What we’re about
Welcome to the Innovate QA Seattle Meetup Group! Our group is dedicated to exploring cutting-edge topics in Test Automation, Engineering Leadership, Quality Engineering, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning, Information Technology, Innovations in Software Testing, Web, IoT and Mobile Technology, and best QA and Software Engineering Practices. Join us for informative discussions, networking opportunities, and hands-on workshops with industry experts. Let's collaborate and innovate together in the world of software testing and quality assurance!
Upcoming events (4+)
See all- Innovate QA Virtual - Autonomous Test AutomationLink visible for attendees
Speakers Neelam Pal
Topic: "Autonomous Test Automation"Summary:
Autonomous Test Automation is the next evolution in software testing, where AI and machine learning enable tests to self-heal, adapt, and execute without human intervention. By leveraging intelligent algorithms, it reduces maintenance efforts, enhances test reliability, and accelerates the software development lifecycle, making automation truly smart, scalable, and efficient.Neelam's Bio:
QA Architect & Test Automation Coach with 18+ years of expertise, empowering professionals to master Selenium Python, DevOps, and AI-driven automation. Passionate about transforming careers, accelerating innovation, and making automation smarter, faster, and future-ready.🎙️ Speaker Opportunities at Our Meetups
Have expertise in QA, leadership, or tech skills you'd love to share? We're always looking for engaging speakers for our monthly meetups. This is a fantastic platform to showcase your knowledge, connect with the community, and inspire others. If you're interested submit your topic here —we’d love to hear from you!🚀Sponsor Opportunities at Innovate QA 2025
Innovate QA 2025 is just around the corner, and we’re looking for sponsors to make this event extraordinary!- Sponsors: Gain visibility and connect with industry leaders at one of the year’s most anticipated QA events.
Don’t miss your chance to be part of this incredible conference happening on June 5th 2025 in Seattle/Issaquah, WA. Visit innovateqaevents.com for more details!
- Innovate QA x PNSQC: Testathon 2025AWS Skills Center Seattle, Seattle, WA
Get ready, because PNSQC and Innovate QA are hosting their first annual Testathon Bug Bash!
Join us for an exciting and fun-filled event, where QA engineers and testers from Portland and Seattle will go head-to-head in a thrilling hunt for the most interesting issues found while testing an interactive web application in alpha/beta testing!
Whether you're a seasoned tester or just starting out in QA, this is your chance to showcase your exploratory testing skills, compete with fellow testers, and—most importantly—have a blast while discovering quirky bugs.
The event will kick off with a brief introduction, followed by 1-2 hours of exploratory testing, where you'll work together with your fellow testers in your city and "compete" against the testers located at the other location.
There are no time limits, so take your time, dive deep, and see if you can uncover all the potential issues that might be lurking beneath the surface! At the end of the session, we'll gather to share the coolest and most impactful bugs found, celebrate the most creative testers, and award some fun prizes.
It's all about having fun, learning from each other, and embracing the thrill of finding bugs in a collaborative, friendly competition. Will Portland reign supreme, or will Seattle come out on top?
Bring your passion for testing, your curiosity, and your competitive spirit—let's find some bugs and make this Testathon one to remember!
This event will be held in-person at both a Portland-based and Seattle-based location, and some light dinner will be included at both locations.
🎙️ Speaker Opportunities at Our Meetups
Have expertise in QA, leadership, or tech skills you'd love to share? We're always looking for engaging speakers for our monthly meetups. This is a fantastic platform to showcase your knowledge, connect with the community, and inspire others. If you're interested submit your topic here —we’d love to hear from you!
🚀Sponsor Opportunities at Innovate QA 2025
Innovate QA 2025 is just around the corner, and we’re looking for sponsors to make this event extraordinary!
- Sponsors: Gain visibility and connect with industry leaders at one of the year’s most anticipated QA events.
Don’t miss your chance to be part of this incredible conference happening on June 5th 2025 in Seattle/Issaquah, WA. Visit innovateqaevents.com for more details!
- Innovate QA Virtual - Testing the testsLink visible for attendees
Agenda:
12pm PST -1:00 pm PST Presentation by Bas Dijkstra
1:00pm - 1:15 pm PST - Virtual networkingSpeakers Bas Dijkstra
Topic: Testing the tests - how I improved the tests for RestAssured .Net using mutation testing
Summary:
I have been working on and maintaining RestAssured .Net (a C# API testing library) for some 2.5 years now, and since November of 2022, the library has seen a few dozen releases. To verify that the library itself works as expected, I have tests in place that I run both on my own machine as well as in a CI build. These tests should give me the confidence that I don't break anything when I fix a bug, refactor existing code or add a new feature. But is that true? How good are these tests anyway? Do they deserve the trust I put in them?Mutation testing is a technique that helps you get more information about the quality of your tests. This is important information, as tests can deceive you, and code coverage in itself is not enough to trust your tests.
In this talk and live demo, I will tell a story about why you should trust your tests, how these tests can deceive you, and how mutation testing can help find problems in your tests. In the live demo, I will show you actual results from mutation testing runs for RestAssured .Net. I will tell you what these results told me about the tests I thought I could rely on, and how I used that information to write better, more reliable tests and how this helped me improve my RestAssured .Net application code, too.
Bas's Bio:
Hey, my name is Bas Dijkstra, and I am an independent test automation consultant and trainer.I have been active in the test automation field for some 18 years now, and have worked on software testing and automation solutions across a wide range of programming languages, frameworks and technology stacks.
I’ve delivered test automation training to dozens of companies and hundreds of conference attendees in the Netherlands as well as abroad, to excellent reviews.
You can find a complete overview of my professional life on my LinkedIn profile. If you want to get in touch, please use the contact form on this site, or send me an email at bas@ontestautomation.com.
I’m also the developer of RestAssured.Net, a library that is meant to to make writing tests for HTTP APIs in C# a breeze.
I live in Amersfoort, The Netherlands, together with my wife and two sons. When I am not at work, I like to go outside for a run or a long bike ride, or to sit down and read a good book.🎙️ Speaker Opportunities at Our Meetups
Have expertise in QA, leadership, or tech skills you'd love to share? We're always looking for engaging speakers for our monthly meetups. This is a fantastic platform to showcase your knowledge, connect with the community, and inspire others. If you're interested submit your topic here —we’d love to hear from you!🚀Sponsor Opportunities at Innovate QA 2025
Innovate QA 2025 is just around the corner, and we’re looking for sponsors to make this event extraordinary!- Sponsors: Gain visibility and connect with industry leaders at one of the year’s most anticipated QA events.
Don’t miss your chance to be part of this incredible conference happening on June 5th 2025 in Seattle/Issaquah, WA. Visit innovateqaevents.com for more details!
