Evgeny Tkachenko

Evgeny Tkachenko is a software engineering and quality leader with more than twenty years of experience at the intersection of technology, quality, and business. His career spans roles in large-scale product organizations, including Amazon and Wayfair, as well as healthcare and startup environments. His work includes Quality Engineering and DevOps transformations, AI-assisted software delivery, test automation and release strategy, and the development of practices that help organizations deliver software faster and with greater confidence.

Evgeny is the author of the forthcoming Apress book Hyper-Agile Testing: Delivering Software in an AI-Accelerated World. He is also the originator of the Hyper-Agile Quality Engineering™ framework and its connected operating model, the Hyper-Agile Quality Loop, both introduced in the book. Together, they provide a risk-based approach for connecting product intent, validation, automation, release readiness, and production learning in fast-moving, AI-accelerated delivery environments.

An active speaker in the Quality Engineering and software testing communities, Evgeny addresses the practical challenges facing quality professionals and engineering leaders — particularly how teams can accelerate delivery without sacrificing product quality, risk visibility, or sound release judgment.

He is also the author of Navigating Quality Engineering in the AI Era and Testing AI-Powered Applications: Ensuring Quality in the Age of Intelligent Software. Drawing on hands-on experience and organizational leadership, his writing and speaking explore how organizations can modernize quality practices, use AI responsibly, strengthen release readiness, and bring quality earlier into software delivery. He advocates for Quality Engineering as an enabling function rather than a final gate — one that helps teams manage risk, learn faster, and make better delivery decisions.