Stuart Thomas

“Stuart Thomas is a first rate engineering manager! When I met Stuart he was leading a QA team but it was obvious he had untapped potential. At Zoopla I gave Stuart the challenge of taking a B2B application from a two week release cycle to release-on-demand. Stuart led the who initiative across two teams and ensured all the automated testing was in place. Stuart was incredibly successful in this role. I would love the opportunity to work with Stuart again. I don't think I've seen the limits of his potential yet.”

“I had the pleasure of working with Stuart on a complex B2B CRM product, where he served as the Quality Engineering Manager and I was a Senior Software Engineer. Stuart's ability to collaborate with multiple teams simultaneously was critical in helping us overcome various challenges during the project. One example that stands out is when he led the effort to improve our deployment and release process from fortnightly to daily, which significantly improved our ability to deliver software more frequently. One of the most impressive things about Stuart was his ability to navigate a difficult application with limited test coverage and documentation. Despite these challenges, Stuart was always able to help me identify the parts of the application that I needed to work on, understand all the relevant business rules, and connect me with the right people to get the job done. His attention to detail and thoroughness were instrumental in ensuring that the changes we made were properly vetted and integrated into the larger system. Stuart was also a pleasure to work with. He always had time to help me, even when he was busy with other tasks, and he was consistently knowledgeable and responsive. I knew I could trust him to provide thoughtful feedback on my work and help me anticipate any potential issues or conflicts with other parts of the application. Moreover, Stuart's leadership skills and technical expertise allowed him to coordinate effectively with teams and management at all levels, which was critical to the success of the project as a whole. Overall, I highly recommend Stuart for any role that involves software management, whether it's for an individual team or multiple teams. He is an outstanding professional who brings a wealth of expertise, a collaborative spirit, and a strong work ethic to any project he works on.”

“I have had the great pleasure of working under Stuart’s leadership and as part of a team before he was promoted as a Test Manager. He is an amazing leader and an outstanding team player. Stu has a passion for quality engineering and his contribution for quality engineering within Zoopla (Transact domain) is well noticed. He has a great depth of product knowledge, and he is always ready to share his knowledge with the team. He is a great people person and always ready to help by going that extra mile. I have enjoyed working with him and would highly recommend him as a great fit for any team.”

“I have had the great pleasure of working with Stuart. He is an outstanding leader and an amazing listener. Always passionate and driven in the area of engineering and quality. His contribution has had a considerable and long lasting impact on Zoopla's Transact domain/ business in terms of continuous and quality-oriented deliveries. He excelled as a manager as well as an individual contributor in Zoopla! I have always enjoyed conversation with him about the quality, devops and engineering. Highly recommend him and would be happy to work and collaborate again at any opportunity!”

“I worked with Stuart as part of improving our Quality Engineering function here in Zoopla. The work and impact that Stuart has provided within the Transact domain is phenomenal and it's always great to hear his thoughts about quality and people leadership, continuous testing and empowering quality engineers on how we can provide more value in our work. I've thoroughly enjoyed working with Stu and will definitely welcome the opportunity again to work with him! I would also recommend everyone to check out his blog http://www.thequalityduck.co.uk/ to learn amazing stuff about software and quality engineering! 💜”

“Stuart is an exemplary example of a test engineering professional, he is highly driven, an excellent communicator and really brings a great deal of support into the development teams early into the process. I am extremely confident that Stuart can take ownership for large scale deliveries spanning across different teams and business functions and provide a calm and co-ordinated plan which will ensure the delivery is a success, placing great focus on bug prevention through the early detection of issues / risks to the project / software delivery, instead of relying on after the fact bug detection. I would definitely recommend Stuart for any Lead or Senior Quality Assurance roles, and would certainly welcome the opportunity to work with Stuart again in the future.”

“I have worked with Stuart for a number of years and have always found him to be a dependable and approachable person. He is always willing to go the extra mile to get a project completed. He has a great eye for detail and in his role as QA always strives to deliver quality. Stuart would be a valuable asset to any software development team”

“I have known Stuart for around 18 months, we spent 6 month's working together while testing the largest upgrade to our flagship software product Vebra Alto. I found Stuart to be very professional and have a great work ethic, he's a great team player and completely reliable. ”