The Flex Factor with... Yichen

In this month’s edition of The Flex Factor, we introduce one of our QA Engineers: Yichen Tian. Have a read to find out what this serial multitasker does during her day-to-day.

Tell us what you do at Flexciton?

I am a QA engineer in the Chrysalis team, which involves checking if the result of our development makes sense with automated and manual tests. I’ve also recently joined our Platform Engineering Team, whose mission is to make other developer’s lives easier by building faster CI/CD pipelines and laying the ground work of our architecture.

What does a typical day look like for you at Flexciton?

My day starts with a coffee and then a short gathering with all the team members to share updates and prepare for the day. During the day I discuss with developers about the appropriate outcomes of different user scenarios and meddle with services like GitLab and Kubernetes for the rest of my day.

What do you enjoy most about your role?

I feel it’s the excitement. As a QA I constantly switch contexts and have more than three tasks simultaneously on a busy day. I also troubleshoot pipelines and any breakage in our app and that constant change excites me.

What career advice would you give to your younger self?

To quote a member of the team, just keep swimming.

If you could do it all over again, would you pursue the same career?

I know it sounds like a cliche but I don’t regret the decisions I have made along the way. However I would love to work in an animal shelter for some time if the opportunity arises.

If you could summarise working at Flexciton in 3 words, what would they be?

Inspiring, supportive, fun.

Tell us about your best memory at Flexciton?

There are so many amazing memories I have at Flexciton! Most of them are from team trips and day to day banter. One of the best has to be swimming in the sea together and watching my colleagues play beach football in Portugal.