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Jose Ramirez

@joseramirez5

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Senior SDET and software engineer building reliability automation and AI-powered workflows for regulated healthcare.

United States

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What I'm looking for

I’m looking for a team where I can own reliability-first automation, ship production-grade integrations in regulated healthcare, and build privacy-conscious AI features (RAG/LLMs) that improve data integrity, release readiness, and developer velocity.

I’m a Software Engineer and Senior SDET with 10+ years of experience building reliability-focused automation, integration tooling, and end-to-end quality workflows in regulated healthcare environments. I work across C#, Python, TypeScript, and SQL to support UI, API, database, and medical device communication testing with a strong focus on production quality, data integrity, and release readiness.

At Abbott Laboratories, I build and maintain a C# xUnit automated test framework supporting 400+ regression tests, along with SQL tooling that accelerates test setup, defect reproduction, and integration validation. I partner closely with engineering teams to troubleshoot complex system issues, strengthen HL7, ASTM, and CLSI POCT1-A messaging workflows, and deliver internal tools that modernize spec-to-integration processes. Recent work includes a PDF specifications parser using hybrid retrieval with BM25, embeddings, and FAISS, privacy-first local LLM approaches for grounded outputs, and automation supporting medical device workflows and UI localization.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

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Senior Software Test Engineer

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Abbo Laboratories

Oct 2018 - Present (7 years 8 months)

Built and maintained a C# xUnit automated test framework supporting 400+ regression tests for patient matching and device messaging validation. Authored SQL tooling, hardened HL7/ASTM/POCT1 integration workflows, and shipped internal utilities including a spec (POCT1-A) PDF parser using local LLMs with RAG (BM25 + embeddings/FAISS) to accelerate device integration.

C++xUnit SQL Regression Testing HL7 ASTM POCT1 A (CLSI)Local LLMs (Edge Offline)

Data Analyst | Software QA

Education Strategy Consulting

Aug 2018 - Present (7 years 10 months)

Assisted with data scrubbing, merging, and visualization using a Maven-based platform with XML and JavaScript APIs. Used Selenium and BrowserStack for automated functional testing and cross-browser verification, and supported dataset workflows with AWS S3 on EC2.

Data Visualization Selenium BrowserStack XML JavaScript Maven AWS S3 EC2

Controls Engineer Intern

Jewe Automation

Aug 2015 - Present (10 years 10 months)

Supported assembly, programming, and deployment of an industrial automated O-ring spout assembler, including PLC programming. Programmed and debugged Ladder Logic sequences with sensor-based state transitions, timers/counters, and safety interlocks using Rockwell/Allen-Bradley and Siemens HMI systems.

PLC Programming Sensor State Machines Timers Counters Safety Interlocks Industrial Automation Debugging Allen Bradley

Life Wrapped iOS Journaling App

Life Wrapped

Shipped a privacy-first iOS voice-journaling app that transcribes entries and generates structured daily summaries and year-end insights. Developed an on-device AI architecture with an optional BYOK mode for user-managed API keys to control privacy, cost, and output depth.

iOS On Device AI Voice Transcription AI Summarization Privacy First Architecture BYOK (Bring Your Own Key)User Managed API Keys Structured Content Generation

Volunteer Web Integration

Lake Moncello Community Foundation

Integrated Stripe donations and connected Eventgroove to manage events and fundraising workflows for a community foundation site. Delivered a polished, maintainable Squarespace website that enabled non-technical stakeholders to update content and helped raise over $300,000 for a playground for disabled children.

Stripe Eventgroove Squarespace Donations Integration Event Management Fundraising Workflows Website Maintenance Responsive Web Experience Stakeholder enablement

Code Details Full-Stack SaaS

Code Details

Built a full-stack SaaS for developers to showcase projects and share code with role-based access, user profiles, and a responsive UI. Implemented AI-assisted documentation generation from GitHub links and designed a scalable PostgreSQL/Supabase data model with Algolia-powered search for fast discovery and personalization.

Role Based Access Control (RBAC)Next.js TypeScript PostgreSQL Supabase OpenAI API AI Document Generation Algolia Search Markdown Generation

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU)

Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering, Computer Engineering

Earned a B.S. in Computer Engineering with coursework in Embedded Systems Programming, Algorithms, Circuits, and Power Systems. Received VCU’s Sternheimer Award for outstanding innovation and entrepreneurship on the Remote Aerial Mapping Spectrometer (RAMS) senior design capstone project.