2025
Automated Testing Platform
Services
UX/UI Design, Product Design, Dashboard Architecture
Client
Retro Rabbit
Sector
DevOps, QA Automation, SaaS
Making Complex Test Automation Simple Insightful
Automation Workflows
SaaS
Testing Intelligence
CI/CD Integration
Multi-Role Dashboard
Overview
This project was designed as part of a broader effort to explore scalable SaaS tools that solve recurring client challenges. The automated testing platform was envisioned as a solution that development and QA teams could use to streamline their web testing workflows, reduce manual errors, and integrate testing seamlessly into CI/CD pipelines. I was responsible for defining the user experience, interface design, and feature structure, creating a unified system that balanced deep technical functionality with an intuitive user flow. The challenge was to translate complex automated testing capabilities into something approachable.
Understanding The Problem
Bridging the Gap Between Roles
I began by mapping out the pain points of both QA engineers and managers. While engineers needed granular control over tests and conditions, managers needed high-level visibility into project health and overall performance. The challenge was to merge those perspectives into a single interface, detailed when it needed to be, but calm and clear by default. To solve this, I focused on information hierarchy, building layouts that adapt based on user role and intent. Instead of endless menus and logs, users see what matters most in the moment, whether that’s test progress, recent failures, or automation efficiency over time.
Bringing Visibility to Every Step
Live Test Monitoring
I wanted to make the live testing experience more dynamic and transparent. The Live Browser Mirror streams tests in real time, highlighting each step as it executes. Users can track results instantly, identify errors as they occur, and pause or rerun sections when needed. After completion, results are summarised in clear analytics; pass/fail rates, flakiness trends, and coverage reports, transforming dense test data into visual stories that teams can quickly understand and act on.
Building the Experience
Designing for Control and Confidence
From the start, I wanted users to feel in control of a complex system without needing to decode it. I designed flexible layouts that could shift between test setup, live runs, and analytics, keeping users grounded with clear navigation, visual indicators, and minimal cognitive load. This foundation became the backbone for the platform’s core experiences: test building, live monitoring, and insights. The platform integrates with developer tools like GitHub, GitLab, and Jenkins, bringing automation insights into the environments teams already use. This multi-role experience helps teams move faster together.
Learning Through Complexity
Takeaways
Designing this platform taught me how to translate deeply technical workflows into simple, human experiences. It pushed me to think about how dashboards scale across roles, how to visualise multi-layered data without clutter, and how to create flow within complexity. If I were to evolve the project, I’d explore AI-assisted test authoring, adaptive dashboards that adjust based on user behaviour. Ultimately, this project reminded me that even the most technical systems can - and should feel intuitive and deeply usable.
45%
Streamlined Testing Workflows
Projected to reduce manual QA effort through centralized test management, live monitoring, and automated scheduling.
60%
Test Coverage
Advanced variable logic and multi-browser execution were expected to boost automated test coverage improving overall reliability.
35%
Team Collaboration
Real-time mirroring, shared analytics, and role-based dashboards projected an improvement in cross-team efficiency and communication.
Conclusion
The Automated Testing Platform was my exploration into simplifying the world of QA automation. It strengthened my ability to design structured, data-driven experiences that balance power and simplicity, proving that with the right design approach even the most complex systems can feel effortless.
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