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Jaren Cudilla

QA engineer building at the intersection of testing, AI automation, and small dev tools. Real-world insights, no fluff. Also at engineeredai.net and smallware-co.github.io

Location Philippines Joined Joined on  Personal website https://qajourney.net github website twitter website

Education

QA Journey is built on industry experience not theory.

Work

SDET / QA Automation Engineer. Running QAJourney.net, EngineeredAI.net, and Smallware Co.

Running k6 on a Locked-Down Windows Machine: What Actually Worked and What the AI Endpoints Showe
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Running k6 on a Locked-Down Windows Machine: What Actually Worked and What the AI Endpoints Showe

#k6 #testing #performance #devtools
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Prompt Engineering for QA Engineers: The Four-Element Framework That Actually Works
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Prompt Engineering for QA Engineers: The Four-Element Framework That Actually Works

#testing #ai #qa
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I Built a One-Person AI QA Agency Using a Skill File and Local LLM
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I Built a One-Person AI QA Agency Using a Skill File and Local LLM

#testing #ai #automation #playwright
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Scribe for QA Testing: The Manual Tester's Codegen Nobody Talks About
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Scribe for QA Testing: The Manual Tester's Codegen Nobody Talks About

#qa #testing #automation #ai
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Agile Testing is a Lie: You're Doing QA All Wrong
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Agile Testing is a Lie: You're Doing QA All Wrong

#qa #testing #software
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Creating Test Strategies and Detailed Test Plans: A QA Lead’s Responsibility
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Creating Test Strategies and Detailed Test Plans: A QA Lead’s Responsibility

#qa #testing #software
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QA Tester to QA Lead: Complete Transition Guide
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QA Tester to QA Lead: Complete Transition Guide

#qa #testing #software
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QA Basics: Essential Tools, Test Plans & Practices
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QA Basics: Essential Tools, Test Plans & Practices

#qa #testing #software
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Manual vs Automated Testing: When and Why to Use Each Approach
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Manual vs Automated Testing: When and Why to Use Each Approach

#qa #testing #software
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Leveraging Negative Traits for QA Excellence
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Leveraging Negative Traits for QA Excellence

#qa #testing #software
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Understanding QA Testing – Key Concepts & Tools for Success
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Understanding QA Testing – Key Concepts & Tools for Success

#qa #testing #software
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Why QA Fails Without Fragmentation (and How Fragmentation Protects Systems)
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Why QA Fails Without Fragmentation (and How Fragmentation Protects Systems)

#qa #testing #devops #agile
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Testing for Humans Who Do Weird Things (Not Perfect Test Cases)
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Testing for Humans Who Do Weird Things (Not Perfect Test Cases)

#testing #webdev #qa #career
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Shift-Left QA Sounds Great Until You Try It in the Real World
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Shift-Left QA Sounds Great Until You Try It in the Real World

#testing #qa #softwaretesting #agile
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Why 429 and 500 Errors Are QA’s Best Friends in Checkout Testing
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Why 429 and 500 Errors Are QA’s Best Friends in Checkout Testing

#qa #testing #softwaretesting
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QA VILLAIN PERCEPTION & TEAM DYNAMICS
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QA VILLAIN PERCEPTION & TEAM DYNAMICS

#qa #teamdynamics #career
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Which QA Method Actually Works? (Hint: Not All of Them)
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Which QA Method Actually Works? (Hint: Not All of Them)

#softwaretesting #qualityassurance #teststrategy #qaengineer
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🧪 Job Posts Are Part of Your QA Process — Here’s Why Mine Filtered Itself
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🧪 Job Posts Are Part of Your QA Process — Here’s Why Mine Filtered Itself

#qualityassurance #techindustry #qaengineer #career
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Misunderstood, Undervalued, but Essential: The Real QA Mindset
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Misunderstood, Undervalued, but Essential: The Real QA Mindset

#qualityassurance #softwaretesting
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Most QA Testers Write Test Cases WRONG – Here's How to Fix It (TL;DR)
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Most QA Testers Write Test Cases WRONG – Here's How to Fix It (TL;DR)

#qa #softwaretesting #testcases #career
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