STAREAST 2024 Keynote : Things I Wish I Knew Before Becoming a Test Engineer

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Thursday, April 29, 2021 - 10:00am to 11:00am

Things I Wish I Knew Before Becoming a Test Engineer

Being a test engineer comes with unique challenges. It is unlike other engineering positions because of its holistic approach. As the subject matter expert in your field, you are expected to know your product's details from end to end, but there are process changes and culture changes that would have made my life a lot easier. There are processes that each company I have worked at does differently, and in this talk, I will share them with you so that you understand what to do and what not to do. Through my testing experience, I have learned foundational concepts that I wish I had known before starting my journey. I’ve worked in various testing roles, from only manual testing to automated testing, to a combination of both. You will learn the common mistakes test engineers make, why code quality starts with culture, the things no one really cares about, and how to solidify your team’s definition of done.

Akamai Technologies

Talia Nassi is a Lead Developer Advocate at Akamai Technologies and international keynote speaker who delivers content on building in the cloud, the software development lifecycle, testing in production, and Linode. She enjoys helping developers understand how to build efficient applications in the cloud seamlessly and at scale. She speaks at conferences globally, while creating written and video content for developers building in the cloud. She was previously at Amazon Web Service, Split Software, Forbes, WeWork, and Visa.