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Senior SDET Consultant

Raise

Oct 2025 - Current (10 months)

Provide hourly QA automation consulting for ATB Financial, aligning test strategy and automation priorities to delivery timelines, risk, and regulated financial workflows. Automate critical web user journeys using Playwright with JavaScript, building maintainable page patterns and stable selectors to reduce flakiness and keep CI runs reliable and fast. Develop and execute API tests in PyCharm using Python to validate core services and protect high risk integrations across environments. Test and automate Android and iOS workflows using Maestro Studio, covering smoke validation and key end to end flows to improve release confidence. Perform targeted manual testing and exploratory validation across web and mobile to catch edge cases early, imp

Software Engineer in Test IV

voiceflow

Oct 2022 - Apr 2025 (2 years 7 months)

Built and maintained a scalable smoke test automation framework using Cypress and Playwright, reducing manual regression effort by 40% and cutting average release testing time from 6 hours to under 2. Led company-wide migration from Cypress to Playwright, rewriting 150+ automated test cases to improve reliability, scalability, and maintainability. Authored 1,000+ manual test cases to support high-coverage testing across core features, ensuring alignment with business requirements and release criteria. Developed a formal Test Strategy Proposal adopted by leadership, increasing test coverage visibility and aligning QA efforts with release goals. Mentored 4 QA interns, driving onboarding, tool training, and best practices, resulting in improve

Software Engineer in Test II

chegg

Mar 2022 - Oct 2022 (8 months)

Embedded on the Varafy team post-acquisition, contributing at a senior level within a fast-paced, startup-style environment under Chegg's broader umbrella. Developed and maintained Cypress test suites for core platform features, increasing test coverage by 30% and improving release reliability. Refactored and optimized the automation framework, reducing flakiness and cutting execution time by 40%. Collaborated with product and engineering to clarify requirements, identify edge cases early, and ship faster with fewer regressions. Contributed to a smooth QA handoff post-acquisition, documenting systems and assisting in process alignment with Chegg's broader engineering org.

Quality Assurance Engineer

Symend

Aug 2021 - Mar 2022 (8 months)

Originally brought in to support automation efforts, but stepped into a broader QA role as team priorities shifted and key leadership departed. Took ownership of testing for new features and beta client implementations, filling critical QA gaps left by others, including tasks reassigned from the test lead. Executed end-to-end regression, exploratory, and defect validation testing across a dynamic SaaS product. Collaborated cross-functionally to define test requirements, log issues, and push forward quality releases in a team navigating high turnover and changing expectations.

Quality Assurance Engineer

Absorb Software

Nov 2019 - Aug 2021 (1 year 10 months)

Contributed to the team's shift from Selenium to Cypress, rewriting key test cases and building a modular automation framework that reduced maintenance time by 30%. Developed and executed 50+ automated test cases, increasing regression coverage and improving test reliability. Performed functional, smoke, and regression testing for a SaaS learning platform used by enterprise clients. Conducted mobile testing across iOS and Android apps, identifying critical defects pre-release and ensuring cross-platform stability. Analysed background jobs using Hangfire and supported 20+ production deployments, improving delivery confidence and reducing post-release issues. Delivered QA metrics to cross-functional teams, enhancing defect triaging and test p

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Quality Assurance Engineer

JMMB Group Ltd

Nov 2016 - Oct 2019 (3 years)

As a Quality Assurance Engineer, I developed automation for core banking features across desktop, mobile, and online platforms, significantly reducing QA cycles from 4 weeks to just 5 days. I served as the subject matter expert for the online banking app, training the QA team on automation tools and modern web testing approaches. Additionally, I supported the migration of over 120,000 client records during regional standardization and contributed to the successful launch of JMMB Bank's mobile platform. I executed end-to-end manual and stress testing for new mobile applications, ensuring reliability for a customer base of over 280,000 users. Furthermore, I delivered comprehensive QA coverage and release support for more than 17 critical patc

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