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Emily O'Connor
Principal Quality Engineer
She/Her

Technical leader with a sixth sense for bugs. Avid learner, passionate about translating "dev-speak" to enable teams adopt automation and AI-accelerated quality engineering. I believe great software starts with user-focused problem solving, and automation should surface the bugs that PMs actually care about fixing.

QA Mode: Activated 🙂-> App: Deactivated 🤣 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-Florès 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
Emily O'Connor
Emily O'Connor
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Where's Bug, Space Duck and Space Seagull? – No. 35 image
Taking a break between talks before it fills back up again, Emily recommends getting up on stage to take it all in. Something we welcome everyone to try at TestBash. Can you find Bug, Space Duc...
Thanks for sharing some jobs in the MoT Slack.  image
Thanks for sharing some jobs in the MoT Slack. 
Singing testing song with Ady image
Huge kudos to Ady for an amazing testing song he brought into MoT 4.0 meet up to London yesterday. Watch the video and sing with Ady. Also Ady travelled 450 miles round trip to join the meet up ...
Thanks for the continuous flow of feedback, it's very much appreciated! image
Thanks for the continuous flow of feedback, it's very much appreciated!
TestBash MoTebook image
We've pulled together a TestBash MoTebook (with Google Docs) to help you understand what you can expect to learn from each session at TestBash, but it's more than that! It's a tool to take notes...
Thanks for offering to help a fellow community member stay more connected to the MoTaverse via Slack: https://thetest... image
Thanks for offering to help a fellow community member stay more connected to the MoTaverse via Slack: https://thetestingplanet.slack.com/archives/C06JMA88AKW/p1751486208484109?thread_ts=1751469442.899889&cid=C06JMA88AKW
Thanks for sharing lots of job adverts in the MoT Slack.  image
Thanks for sharing lots of job adverts in the MoT Slack. 
Seven years of community: Ministry of Testing Athens Meetup image
Learn how to build a community and start a meetup from scratch
TDD: What it is & why you should care image
TDD: What it is & why you should care
Emily O'Connor
Emily O'Connor
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What Legacy Code Taught Me About Humility image
What Legacy Code Taught Me About Humility
Emily O'Connor
Emily O'Connor
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Thank you for going above and beyond in June 2025. Team MoT sees you and appreciates you. Your positive impact and in... 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.
Thanks for spotting an incorrect link on MoTaverse Weekly.  image
Thanks for spotting an incorrect link on MoTaverse Weekly. 
Thanks for your MoT onboarding experience ideas. Very cool.  image
Thanks for your MoT onboarding experience ideas. Very cool. 
Thanks for your brilliant photo memory. We thought it would look cool in our newsletter: What's everyone else earning?
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Thanks for your brilliant photo memory. We thought it would look cool in our newsletter: What's everyone else earning?
How to introduce yourself so you’ll be unforgettable (in a good way!) image
How to introduce yourself so you’ll be unforgettable (in a good way!)
Thanks for speaking at MoT Athens! image
Thanks for speaking at MoT Athens!
Chapter Event Speaker image
This badge is awarded to a member who has given or participated in a Chapter talk, AMA, Panel Discussion, etc
Confessions of a testing community Ep 96 image
Confessions of a testing community Ep 96
Emily O'Connor
Emily O'Connor
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Confessions of a testing community Ep 96 image
Discover hidden features, celebrate real stories, and hear how the testing community is connecting in surprising ways
Emily O'Connor
Emily O'Connor
awarded Adam Foy for:
In the lead up to MoT Athens, Adam and I met (and I do mean met, we had never spoken before!) on a Google Meet call w... image
In the lead up to MoT Athens, Adam and I met (and I do mean met, we had never spoken before!) on a Google Meet call where he provided some brilliant feedback on my talk and the examples I hoped to share. Thank you for taking the time out of your day to support me! 💙
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