The IT Nerd

TestDevLab, a Latvian software quality engineering company, today announced it is joining Xoriant, a ChrysCapital-owned global engineering and technology services company. The partnership combines TestDevLab’s 14 years of testing expertise with Xoriant’s broader engineering capabilities and international presence across 28 offices in the USA, Europe, and Asia. 

TestDevLab has built deep expertise in software quality engineering, offering services including test automation, performance testing, accessibility testing, audio and video quality analysis, competitive intelligence, and AI testing solutions. TestDevLab employs 500 professionals across Europe, primarily in the Baltics and North Macedonia, testing products used by more than five billion people daily.

TestDevLab will continue operating, retaining its name, brand, and leadership team. Co-founders Andrejs Frišfelds and Ervins Grīnfelds will remain as co-CEOs, and engineers will continue working with existing clients and project teams, with teams remaining intact. The company anticipates increased hiring as it gains access to Xoriant’s sales network and expanded market opportunities.

This acquisition follows Xoriant’s earlier acquisitions of FEXLE Services (September 2024), MapleLabs (February 2024), and Thoucentric (August 2023).

The annual Testers Challenge by TestDevLab has been announced, inviting anyone around the world to compete in the multi-level challenge for valuable prizes and the glory of being named a top tester in the world. The competition will go live on November 7, and will last until November 18th. It is made up of 3 stages in 3 complexity levels, wherein participants will look for software bugs and solve them using logical thinking to advance to the next level. The first three to reach the finish line will be crowned winners.

The challenge is created for people who like to tinker with tech and break things. This can range from professional software testers to people who just like to play around with software and logic puzzles. Each level will have one problem that needs to be solved, ranging from functional, security, and accessibility topics to audiovisual bugs and challenges. Interested participants are invited to try out the warmup round on the Testers Challenge website to get a taste of what lies ahead.

The Testers Challenge has been hosted for four years. The previous Testers Challenge had over 3,000 participants worldwide, and the first-place winner was an IT student from the UK. 

TestDevLab organizes a variety of initiatives for the testers community. In addition to the Testers Challenge, they also organize TDL School – a set of courses to develop a career in the software testing industry. 

This year, first, second, and third-place winners will have the chance to select their prize from the prize pot made up of an Oura Ring, InMotion V10F Unicycle, and Sony WH-1000XM5/L Wireless Noise-Cancelling Headphones.