Journey Towards Test Automation in a SaaS Scale-Up
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Event Host/Facilitator
The Test Tribe Calgary Meetup
Event Description
The Test Tribe Calgary Meetup – Journey Towards Test Automation in a SaaS Scale-Up Test automation sounds like a must-have - until reality hits. Fast-growing startups often prioritize delivery speed over long-term quality investments. Deadlines pile up, manual testing becomes the bottleneck, and automation keeps getting pushed “just a little later”… until it becomes unavoidable. At the Calgary Meetup, we dive into a real-world journey of building test automation from scratch under pressure - what it takes, what goes wrong, and what finally works. Event Details Date: 15th April 2026 Time: 5:45 PM – 8:00 PM Venue: InceptionU - 800 3 St SE, 3rd Floor, Calgary, AB T2G 0E7 Talk: Journey Towards Test Automation in a SaaS Based Scale-Up: Challenges and Lessons Learned Speaker: Minaoar, Software Development Manager @ IMDEX (formerly Krux Analytics Inc.) 🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/minaoar/ About the Talk A strong test automation strategy is a cornerstone of continuous integration and delivery at scale - but in fast-moving startups, building it is rarely straightforward. In this session, Minaoar shares the journey of Krux Analytics, where rapid business growth exposed the limits of manual testing and forced a shift toward automation - despite limited time, resources, and expertise. You’ll hear how the team: Transitioned from manual testing to building automation capabilities Upskilled themselves while continuing to deliver under pressure Built a stable automation framework over several years Reduced release cycles from two months to just two weeks This is a candid, experience-driven session about real challenges, practical trade-offs, and long-term transformation - not theory. Key Takeaways The real challenges of introducing automation in a fast-scaling startup How teams can upskill from manual to automation testing Strategies for building automation with limited time and resources Lessons learned from scaling QA alongside business growth How automation contributes to faster, more reliable release cycles
Event Type
Meetup
Industry
Tech