Chris Potts
About Chris Potts
Chris Potts is a Senior Quality Engineer at Thought Machine, with extensive experience in quality assurance and testing across various companies in London and Sydney. He has a background in developing testing frameworks and enhancing collaboration within product teams.
Work at Thought Machine
Chris Potts has been employed at Thought Machine as a Senior Quality Engineer since 2020. In this role, he has led the testing for the greenfield Direct Debits project, which is centered around the microservice-based, cloud-native core banking engine known as Vault. He has implemented new testing practices that foster collaboration with client-facing product teams and empower developers to test functionality according to specifications. Additionally, he has developed testing frameworks in Go and Python for API (gRPC) and event streaming (Kafka), and created tagging and reporting tools to improve test coverage visibility. Chris also manages a direct report within the QA team, providing line management and mentorship.
Previous Experience in Quality Engineering
Prior to his current position, Chris Potts held several roles in quality engineering. He worked at GfK as a Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) for five months in 2018. He served as a Test Engineer at MOO for one year from 2017 to 2018. His experience also includes two years as an Associate Test Analyst at BAE Systems Applied Intelligence from 2013 to 2015, and three years as a Test Analyst Consultant at FDM Group from 2012 to 2015. Additionally, he worked as a Senior SDET at Milestone Group for three months in 2019 and as a QA Engineer at Cisco for one year from 2015 to 2016. He also spent six months as a Mobile QA Engineer at Travelex from 2016 to 2017.
Education and Expertise
Chris Potts studied at the University of Warwick, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in Philosophy with Psychology from 2009 to 2012. His educational background provides a foundation for his analytical skills in quality engineering. He has developed expertise in various testing frameworks and practices, particularly in API and event streaming technologies. His experience spans multiple industries, contributing to his comprehensive understanding of quality assurance processes.
Skills and Contributions
Throughout his career, Chris Potts has made significant contributions to quality assurance and testing practices. At Thought Machine, he has focused on enhancing collaboration between QA and product teams, which has improved the overall testing process. He has developed frameworks that streamline testing for APIs and event streaming, demonstrating his technical proficiency. His role in managing a direct report highlights his leadership skills and commitment to mentorship within the QA team.