Journey towards test automation in a SaaS based scale up: Challenges and Lessons Learned A foundational component of continuous integration and delivery at scale is having a robust test automation strategy and framework. However, often start-ups go through a reality that does not allow building up the automation suite until it’s too late. Krux Analytics faced the same challenge when the business was growing and the quality assurance teammates were struggling to keep up the delivery pace with the manual testing. Everyone realized that the test automation had to be introduced but barely there was any resource or time available to build it up. In this talk, we will hear about the real life challenges Krux faced over almost four years of continuous effort to build a stable automation framework: during this period, how the QAs upskilled themselves from manual testing to automation scripts and how the overall team came forward to reduce the release cycle from two months to two weeks. 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 Speaker: Minaoar Tanzil, Software Development Manager @ IMDEX (formerly Krux Analytics Inc.) 🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/minaoar/ About the Speaker Minaoar is a technology leader with nearly 20 years of global experience working at the intersection of people, software, and business. Currently a Software Development Manager at IMDEX (formerly Krux Analytics Inc.), he leads engineering efforts in a rapidly growing Calgary-based tech company serving mining and drilling organizations worldwide. Previously, Minaoar led the Bangladesh operations of Kona I, managing a team of 150+ engineers and delivering a large-scale banking-as-a-service platform processing over $2 billion in monthly transactions across Asia. He holds a Master’s degree in Software Engineering from the University of Calgary, with research focused on AI tools like ChatGPT, along with a background in Computer Science and an MBA. Minaoar is passionate about building high-performing teams, scalable systems, and technology-driven business growth. About The Test Tribe The Test Tribe is the world’s largest software testing community, empowering testers globally since 2018. With 700+ events and 150K+ members across 130+ countries, we bring testers together to learn, grow, and connect through meetups, conferences, cohorts, masterclasses, and more. By RSVPing, you agree to our Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy and consent to be contacted by The Test Tribe and our event partners.