Nicolas Amabile Resume

Summary

Senior Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) with 10+ years of experience across full‑stack web, mobile, and QA automation leadership. Strong hybrid developer‑turned‑SDET profile specializing in scalable automated testing ecosystems (unit, integration, API, E2E).

Discovered a passion for testing around 2017 adopting React Testing Library principles — prioritizing tests that reflect real user behavior rather than implementation details to maximize confidence and maintainability.

Led a full Cypress → Playwright migration reducing CI execution time from ~90 min to ~20 min while mentoring a team of SDETs and improving reliability.

Industry experience: FinTech, Healthcare, Entertainment platforms, Blockchain/Web3, Enterprise SaaS (Construction domain).

Core Skills

Test Automation

Playwright · Cypress · Jest · Testing Library · Detox · Selenium · Appium · API testing · Automation architecture

Development

JavaScript · TypeScript · Node.js · React · React Native · iOS (Swift/Obj‑C) · REST APIs · SQL

DevOps / Cloud

GitHub Actions · Jenkins · CircleCI · Docker · AWS · CI optimization

Practices

Shift‑left testing · Hybrid Dev‑QA workflows · Mentoring · Technical leadership · Quality strategy

Professional Experience

SDET / QA Automation Engineer — Globant

2023–Present | Construction / Enterprise SaaS (Confidential Client)

Led Cypress → Playwright migration (100% tests migrated).
Reduced CI execution time ~75% (~90min → ~20min).
Mentored 4 SDETs across multiple seniority levels.
Improved reliability, reduced flaky tests, optimized CI pipelines.
Provided cross‑team QA automation consulting.
Introduced AI-assisted QA workflows using tools like Cursor and MCP integrations (Jira, Figma) to streamline test design, traceability, and cross-team collaboration.

Full‑Stack Developer — Ranker

2022–2023 | Entertainment Platform (Millions of users)

React frontend + Node.js backend development.
Expanded automated testing (Jest, RTL, Cypress).
Performance optimization and maintainable architecture.

Full‑Stack Developer — Truelogic Software

2019–2021 | Healthcare, Blockchain, Mobile Platforms

React / React Native full‑stack development.
Implemented Jest + Detox automation frameworks.
Exposure to Ruby backend integrations.
Technical interviewing responsibilities.

Team Lead & Frontend Developer — Oktana

2016–2019 | FinTech (BrightPlan)

Led frontend team delivering financial planning platform.
Drove automated testing adoption and performance improvements.
Mentored engineers and established quality standards.

iOS Developer — Oktana

2015–2016 | Health & Fitness Mobile (WeightWatchers)

Native iOS development (Swift / Objective‑C).
Third‑party integrations and UI consistency.

QA Engineer — Oktana

2015 | Consumer Web & Mobile Platforms - Zola

Selenium/Appium automation.
Performance and cross‑platform testing.

Education

BSc Computer Science — Universidad ORT Uruguay
2012–2018

Testing Philosophy

“The more your tests resemble the way the software is used, the more confidence they can give you.” — Kent C. Dodds

I focus on building automation strategies that provide real confidence rather than chasing superficial metrics. My approach emphasizes:

Selecting the right testing level (unit, integration, E2E, performance, accessibility, visual regression)
Prioritizing business-critical flows over blanket coverage targets
Designing automation that scales with the product lifecycle
Using testing as a decision-support tool, not just a reporting metric

The goal is sustainable quality: fast feedback loops, meaningful safety nets, and automation aligned with actual product risks.

Nicolás Amábile