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Quality engineering

Hi, I am Irfan

Software quality leader with 14+ years helping teams ship quality software with speed, security, and scale.

Irfan Ahmad

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01 Tech Leadership

How I lead quality engineering teams.

02 Test Automation

Notes on building reliable automation.

03 Tech Tools

A test automation tools and tech directory I created.

04 Tech Talks

Conference talks, and notes from the room.

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1 May 2026 Is QA a Good Career in 2026? An Honest Look Is QA a good career in 2026? Job outlook, pay, how AI is changing testing work, the skills that matter now, and realistic paths for new and experienced testers. QA careers · Software testing · AI testing · quality
15 December 2025 The QA Engineer Role in the AI Era: 2025 Year in Review Cloudflare's outage, React2Shell, Shai-Hulud 2.0, the Agentic AI Foundation and OWASP's agentic Top 10 close out 2025. What the year means for QA engineers. QA careers · Agentic testing · AI testing · Testing news · quality
14 April 2025 Comprehensive Logging and Reporting in Cypress (Part 3) Learn how to implement advanced logging and reporting in Cypress to track test execution, debug issues faster, and create professional test reports testing · javascript · cypress · automation · reporting
10 April 2025 Building Maintainable Cypress Tests with Page Object Model (Part 2) Learn how to refactor Cypress tests using the Page Object Model pattern for better maintainability and scalability testing · javascript · cypress · automation
7 April 2025 Getting Started with Cypress: A Step-by-Step Guide to Setup and First Test (Part 1) A comprehensive guide to setting up Cypress and creating your first automated test for YouTube search testing · javascript · cypress · automation · Tech review