Max Timkovich is a seasoned Software Design Engineer in Test with 14 years of experience building reliable test systems for large tech and insurance platforms, currently consulting at Microsoft via Ascendion. He has a strong background across Google, Splunk, Bestow Life Insurance, and Amazon, blending deep QA engineering and SDET expertise with practical product-focused automation. Comfortable in both startup and enterprise settings, Max excels at designing robust test architectures that scale for distributed services and regulated domains like life insurance. Based in Seattle and a UT Austin CS graduate, he pairs technical rigor with a playful, team-oriented mindset—an avid Rocket League player and skater who brings competitive creativity to engineering problems. Notably, his career spans both core test engineering at hyperscalers and domain-specific testing at an insurtech, giving him a rare mix of performance- and compliance-driven testing experience.
14 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (B.S.) Computer Science, Bachelor of Science (B.S.) Computer Science at The University of Texas at Austin
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Max Timkovich - Software Design Engineer In Test 3 at Ascendion