World Congress 2026 Europe - Virtual Stage • Jul 2, 2026 • Session details

How I Built QA from Scratch in a Scaling Startup - no fluff real life story

Building QA from scratch in a chaotic startup isn't about rushing to automate. Learn how to map risks, build developer trust, and transform testing into a shared team culture.

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1:01 min

Introduction to the speaker and visual testing journey

Ramona Schwering

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2:30 min

The shifting mindset of modern quality assurance engineers

Alisa Hrustic

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2:18 min

Transforming software quality from assurance to enablement

Ondřej Gróf

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2:02 min

Establishing a company-wide approach to software quality assurance

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2:22 min

Adopting modern end-to-end testing for automated deployment pipelines

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2:06 min

Elevating the QA engineering role for complex challenges

Ondřej Gróf

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