Career Journey
Career transition to QA, community work, and AI
Before IT, I worked across photography, translation and teaching. These fields shaped how I observe details, explain complex ideas and approach systems from different angles.

After transitioning into QA, I started building educational content and mentoring projects around software testing, junior career growth, CV and LinkedIn positioning, and career change into IT.

Today, my work focuses on QA and AI: exploratory testing, AI-assisted QA workflows, AI testing and helping IT professionals adapt to the AI era with critical thinking instead of panic.
Current Focus
My current work is built around three areas: QA and AI testing, content creation, and tech community building.
  • AI in QA and AI Testing
    I explore how AI changes the work of QA engineers: from AI-assisted testing workflows to manual evaluation of AI-powered products, RAG chatbots and enterprise AI systems.
  • Learning in Public and Tech Content
    I document my learning process publicly through content about QA, AI, Claude, AI testing, career transitions and sustainable growth in IT.
    My goal is to make complex topics more approachable for QA, junior and middle IT professionals, and people who want to adapt to the AI era without panic, overlearning or burnout.
  • Community Building & Public speaking
    As a Women Techmakers Ambassador and Chairwoman of NGO KEIK, I organize and support events that create more visibility, learning opportunities and professional connections in the Serbian tech ecosystem.
Selected Public Speaking
I speak at IT conferences, QA meetups and community events about software testing, AI testing, exploratory QA, career transition and women in tech.
My talks are practical, experience-based and focused on how QA engineers can stay relevant in a changing technology landscape.
ISCon IT Conference
Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina, March 2026
Cultural debugging: Serbian and Russian approaches in IT
Serbian QA Hub and Semrush Meetup
Belgrade, Serbia, September 2025
International Women’s Day Conference
Online, May 2025
Futurologija IT Conference
Zrenjanin, Serbia, October 2024
Heapcon IT Conference
Belgrade, Serbia , November 2023
Serbian QA Hub and Yandex Meetup
Belgrade, Serbia, June 2024
Press, Interviews and Media Mentions
My work has been featured in Serbian and regional tech media through interviews and expert commentary on QA careers, women in tech, the changing IT job market, career transition and community building.
Community Building and Women in Tech
As a Women Techmakers Ambassador and Chairwoman of NGO KEIK, I build spaces for learning, visibility and connection in tech. This includes organizing online and offline meetups, supporting local IT communities, and speaking about QA, AI, resilience and adaptability in a changing industry.
NGO KEIK: Community and Event Organization
Since 2023, I have organized and co-organized free IT community initiatives including on-site IT conferences with 100+ participants, several meetups and 10+ webinars and workshops.
Supporting Career Growth in the Local IT Community
I support students, women, career changers, and junior IT professionals through free career guidance, CV and LinkedIn support, conference preparation, and QA practice opportunities with Serbian startups.
Women Techmakers Ambassador
As a Women Techmakers Ambassador, I work on increasing the visibility of women in tech through events, talks, mentoring, and community initiatives.
Projects and Educational Work
Before shifting my current focus toward QA and AI, I created and led educational projects for career changers, junior QA specialists, and people entering the IT industry.
  • Career Consultations and Career Next Level Workshop
    2025-2026 | 50+ workshop participants
    Consultations and workshops on CV structure, LinkedIn improvement, career choices, positioning, and job search strategy for aspiring IT specialists and junior QA candidates.
  • Next Level QA Course and 1:1 Mentoring
    2024-2026 | 70+ participants
    Next Level QA is my educational program for people who want to enter QA or grow from beginner level toward junior QA roles. The course focuses on practical testing skills, QA mindset, test documentation, bug reporting, API testing, career preparation and real examples from software testing.
  • QA Apprenticeship Program with Serbian Startups
    2024-2025 | NGO volunteer mentoring project | 20+ junior participants | 5 startups
    A volunteer mentoring project that connected junior QA participants with Serbian startups and helped them practice testing on real web and mobile products.
Tech Content and Learning in Public
Let’s Connect

I am open to speaking opportunities, podcast interviews, conference talks, community initiatives, educational partnerships and collaborations around QA, AI testing, career growth and women in tech.


Whether you are organizing an event, looking for a speaker, building a tech community, exploring QA and AI topics, or simply think there may be an interesting way to connect, I would be glad to hear from you.


Email me engelhardt.ana98@gmail.com

Kragujevac, Serbia
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