Fergus Kennedy

Fergus Kennedy is the Vice President of Engineering at UserTesting, a leading provider of on-demand human insights for digital products and experiences.12 He joined UserTesting in June 2019 and is based in Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom.3

Professional Background

Fergus has over 20 years of experience in the software engineering industry, with a focus on:

• Customer service management
• Infrastructure support
• Billing
• Asset management

Prior to joining UserTesting, Fergus held the position of Interim CTO at Pulsant, a cloud and data centre managed services provider. He has also worked at companies such as Lumison and Turbine Services Limited.12

Role at UserTesting

As VP of Engineering, Fergus leads the engineering strategy for UserTesting's European operations. He plays a crucial role in:

• Driving innovation in Human Insight concepts and tooling
• Focusing on machine learning and data-driven product enhancement
• Overseeing the growth of UserTesting's engineering hub in Edinburgh

Under his leadership, the Edinburgh office has experienced rapid growth, tripling in size across functions since its opening in July 2019.2

Education

Fergus Kennedy holds a BEng (Hons) in Software Engineering from Edinburgh Napier University. He has also studied at Daniel Stewart's and Melville College.1

Achievements

In November 2020, Fergus played a key role in securing a £3.2 million grant from Scottish Enterprise for UserTesting. This grant is part of a £10 million research and development project aimed at creating up to 70 high-value, technical roles in Edinburgh.4

Fergus is known for his competence, knowledge, and experience in software design and development, IT infrastructure design and implementation, and quality assurance.3 His leadership has been instrumental in UserTesting's European expansion and the growth of its engineering capabilities in Edinburgh.