Ship Confidently with Expert QA & Playtesting
for Games and Software Startups
I help indie developers and small product teams reduce release risk, uncover critical issues early, and ship polished builds with confidence — backed by 9 years of hands-on QA experience across games, startups, and enterprise systems.
What Happens After You Book
Every consultation is structured to provide clear value and next steps.
30-minute call · No obligation
Philosophy: QA That Drives Informed Decisions
Effective quality assurance is more than identifying defects—it’s about understanding impact, assessing risk, and informing critical release decisions. With experience across Agile enterprise environments, automation frameworks, and exploratory testing, I help teams mitigate risk, optimize workflows, and deliver polished products on schedule.
- Identify high-risk bugs before release
- Prioritize fixes that actually impact players/users
- Deliver clear, actionable reports to developers
About the Founder: Gedulah Straker
I’m a senior QA engineer with 9 years of experience across enterprise systems, startups, and international teams. I’ve worked with large insurance companies on complex, high-risk systems, supported small betting platform launches with European teams, and delivered QA across UI, API, and mainframe environments.
My work focuses on exploratory testing, test strategy and design, game testing risk analysis, and requirements analysis — helping teams identify what truly matters before release. I also bring intermediate experience in CI/CD setup and practical use of AI to accelerate QA workflows and improve test efficiency.
Services
Ongoing QA Support
Structured, sprint-aligned testing and regression coverage for teams with recurring releases.
- Weekly or sprint-based QA support
- Manual testing with targeted automation guidance
- Clear engineering loop communication
QA Audit & Test Plan Setup
A lightweight QA audit to assess your current build, release risk, and testing gaps.
- High-risk bug identification
- Release-readiness assessment
- Test strategy & roadmap
Exploratory QA & Playtesting
Comprehensive hands-on testing tailored to prototypes, demos, and pre-release builds for games and software.
- Exploratory & functional testing
- Game testing & user feedback
- Defect reports with clear severity
Why Teams Are Choosing Straker QA Consulting
Senior-Level QA Expertise (9+ Years)
You work directly with a senior QA engineer with 9 years of hands-on experience across enterprise systems, startups, and international teams — not a rotating pool of junior testers.
Risk-Focused Exploratory Testing
I specialize in exploratory and game testing that targets real release risk, uncovering critical issues that scripted tests often miss.
Strong Test Strategy & Requirements Analysis
From vague ideas to structured QA plans — I design test strategies, analyze requirements, and define coverage that aligns with business and player impact.
Broad Technical Coverage (UI, API, CI/CD)
Experience across UI and API testing, mainframe systems, and intermediate CI/CD setup — with practical use of AI to accelerate QA workflows.
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