Praise

  • “Julie took us from bad to pretty great in one short contract. She did just an excellent job.”

    — Weston , Co-founder | allUP

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  • “Julie’s resume covers a lot of her skills and accomplishments which are numerous. But what it doesn't cover is just how great a teammate she is. Julie is insightful, a strong leader, a great communicator, and a team player. She's one of those people you really want to have on your team.”

    — Dave, Founder/VP Eng | FitStar (acquired by Fitbit)

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  • “Julie is the conductor of our QA symphony. She is self-directed/motivated…understands our business and customer and, accordingly, makes tough tradeoffs often required by a start-up. She is practical, mature, and a team player with great ‘hands-on’ skills.”

    — Steve, COO | Soundhawk

  • “Overall, I highly recommend Julie to any company looking to improve their software development processes and deliver high-quality products to their customers. Her expertise and professionalism are truly unmatched, and we were fortunate to have her on our leadership team at Submittable.”

    — Chopin, CTO | Submittable

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  • "Suffice it to say, Julie did wonders for our QA at Fitstar"

    — Kristine Coco, Director of Operations | Fitstar by Fitbit

  • ”I wanted to give a special shoutout to Julie Loucks for leading QA on this effort. Dynamic systems built around health data are just so. dang. hard to test. Julie radically increased our shipping confidence with her thorough test strategy, driving this across the line. If you're a small company just getting your QA off the ground, give her a shout!”

    — Jordan Manning, Principal Product Designer | Zero Longevity

  • “Hire her. She is awesome. I have been in this industry for 30+ years and she is one of the best engineering managers and humans I have worked with.”

    — John Cote, Senior Software Engineer | Submittable

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More from Chopin | CTO, Submittable

“I had the pleasure of working with Julie at Submittable, where she led the Quality Assurance department. I wholeheartedly recommend her as an exceptional software QA leader who made a tremendous impact on our Engineering organization. Julie's expertise in software testing and QA has been invaluable. She has the ability to clearly articulate complex technical concepts and practices to lead and inspire teams to collaborate with other departments to ensure that quality standards are met. In a fast-paced environment, Julie can quickly identify and implement short and long-term QA strategies that align with our organization's goals and objectives.

Julie's analytical skills are remarkable, and she applies them to evaluate data, identify trends and issues, and make data-driven decisions in day-to-day work. With an eye for detail and a strong understanding of software development methodologies, testing tools, and programming languages, she identifies areas of improvement throughout the entire software development cycle.

Overall, I highly recommend Julie to any company looking to improve their software development processes and deliver high-quality products to their customers. Her expertise and professionalism are truly unmatched, and we were fortunate to have her on our leadership team at Submittable.”