to think about quality through SLOs, accessibility, and better listening.
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