Ariel Machado

Owned test automation for Reveal, an embedded analytics SDK. Led migration of 700+ tests from Selenium to Playwright + TypeScript, cutting suite execution time by about 55%.

Embedded with two client teams, building automation frameworks and test suites from scratch for an early-stage startup and an established company. Designed test plans and improved QA processes.

Consulted to improve QA automation processes and the existing Playwright + TypeScript framework. Restructured the framework with Page Object Model and reusable authenticated sessions, and strengthened CI integration.

Wrote test plans and test cases, then turned them into automated Playwright tests. Ran bi-weekly regression cycles and reported results directly to the CTO.

Built two Cypress frameworks from scratch for API and web app/wallet, integrated into CI/CD and Cypress Dashboard. Ran weekly regression testing and supported backend validation on AWS.

Built a Cypress + JavaScript framework from scratch, integrated with CI/CD, Cypress Dashboard and Percy visual testing. Trained and onboarded new QA engineers.

Led the QA automation team across three frameworks: Cypress for web, WebdriverIO and Appium for mobile. Ran JMeter performance tests that exposed API bottlenecks, leading to 40% faster response times.

Led the quality team, maintaining the legacy automation framework while building its replacement. Migrated the Selenium (Java) suite to a new Cypress (JavaScript) framework.

Performed functional testing and API automation on two client projects. Managed test cases and defect tracking in Jira with Xray, and interviewed QA candidates.

Tested three products for a dental health startup, wrote test plans, and trained new team members.