Who We Talk To
Engineering leaders
Developers
Quality practitioners
The Agentic Quality Podcast
The Agentic Quality is a podcast from ContextQA hosted by Tatyana Arbouzova. We talk with engineering leaders, developers, and quality professionals about how AI is reshaping software quality—from test strategy and developer workflows to trust, scale, and decision-making
No hype. No generic “AI will change everything.”
Just real stories, real trade-offs, and practical takeaways you can apply.
Real-world conversations about AI, quality, and decision-making
What We Focus On
How AI changes decisions, not just tools
Honest discussions on trade-offs
Real failures and learnings
Core Themes
Trust in automation
Signal vs noise in testing
Scaling quality without losing rigor
Agentic systems & human-in-the-loop
Why The Agentic Quality exists
Teams are moving fast, systems are complex, and traditional test automation often creates noise instead of confidence. The Agentic Quality podcast helps leaders and practitioners understand what’s changing, what actually works, and how to adopt AI responsibly, without losing rigor.
What You'll Walk Away With
Evaluation Skills
Better ways to evaluate AI in testing (beyond demos)
Practical Approaches
Methods to increase trust and reduce noise
Alignment Language
Ways to align quality work with business outcomes
Clear Path Forward
From automation → augmentation → agentic quality
Meet the Host
Tatyana Arbouzova
Tatyana brings deep expertise in quality engineering, AI-driven systems, and engineering leadership. She's passionate about helping teams navigate the intersection of automation, intelligence, and human judgment, building systems that scale without sacrificing trust or rigor.
Connect on LinkedInExplore the Sessions
Episode #1
Quality as an Operating System: From Test Counts to Trust Checkpoints
Rethinking quality metrics and building trust at scale.
Nishadhi Nikalandawatte – Director of Quality, Slalom
Episode #2
Quality at High Velocity: Keeping Testing Principles in Rapid Delivery
Maintaining quality principles while shipping fast in modern development.
Deep Barot – CEO, ContextQA
Episode #3
Using AI Without Losing Critical Thinking: A Developer’s View
How developers stay sharp while leveraging AI tools in their daily workflow.
Walter Zimerman – Software Developer, Amazon
Episode #4
AI Won’t Replace QA: It Amplifies the Quality Mindset
Use AI to accelerate repeatable work; keep humans on judgment + culture
Priyamvada Govil – Senior Quality Engineering Leader
Episode #5
From Automation to Agentic Testing
Self-healing tests are achievable when AI understands context and intent
Greg Goldshteyn – QA Manager at Fox Networks
Episode #6
AI in FinTech Testing: High-Stakes Quality, Compliance, and the New Role of SDETs
Testing in high-stakes FinTech systems where mistakes affect real money and trust
Ravi Subramanian – Software Developer, Amazon
Episode #7
Automation ≠ Quality: How to Measure Test Automation Effectiveness
Automation is a capability, not a quality strategy. Quality is about risk, customer experience, and release confidence.
Alekhya Guduri – Director of Engineering at Indeed
Episode #8
Observability-Led Quality Engineering: Using AI to Turn Production Data into Better Testing
AI helps analyze large-scale production data and reduce noise
Shrish Ashtaputre – Senior Technical Director at Calsoft
Episode #9
AI in Healthcare Quality: From Rule Engines to Responsible Adoption
AI helps generate skeleton test cases and uncover edge scenarios humans may miss.
Radhika Naik – Quality Engineering Leader at Apexon
Episode #10
Multi-Agent Engineering: Building Disagreeing Systems for Higher Quality
AI is making engineers faster — but it’s not automatically making teams better.
Devashish Meena – Senior Director at Esper
Episode #11
AI in Software Delivery: Lessons from Forbes’ Platform Stability Team
Forbes treats AI like a junior dev – review everything, trust nothing.
Ronak Ray – VP of Platform Stability and AI Operations at Forbes
Episode #12
Quality Engineers as Risk Intelligence Experts: AI, Finance Systems, and the Future of Testing
The role of QA is evolving toward risk intelligence engineering.
Tanvi Mittal – Quality Engineering leader
Episode #13
QA Is No Longer About Testing – It’s About Trust, Speed, and AI
Don’t chase shiny tools – understand your problem first, then find the solution
Jackie Namanda – Technology & Quality Engineering Leader
Episode #14
QA in Clinical Trials: When a Bug Can Affect a Patient
AI is your best friend. The faster you bond with it, the faster you stop being a tester and start being a strategist.
Rohit Singh Raja – Quality Engineering Leader
Episode #15
QA’s AI Shift: From Pass/Fail to Grading Reasoning
Start with a baseline before adopting AI to measure real ROI
Stacy Kirk – Founder and CEO of QualityWorks Consulting Group
Brittany Stewart – Senior QA Specialist and Automation Engineer at QualityWorks
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