- My work
- I compared ticket scope with merged code, prepared release candidates, and checked what was actually deployed.
- The result
- Engineering relied on my release cuts; delivery used my production updates.
- Shared QA improvement
- AI-assisted test-setup fixes and companion docs reached merge after engineering review. What changed
Kayla Young
Senior QA engineer · AI-assisted QA workflows
I investigate software problems and test whether the fixes hold up.
I design AI-assisted QA workflows, direct the agents, and check their work against the software.
Selected work
- My work
- I directed a four-day AI-assisted staging investigation and reviewed the evidence. I grouped 250 documented findings into 23 recurring patterns and five decisions for owners.
- The result
- The VP of Engineering shared the readout with the team.
QA tooling and personal projects
I set the behavior and acceptance checks for these builds, then direct AI implementation and test the result.
Personal QA tooling
A QA packet I can actually use.
I designed runbooks that bring ticket context and prior findings into a QA packet I can test from.
Inside the workflowReview caught incorrect environment labels and a loading screen presented as a saved result.
A test-design decision
Stored vitals and server rules needed GraphQL checks. BMI calculated in the interface needed UI coverage. For persistence checks, I compared recordings, HAR logs, and GraphQL values after reload, using an unaffected option as a control.
AL80 Studio
A browser control panel for my keyboard’s display. I shaped the controls and directed implementation.
- What I verified
- The keyboard acknowledged every block and kept showing the old picture. I confirmed the timing and view-switch fix on the device.
Felt Presence
An illustrated haunted-shop reader. I shaped the opening view and directed a workflow that publishes accepted story/image pairs.
- What I checked
- I verified reader fit on small screens and reviewed the publication checks in source.
Background
Senior QA engineer at Chorus Innovations.
Chorus, 2023–present · Ultranauts, 2020–2023.
I find bugs for money and introduce them for fun.
kayla@snackdriven.com · snackdriven.com/portfolio/