Imola Mészár: I hunt bugs. I find stories.
Hi, I'm Imola! Test manager, trainer and accessibility auditor from near Budapest. I've been breaking software for more than 15 years, and these days I spend just as much time helping teams build things that work for everyone.
Imola Mészár
Test Manager · Accessibility Auditor · Trainer
- MAIL info@imolameszar.com
- IN linkedin.com/in/imola-meszar (opens in a new tab)
- WEB pearlyquality.hu (opens in a new tab)
BUDAPEST · HUNGARY
- 15+years in software testing
- 200+testers trained
- 40+WCAG 2.2 / EAA accessibility audits
- 100+engineers upskilled in test automation
Developer first, tester by choice.
I started out as an iOS developer. Then I crossed over to testing and never looked back: test automation for web and mobile, frameworks built from scratch in Java, Kotlin, Swift and TypeScript, and a lot of release nights.
Today I lead a test team, teach ISTQB courses, and run Pearly Quality, where I do accessibility audits and training. I'm an ISTQB Advanced Test Manager and a W3C Certified Accessibility Practitioner.
The part I enjoy most is the human one: helping testers grow, translating between developers and business people, and working out what AI really changes in our job. I also wrote a Hungarian book about software bugs, A hiba bennünk van.
- Test management
- Test automation
- Accessibility (WCAG 2.2 / EAA)
- AI in testing
- ISTQB trainer
- Mobile & web
- Mentoring
- Hungarian Testing Board member
What I usually talk about
On stage, in workshops and over a cup of tea.
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TOPIC-01
Accessibility, told through real stories
Products that shipped, passed every test and still locked people out. What went wrong, and how WCAG 2.2 and the European Accessibility Act change the way we build and test.
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TOPIC-02
AI in testing, without the hype
What AI really changes in a tester's day, how to tell whether it's worth the tokens, and how to test AI agents that never give the same answer twice.
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TOPIC-03
The tester's mindset
Bugs that work as designed, intentional "features", Chesterton's fence, and why we're still afraid of testing in production.
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TOPIC-04
Learning and growing in tech
How we learn now, how the tester role keeps shifting, and what it takes to grow testers instead of just hiring them.
Where you can find me
A short and honest list.
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JUL 2026 · BERLIN
WeAreDevelopers – speaker profile (opens in a new tab)
Speaker
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NOV 2026
Agile Testing Days – speaker profile (opens in a new tab)
Two talks
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2020 – 2026 · BUDAPEST
HUSTEF – speaker profile (opens in a new tab)
Hungarian Software Testing Forum: five years of talks and a workshop
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HTB MEETUP
Teszt & Tea
The Hungarian Testing Board's community meetup, where I'm a regular speaker
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IN-HOUSE
Internal company meetups
Talks and workshops for tech teams, on-site or online
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STATUS: OPEN
Your event
Pearly Quality Podcast
Short episodes, in English. Each one is an accessibility case story: something that was built, shipped, and then politely refused to work for real people. Funny where it can be, useful where it has to be.
- English
- Short episodes
- Accessibility case stories
The serious stuff happens at Pearly Quality.
Training, accessibility audits and testing consulting live there. If my talk made you think “we should really check that”, that is where we check it.
- Training
- Accessibility audits (WCAG 2.2 / EAA)
- Testing consulting
Questions organisers ask
Quick answers before you write.
Who is Imola Mészár?
Imola Mészár (Mészár Imola) is a Hungarian test manager, ISTQB trainer and WCAG 2.2 / EAA accessibility auditor based near Budapest. She has worked in software testing for more than 15 years, founded Pearly Quality, and speaks at conferences such as HUSTEF, Agile Testing Days and WeAreDevelopers.
What topics does Imola speak about?
Accessibility through real stories, AI in software testing, the tester's mindset, and learning and growing in tech. Custom topics are welcome too.
In which languages does Imola give talks?
In English and in Hungarian.
Does Imola give online talks?
Yes. She speaks on-site and online.
Where has Imola spoken?
At WeAreDevelopers (Berlin, 2026), Agile Testing Days (2026, two talks), HUSTEF (2020–2026, talks and a workshop), the Hungarian Testing Board's Teszt & Tea meetups, and internal company meetups.
Does Imola do accessibility audits and training?
Yes, through her company Pearly Quality: WCAG 2.2 / EAA accessibility audits (pearlyquality.hu/accessibility-audit), ISTQB courses, and software testing and test automation training.
How can I invite Imola to speak?
Use the form on this page or write to info@imolameszar.com. Conferences, community meetups and in-house company events are all welcome.
Invite me to speak
Tell me about your event and I'll know whether I'm the right person for your stage (spoiler: probably).
Prefer plain email? info@imolameszar.com