QA in the CI/CD pipeline
Quality gates: lint, type-check, unit, e2e, security scan, lighthouse audit. Before a PR hits main, every check must pass.
CI/CD is not just "deploy automation". It is where team standards are enforced — code quality, security, performance, accessibility. We build a pipeline that blocks merges when something is off-standard, and that runs fast (3–8 min for a mid-sized project) so it does not slow the team down. The goal is not to make it harsh — it is to make it predictable: when a PR is green, it is safe to merge.
What we deliver
- Quality gates: lint, type-check, unit, e2e, build
- Security scan (Snyk, Trivy, OWASP Dependency Check)
- Lighthouse audit for web performance regression
- Accessibility check (axe-core) for web-facing projects
- Branch protection rules — no one pushes to main without review
- Deployment canaries with automatic rollback on metric anomalies
- Team notifications (Slack, email) with real signal, not noise
When to call us
- PRs are reviewed manually and it takes too long
- Bugs that should have been caught make it to production
- The team is growing and you need standardization before it becomes unmanageable
- Compliance demands a code-change audit log and proof of code review
How we work
Audit of the current pipeline → quality-gate proposal scoped to risk → progressive implementation (lint and type-check first, the rest staged) → integration with branch protection → continuous maintenance as the project grows.
Tech stack
- GitHub Actions
- GitLab CI
- Snyk
- Trivy
- Lighthouse CI
- axe-core
Frequently asked questions
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