There’s a difference between being good at your job and being good at managing people I’ve worked with a lot of talented managers. Smart people. Operationally sharp. Great with clients. Great under pressure. But some of them had absolutely no…
A lot of engineering leaders are being asked to solve multiple problems at once:→ increase delivery speed→ adopt AI→ reduce waste→ and upskill existing teams while still shipping That last part is…really tough. I’ve been in the IT TA game…
If you’re applying to jobs without also reaching out to recruiters or hiring managers in your space, you’re leaving opportunities on the table. But knowing how and when to engage is what actually matters. Top: what my LinkedIn inbox looks…
Remote, Stateside- Senior SDET Gig: Briefly swapped intros today with Rob Sarro who mentioned he’s hiring for his team at Anaconda. (remote, stateside- backfill). He noted the 5+ years is more of a baseline signal than a hard filter which…
Disclaimer: Please note these are just updates based on my conversations in the market
Why cutting QA right now is backwardsInsights from the field: a conversation with Lucas Smit, AI Forward SDET Over the past few months, I’ve been hearing the same patterns across the QA market: layoffs, impossible reqs, and a growing belief…
How do people search for QA openings on LinkedIn? One of the first things I do is search by title, testing niche, or specific tools relevant to my field. Then I switch over to recent posts to see what recruiters,…
I recently spoke with a local engineering director at a financial services firm who’s been exploring the market. Not aggressively applying everywhere. Just testing the waters for a senior leadership move he had been targeting. At first glance, everything looked…
I’m seeing a lot of QA automation engineers get filtered out simply because they don’t have direct Playwright experience, even when they have strong Selenium or Cypress backgrounds. Depending on the actual business need, companies may be overlooking highly capable…
Over the last couple weeks, I’ve had 3 conversations with different candidates applying to “manual + automation” listed QA roles…that are actually much more engineering-heavy than they appear. How long has this been an issue? Quick note: if you’re ~75%…
