Jacob Mecoy
About Jacob Mecoy
Jacob Mecoy is a QA Engineer at Egress Software Technologies, where he has worked since 2022. He has previous experience in various QA and customer service roles, with a strong background in automation and performance testing.
Work at Egress Software Technologies
Jacob Mecoy has been employed as a QA Engineer at Egress Software Technologies since 2022. In this role, he is responsible for delivering updates to the company's MS Outlook COM add-in. He conducts performance testing for various COM add-in setups and owns test procedures for complete features, managing interwoven user stories developed by multiple developers. His work involves creating web UI automated tests using C# with frameworks such as Playwright and NUnit, ensuring the quality and functionality of the software.
Previous Experience in Quality Assurance
Prior to his role at Egress, Jacob Mecoy worked at RDT Limited as a Junior QA Engineer from 2021 to 2022. He contributed to the migration of ADO automation pipelines from classic release pipelines to YAML pipelines. He also tested web UI functionality and accessibility using Chrome and Firefox DevTools. His experience includes running Docker commands to manage and configure remote testing environments and testing various modes of login authentication, including OpenId, SAML, and ADFS.
Career Background in Customer Service and Analysis
Jacob began his career as a Customer Assistant at Tesco in Maidstone, Kent, where he worked for nine months in 2018. He then transitioned to a role as a Graduate Systems Analyst at iPipeline UK from 2019 to 2020. In this position, he focused on testing web UI functionality and accessibility. His diverse background combines customer service experience with technical analysis and quality assurance roles.
Education and Expertise in Mathematics
Jacob Mecoy studied at the University of Bristol, where he earned a Master of Science (MSc) degree in Mathematics from 2014 to 2018. His educational background provides a strong foundation for his analytical skills and problem-solving abilities in the field of quality assurance and software testing.
Technical Skills and Tools Utilized
Jacob possesses a range of technical skills relevant to quality assurance. He has experience with version control using Git and source control management with Azure Repos. He has written automated installation, component, and smoke tests using C#, FluentAssertions, and Mosquitto. Additionally, he has tested application performance under limited network speeds using tools like NetLimiter, demonstrating his ability to handle various technical challenges in software testing.