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Steve Layman

@stevelayman

Senior SDET at Scalable Commerce who replaced manual regression with Playwright automation and release-gating CI/CD pipelines.

United States

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What I'm looking for

I’m looking for a senior individual-contributor role where I own quality end to end and set the automation, coverage, and release-gate practices for a team.

At Scalable Commerce, I built the QA function from scratch as the first and sole QA engineer, owning quality end to end in a low-confidence release environment.

I implemented UI and integration test automation and created a scalable Playwright end-to-end framework that eliminated reliance on manual regression testing. I also connected automated suites to TeamCity pipelines so tests gate every release.

At Ontraport, I led test strategy and automation for platform initiatives, working with product and engineering on acceptance criteria. As QA Manager, I led a team of seven and transformed multi-week regression cycles into automated releases of about one hour.

Earlier at Ontraport, I progressed from technical support into QA, contributing to test planning, defect analysis, release validation, and early Selenium automation. I’m looking for a senior individual-contributor role where I can own quality end to end and set a team’s automation, coverage, and release-gate practices.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

QA Engineer (Founding QA, Sole QA Owner)

Scalable Commerce

Mar 2024 - Apr 2026 (2 years 1 month)

Built the QA function from scratch as the first and sole QA engineer, owning quality end to end. Architected a Playwright automation framework and wired it into CI/CD pipelines to gate releases, reducing production regressions to near zero.

Playwright NodeJS TypeScript Testing Automation CI CD TeamCity Test Strategy Testing Pyramid End To End Testing UI Automation Integration Testing

Lead Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET)

Ontraport

Oct 2022 - Nov 2023 (1 year 1 month)

Led test strategy and automation for key platform initiatives, working with engineers and product on acceptance criteria. Advanced CI/CD-driven testing practices using Jenkins and TeamCity.

Test Strategy Automation CI CD Jenkins TeamCity Acceptance Criteria Collaboration

QA Manager

Ontraport

Jan 2016 - Oct 2022 (6 years 9 months)

Led and scaled a QA team of 7 engineers, transforming QA from multi-week regression cycles to ~1-hour automated releases. Owned hiring, mentoring, and performance management, and established automation practices across UI, API, and integration layers.

Team Leadership Hiring Mentorship Performance Management Testing Automation Test Strategy Testing Pyramid API Testing Integration Testing UI Automation

QA Engineer | QA Analyst | Technical Support Specialist

Ontraport

Oct 2009 - Jan 2016 (6 years 3 months)

Progressed from technical support into QA, contributing to test planning, defect analysis, and early automation efforts using Selenium. Supported release processes and collaborated with engineering to improve product quality.

Selenium Test Planning Defect Analysis Automation Release Management Collaboration