Silicon Valley tech company UserTesting has appointed director of engineering Fergus Kennedy to lead its European engineering hub in Edinburgh.
The human insights firm’s Scottish team has tripled in size and now has 15 software developers at its new office at WeWork on George Street. Three positions are still open for hiring this year.
It says it will continue to make major investments in its engineering hub, with a focus on core product growth to support UserTesting’s customer base.
Kennedy has more than 20 years of experience in the UK Managed Service and SaaS industries and brings senior management experience across geographically diverse and multi-discipline technology functions in high growth environments. Before joining UserTesting he held the role of interim CTO at Pulsant, a cloud and data centre managed services provider.
“The innovations in engineering and data science that we plan to deliver from our Edinburgh office will help companies worldwide to make smarter, faster business decisions with Human Insight to provide excellent customer experiences,” said Kennedy.
“As an Edinburgh native and veteran of the local technology scene, I am proud to see world-leading technology companies continue to recognise the capital of Scotland for the technology talent, environment, and resources that the local ecosystem has to offer.”
The latest customer to join UserTesting is Lastminute.com, which adds to its portfolio of brands such as ASOS, Trainline and Expedia Group.
Bruce Hunter, vice president of EMEA, said: “The European team has made considerable progress since launch – both in terms of UK headcount growth and through adding impressive brand names to our customer base. Over the next few years, UserTesting will continue to make major investments in the product and across the European business as a whole, to help more organisations leverage the power of on-demand human insights to make smarter, more informed business decisions.”
