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Luke McMahon

QA engineer and toolmaker. I build calm, practical software.

Skills

QA & Testing

PlaywrightCypressGherkinContract testingMockingObservability

Frontend

SvelteKitReactTypeScriptTailwindVite

Backend & Infra

Node/ExpressGoPostgresRedisDocker

DX & Misc

CLI toolsLLM integrationAutomationScriptingGitHub Actions

Now

I'm currently focused on building QAmpfire (pronounced "campfire"), an internal tool to help QA and engineers at Canva coordinate structured test parties. It supports feature tracking, AI-assisted test summaries, and fun Slack integrations.

On the side, I've been playing with AI-Driven Development and building small web apps for fun. One of them is Explain Like I'm Me, a tool that explains things the way YOU understand them.

Always looking for ways to reduce cognitive load, improve developer workflows, and build weird little tools that make life easier.

About me

I'm Luke - a QA engineer and specialist who enjoys building internal tools, exploring strange ideas, and making processes smoother for everyone involved. I work at Canva, where I focus on improving quality workflows and experimenting with AI-assisted testing.

Outside of work, I'm into game development, especially quirky or minimal mechanics. I train Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, tinker with self-hosted infrastructure, and occasionally spin up a weird little side project just to see where it goes.

Always curious, rarely bored.

Contact

Want to get in touch? Whether it's to collaborate, chat about games, or ask about QA tooling - I'm keen.