2. WHO AM I?
Michael Palotas
Head of Productivity & Test Engineering
Pfingstweidstrasse 60
8005 Zürich
Switzerland
Email: mpalotas@ebay.com
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5. EBAY FACTS
Founded in 1995
Based in San Jose, California
28000 employees worldwide
>100 million active buyers and sellers worldwide
2500 USD transaction volume every second
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6. EBAY FACTS
2 billion page views every day
75 billion database calls every day
>179 million downloads of eBay Inc’s mobile apps
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20. VERTICAL SUPPORT
Rapid testing / exploratory approach
Focus on fast feedback
Manual testing: Very very very very important
Focus on primary work artifacts
Domain Knowledge
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21. Do we still need testers?
Or developers only?
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25. OPEN SOURCE
It is free
(it is not really free …)
Faster innovation cycles
Independence
Engagement / opportunities to grow
Hiring advantage
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