SKG JS Meetup #8 Nuke Your Services with k6, Test Automation Best Practices

Hey folks! 👋
We’re excited to invite you to another evening of learning, sharing, and connecting with fellow JavaScript and software engineering enthusiasts at the SKG-JS Meetup! As always, we'll kick off with networking and then dive straight into two practical, community-driven talks that will help you level up your testing game.

🎤 Talk 1: Nuke Your Services with k6
Speaker: Apostolos Kalovelonis – Fintech Software Engineer
In this session, Apostolos will walk us through effective load and performance testing using k6. You’ll learn how to stress-test your services, identify bottlenecks, and ensure your applications stand strong under real-world load. Whether you’re running APIs, microservices, or full-stack apps, this talk will give you practical insights and tools to boost reliability.

🎤 Talk 2: Test Automation Best Practices
Speaker: John Pourdanis – Quality Engineering in Software Industry
Good test automation isn’t just about tools — it’s about smart workflows, maintainable tests, and delivering quality at scale. John will share key best practices gathered from real-world QA work that you can start applying immediately, whether you’re writing unit tests, E2E suites or CI-integrated test pipelines.

🕖 Agenda
19:00 — 19:35 Welcome & Networking
19:35 — 20:15 Nuke Your Services with k6
20:15 — 20:45 Test Automation Best Practices
20:45 — 21:00 Wrap-up & Community updates

Looking forward to seeing both familiar faces and new friends! Whether you’re just getting into testing or already building robust test suites, this meetup is for you. 🙌
RSVP on Meetup to secure your spot — let’s learn and grow together!