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Emily O'Connor
Principal Quality Engineer
She/Her

Automation-savvy QE with a sixth sense for bugs. Avid learner and reader interested in decoding dev-speak to enable engineering teams. I believe good software starts with user-focused problem solving.

QA Manager - sofa.com image
QA Manager - sofa.com
Emily O'Connor
Emily O'Connor
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QA Manager - sofa.com image
London, SW10
One team, one goal: The reality of introducing a unified testing strategy  image
Find out how a large, cross-functional tech team unified testing to improve quality at scale
Emily O'Connor
Emily O'Connor
awarded Mirza Sisic for:
Neat glossary entries, thanks for the contributions (= image
Neat glossary entries, thanks for the contributions (=
20 tools to help you with your data software testing needs image
Thinking about data for your quality testing needs? Here are 20 tools to help you. 1. Curiosity: AI-powered. End-to-end...
Bug congrats on 99 and now 100 community stars! image
Bug congrats on 99 and now 100 community stars!
Emily O'Connor
Emily O'Connor
awarded Hollie Underwood for:
Congrats on your test automation cert! image
Congrats on your test automation cert!
Explain Less, Align More: Explaining tech to non-technical stakeholders image
Explain Less, Align More: Explaining tech to non-technical stakeholders
The 6 most common digital accessibility bugs and how to fix them image
Everyday accessibility testing your whole team can do
Who’s your host? image
Who’s your host?
Rosie Sherry and The Gary Shannon image
It's a joy to be collaborating with Gary Shannon for MoT London. ✌
I featured your memory on the MoTaverse homepage đŸ«¶ image
I featured your memory on the MoTaverse homepage đŸ«¶
Thank you for amplifying MoT London in a memory and sharing how much we can learn from the companies who support loca... image
Thank you for amplifying MoT London in a memory and sharing how much we can learn from the companies who support local meetups... it's thoughtful, and super useful!
Who’s your host? image
Who’s your host?
Emily O'Connor
Emily O'Connor
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Who’s your host? image
Years ago after lockdown, everybody I met was either recovering a breakup or getting married. No I’m not getting married - keep reading! These days, it feels like everybody I meet is either job sea...
Emily O'Connor
Emily O'Connor
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Who’s your host? image
Years ago after lockdown, everybody I met was either recovering a breakup or getting married. No I’m not getting married - keep reading! These days, it feels like everybody I meet is either job sea...
Overcoming the trap of intellectual conformity: Tips for software testers image
Explore how to challenge unhealthy levels of team conformity and help your team make better decisions earlier
The Reflective Practitioner: How Professionals Think in Action By Donald A. Schön image
The Reflective Practitioner: How Professionals Think in Action By Donald A. Schön
Thank you for giving insightful feedback on our latest curriculum! I really value your creative thinking and problem-... image
Thank you for giving insightful feedback on our latest curriculum! I really value your creative thinking and problem-solving skills 
Continuous Testing in DevOps: A Comprehensive Guide from Strategy to Execution image
Continuous Testing in DevOps: A Comprehensive Guide from Strategy to Execution
QA Mode: Activated 🙂-> App: Deactivated đŸ€Ł image
Dev: That bug’s impossible. Me: I made it possible. Twice😂
Assumption is the mother of all f-ups image
Assumption is the mother of all f-ups
Emily O'Connor
Emily O'Connor
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Emily O'Connor
Emily O'Connor
awarded Andy Johnson for:
Good to see you promoting TestBash on my LI feed: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/andyjohnsontech_testbash-1st-2nd-oct... image
Good to see you promoting TestBash on my LI feed: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/andyjohnsontech_testbash-1st-2nd-october-at-brighton-activity-7351177798180343809-bUWk
Emily O'Connor
Emily O'Connor
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Glossary image
Definitions of Glossary
Pseudocode image
Pseudocode
Emily O'Connor
Emily O'Connor
contributed:
Pseudocode image
Definitions of Pseudocode
Thank you for reporting a missing link in an article! :) image
Thank you for reporting a missing link in an article! :)
Measuring quality in production - Abby Bangser image
Measuring quality in production - Abby Bangser
Emily O'Connor
Emily O'Connor
awarded Arun Vishwanathan for:

Ddebugging at scaleWhat a neat, well structured article - thanks for writing! This is a technique I’ve used before a... image
Ddebugging at scaleWhat a neat, well structured article - thanks for writing! This is a technique I’ve used before and you’ve explained it really nicely.
Finding bugs faster: A smarter way to debug integration failures image
Detect where integration failures start using a simple, fast and innovative 5-point parallel search method
Emily O'Connor
Emily O'Connor
awarded Louis-FlorĂšs Fakeye for:
Thanks for introducing yourself, welcome! image
Thanks for introducing yourself, welcome!
Emily O'Connor
Emily O'Connor
awarded Mark Benson for:
Thanks for introducing yourself, welcome! image
Thanks for introducing yourself, welcome!
Hello, my name is Mark Benson image
I’m coming from: Bournemouth, Dorset My role is: QA Engineer/Test Automation Engineer/React Front-end Developer/Creative Technologist I’d love to meet others who are into: The future of testing, ...
Thanks for sharing a job advert in the MoT Slack.  image
Thanks for sharing a job advert in the MoT Slack. 
Hello, my name is Scout Burghardt image
About Me: I’m coming from: Brighton, UK My role is: QA Lead in a small web agency I'm coming to TestBash 2025 as a: Ambassador and Attendee of course I’ve been to TestBash: Once before (last ...
Emily O'Connor
Emily O'Connor
awarded Callum Akehurst-Ryan for:
You’re such a great voice of quality, it was good to get to talk at SIGiST image
You’re such a great voice of quality, it was good to get to talk at SIGiST
Emily O'Connor
Emily O'Connor
awarded Amandine Douguedroit for:
I had no idea you were so new to the world of testing - your contributions are very much appreciated. Welcome! image
I had no idea you were so new to the world of testing - your contributions are very much appreciated. Welcome!
Exploring Security in Day-to-day Testing image
Security testing sounds like it might be best left to the “experts”...
Dissecting words to spot risks matters, and your 404 is a testament to that. Thanks for sparking curiosity throughout... image
Dissecting words to spot risks matters, and your 404 is a testament to that. Thanks for sparking curiosity throughout the MoTaverse. This is top notch! Finding test cases in acceptance criteria. 
Awesome 404 talk!  image
Awesome 404 talk! 
Your contributions to the MoTaverse are top-tier—always thoughtful, always valuable. Thanks for raising the bar! image
Your contributions to the MoTaverse are top-tier—always thoughtful, always valuable. Thanks for raising the bar!
Testing acceptance criteria and test cases image
Testing acceptance criteria and test cases
Emily O'Connor
Emily O'Connor
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Finding test cases in acceptance criteria image
Use this simple, creative technique to break down acceptance criteria and reveal missed scenarios
Thanks for highlighting the Community Star/Profile layout issue on mobile! image
Thanks for highlighting the Community Star/Profile layout issue on mobile!
Where's Bug, Space Duck and Space Seagull? – No. 35 image
Where's Bug, Space Duck and Space Seagull? – No. 35
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