Sven Thirion

I've spent the better part of a decade thinking about software quality — not just as a process or a checklist, but as a property that emerges from the decisions teams make every day.

These days, most of my work sits at the intersection of AI and quality engineering: helping teams figure out how to use AI agents effectively in their development workflows, how to test AI-powered systems, and how to maintain confidence in software that increasingly involves non-deterministic behaviour.

I write here because thinking in public sharpens thinking in private. If something I write helps you make a better decision about software quality, that's the whole point.

I work at Slalom. Everything here reflects my own views, not my employer's. If your team is exploring AI-powered quality engineering and wants help beyond what I write about here, Slalom is a good place to start that conversation.

• Building AI-augmented testing workflows that reduce manual effort without sacrificing signal
• Writing about the practical realities of agentic systems in production
• Consulting with teams navigating the shift from traditional QA to AI-assisted quality engineering