Polyxeni Kottari
About Polyxeni Kottari
Polyxeni Kottari is a Technical QA Guild Lead and People Manager at Backbase, where she has worked since 2017. She emphasizes product simplicity and resilience in her QA engineering approach and has extensive experience in software quality assurance and engineering across various companies in Europe.
Work at Backbase
Polyxeni Kottari has been employed at Backbase since 2014, where she currently holds the positions of Technical QA Guild Lead and People Manager. In her role, she emphasizes the importance of product simplicity, long-lasting functionality, and resilience in her QA engineering approach. Prior to her current leadership role, she served as a Senior QA Engineer and Lead QA Engineer at Backbase, contributing to the company's commitment to quality assurance in a DevOps environment.
Previous Experience in QA Engineering
Before joining Backbase, Polyxeni Kottari worked at Spil Games as a QA Engineer from 2011 to 2014. This role allowed her to develop her skills in quality assurance within the gaming industry. Additionally, she has experience as a Senior Software Engineer at Nokia from 2007 to 2011 and at Unify from 2003 to 2009, where she focused on software development and quality assurance.
Education and Expertise
Polyxeni Kottari earned her Bachelor of Science degree from Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, completing her studies from 1999 to 2003. Her educational background provides a foundation for her expertise in software engineering and quality assurance, which she has applied throughout her career in various technical roles.
Focus on Quality Assurance
Throughout her career, Polyxeni Kottari has maintained a strong focus on ensuring quality throughout the complete software development life-cycle. She applies her knowledge and experience in a DevOps environment, advocating for practices that enhance product quality and reliability.