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Emily O'Connor
Principal Quality Engineer
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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.

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Alpha testing
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Emily O'Connor
Emily O'Connor
awarded Mark Winteringham for:
What Do Tests Look Like? image
What Do Tests Look Like?
What Do Tests Look Like? image
What Do Tests Look Like?
Emily O'Connor
Emily O'Connor
awarded Mark Winteringham for:
The Building Blocks Of A UI Test Automation Framework image
The Building Blocks Of A UI Test Automation Framework
The Building Blocks Of A UI Test Automation Framework image
The Building Blocks Of A UI Test Automation Framework
Emily O'Connor
Emily O'Connor
awarded Mark Winteringham for:
Should You Create Automation For Each Negative API Scenario? image
Should You Create Automation For Each Negative API Scenario?
Should You Create Automation For Each Negative API Scenario? image
Should You Create Automation For Each Negative API Scenario?
Emily O'Connor
Emily O'Connor
awarded Swathika Visagn for:
In-Sprint Test Automation On Agile Teams: Yes You Can! image
In-Sprint Test Automation On Agile Teams: Yes You Can!
In-Sprint Test Automation On Agile Teams: Yes You Can! image
In-Sprint Test Automation On Agile Teams: Yes You Can!
Emily O'Connor
Emily O'Connor
awarded Mark Winteringham for:
Lessons in quality engineering from working with Cursor and Windsurf image
Lessons in quality engineering from working with Cursor and Windsurf
Lessons in quality engineering from working with Cursor and Windsurf image
Lessons in quality engineering from working with Cursor and Windsurf
Emily O'Connor
Emily O'Connor
awarded Simon Tomes for:
Explore Galore! 30 Tips to Supercharge your Exploratory Testing Efforts image
Explore Galore! 30 Tips to Supercharge your Exploratory Testing Efforts
Explore Galore! 30 Tips to Supercharge your Exploratory Testing Efforts image
Explore Galore! 30 Tips to Supercharge your Exploratory Testing Efforts
Using AI Assistance in Chrome DevTools to Find Selectors – A Handy Assistant, Not a Replacement image
Using AI Assistance in Chrome DevTools to Find Selectors – A Handy Assistant, Not a Replacement
Security Cheat Sheet image
Security Cheat Sheet
Emily O'Connor
Emily O'Connor
awarded Ady Stokes for:
Simple Tests For Accessibility Every Tester Should Know image
Simple Tests For Accessibility Every Tester Should Know
Simple Tests For Accessibility Every Tester Should Know image
Simple Tests For Accessibility Every Tester Should Know
Emily O'Connor
Emily O'Connor
awarded Ady Stokes for:
AI-assisted accessibility tools: pros and cons  image
AI-assisted accessibility tools: pros and cons
AI-assisted accessibility tools: pros and cons  image
AI-assisted accessibility tools: pros and cons
Emily O'Connor
Emily O'Connor
awarded Ady Stokes for:
Burnout: A personal experience report image
Burnout: A personal experience report
Burnout: A personal experience report image
Burnout: A personal experience report
Emily O'Connor
Emily O'Connor
awarded Ady Stokes for:
More than just ā€˜manual testing’: Recognising the skills of software testers image
More than just ā€˜manual testing’: Recognising the skills of software testers
More than just ā€˜manual testing’: Recognising the skills of software testers image
More than just ā€˜manual testing’: Recognising the skills of software testers
Emily O'Connor
Emily O'Connor
awarded Ady Stokes for:
The one page test plan image
The one page test plan
Emily O'Connor
Emily O'Connor
awarded Claire Reckless for:
The one page test plan image
The one page test plan
The one page test plan image
The one page test plan
Emily O'Connor
Emily O'Connor
awarded Olly Fairhall for:
Suddenly, a wild tester appeared! A developer’s guide to caring for software testers image
Suddenly, a wild tester appeared! A developer’s guide to caring for software testers
Suddenly, a wild tester appeared! A developer’s guide to caring for software testers image
Suddenly, a wild tester appeared! A developer’s guide to caring for software testers
Finding test cases in acceptance criteria image
Finding test cases in acceptance criteria
Finding test cases in acceptance criteria image
Finding test cases in acceptance criteria
Towards a theory of quality in documentation image
Towards a theory of quality in documentation
Emily O'Connor
Emily O'Connor
awarded Ady Stokes for:
2.6.0 of MoT Software Quality Engineering Certificate image
2.6.0 of MoT Software Quality Engineering Certificate
Emily O'Connor
Emily O'Connor
awarded Sarah Deery for:
2.6.0 of MoT Software Quality Engineering Certificate image
2.6.0 of MoT Software Quality Engineering Certificate
2.6.0 of MoT Software Quality Engineering Certificate image
2.6.0 of MoT Software Quality Engineering Certificate
Emily O'Connor
Emily O'Connor
awarded Ady Stokes for:
2.5.0 of MoT Software Quality Engineering Certificate image
2.5.0 of MoT Software Quality Engineering Certificate
2.5.0 of MoT Software Quality Engineering Certificate image
2.5.0 of MoT Software Quality Engineering Certificate
Emily O'Connor
Emily O'Connor
awarded Maithilee Chunduri for:
2.3.0 of MoT Software Quality Engineering Certificate image
2.3.0 of MoT Software Quality Engineering Certificate
Emily O'Connor
Emily O'Connor
awarded Callum Akehurst-Ryan for:
2.3.0 of MoT Software Quality Engineering Certificate image
2.3.0 of MoT Software Quality Engineering Certificate
Emily O'Connor
Emily O'Connor
awarded Ben Dowen for:
2.3.0 of MoT Software Quality Engineering Certificate image
2.3.0 of MoT Software Quality Engineering Certificate
Emily O'Connor
Emily O'Connor
awarded Aj Wilson for:
2.3.0 of MoT Software Quality Engineering Certificate image
2.3.0 of MoT Software Quality Engineering Certificate
2.3.0 of MoT Software Quality Engineering Certificate image
2.3.0 of MoT Software Quality Engineering Certificate
Emily O'Connor
Emily O'Connor
awarded Ady Stokes for:
2.0.0 of MoT Software Quality Engineering Certificate image
2.0.0 of MoT Software Quality Engineering Certificate
2.0.0 of MoT Software Quality Engineering Certificate image
2.0.0 of MoT Software Quality Engineering Certificate
Emily O'Connor
Emily O'Connor
commented on:
I LOVE this writing style - fab piece!

This bit especially - "please don’t take it personally if a tester challenges... image
"I LOVE this writing style - fab piece! This bit especially - "please don’t take it personally if a tester challenges your proposed solution or what you’ve already coded". This is exactly why I come with a README and how to work with me guide; so that ..."
Emily O'Connor
Emily O'Connor
thanked contributors on:
Suddenly, a wild tester appeared! A developer’s guide to caring for software testers image
Share this guide with your team to spark better conversations, clearer expectations, and stronger collaboration
Suddenly, a wild tester appeared! A developer’s guide to caring for software testers image
Suddenly, a wild tester appeared! A developer’s guide to caring for software testers
Emily O'Connor
Emily O'Connor
awarded Olly Fairhall for:
Suddenly, a wild tester appeared! A developer’s guide to caring for software testers image
Suddenly, a wild tester appeared! A developer’s guide to caring for software testers
Emily O'Connor
Emily O'Connor
thanked contributors on:
99-Second Introduction: What are Test Strategies?  image
Learn about Test Strategies in 99-Seconds
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