# Ai Santos > Software Engineer at the Walt Disney Company Location: San Francisco Bay Area, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/ai I am a full stack software engineer experienced in developing and testing complex software applications. I have experience developing the front end in ReactJS, the backend using Node and Python, testing using automation tools and working with build platforms like Jenkins. Drawing from 10+ years in the public sector, I know what it means to work hard to achieve wide implementation of a mission driven goal. As a developer, I am skilled at building software that balances long term future proofing of features with near term and high quality delivery constraints. As an automation engineer, I identify work processes that can be streamlined and automated. As a tester, I am great at identifying/reporting bugs and bringing a positive energy, and drive to every team that I am on that allows us to deliver high quality software. * 3+ years developing and testing the front and back end of complex software applications ranging from cybersecurity to health care * 3+ years working successfully in an Agile teams' SDLC and release process * 3+ years designing and executing automated and manual test frameworks * Recent Test Related Applications: Cypress, Jest, Mocha, Chai, Enzyme, Selenium, WebdriverIO, NightwatchJS * Recent General Applications: Elasticsearch, Docker, GitHub, Vagrant, VirtualBox, Jenkins, Splunk, JIRA, Google Cloud Platform, AWS. * Recent Languages: TypeScript, JavaScript, Python, Bash, Groovy, Ruby, YAML, Java, REST/SOAP, SQL In my spare time, I volunteer and organize queer and trans people of color in tech to mentor and support our communities. ## Work Experience ### Software Engineer @ The Walt Disney Company Jan 2022 – Present | Burbank, CA • Collaborate with Disney QA colleagues to streamline, enhance and advance our quality process across multiple teams including DX Custom Apps and DX Engineering • Lead development of UI and backend automation framework to test web and software applications for DX Custom Apps Engineering and DX Digital Media • Collaborate in developing UI automation framework to test Enterprise Confluence and JIRA • Researching and POC'ing various test management systems to automate manual processes within our Software Testing Life Cycle ### QA Team Lead | Software Development Engineer In Test @ The Walt Disney Company Jan 2021 – Jan 2022 | Burbank, CA • Led automation, test planning, test case design, test execution, documentation and established QA processes for Atlassian Enterprise Services Engineering and the Digital Media Engineering teams • Designed test plans in collaboration with technical leads to ensure software is delivered at its highest quality • Reviewed test plans, set expectations and oversaw manual testing execution from external QA support • Implemented continuous feedback loop to developers via semi-frequent test regressions to ensure critical bugs are not deployed and business units can expect web and software applications at its highest quality ### Software Development Engineer In Test @ Elastic Jan 2019 – Jan 2020 | San Francisco Bay Area • Developed and tested Elastic Security, a complex cybersecurity software application usable as a web based, cloud, and stand alone platform with focus on endpoint protection • Collaborated in one of Elastic Security’s leading agile software development teams and provided insight to team mates at each stage of the software development life cycle (SDLC) to balance long term future proofing of features with near term and high quality delivery constraints • Tracked, debugged, and paired with developers to resolve issues identified at each stage of SDLC • Primarily responsible for designing test cases for utmost efficiency, and maximum code coverage • Spearheaded learning manual deployment of Elastic Endpoint to create a guide for SDET/QA/Developers to test and identify issues with Elastic Endpoint deployment in 7.9 release • Primarily responsible for executing tests to achieve release readiness in 7.9 for the Administration portion of the Elastic Security application ### Associate QA Automation Engineer @ Endgame Jan 2018 – Jan 2019 | San Francisco Bay Area • Paired with UI, back end and microservice developers to track, debug and resolve issues in feature code identified during each stage of SDLC • Implemented bug fixes for UI features developed in ReactJS, Redux Saga, and Python back end • Created and implemented high-quality automated API tests in Python to verify release readiness at each stage of the software development life cycle • Contributed to automated API and UI test frameworks to fill test gaps and increase automated test coverage from 40% to 65% in a year • Spearheaded API automation coverage project which analyzed current API endpoints and effectively increased API test automation up to 20% ### QA Automation Engineer Intern @ Endgame Jan 2018 – Jan 2018 | San Francisco Bay Area • Implement UI automation framework using the most advanced browser automation tools • Develop automation test cases for leading UI automation tool (Cypress) • Collaborate with Front End team members to develop, write tests, and manage automated UI testing framework ### Front End Developer @ LAMA Logistics Jan 2015 – Jan 2018 | Berkeley, California • Developed the consumer and business facing portion of LAMA’s web application. • Designed UI/UX flow for the pre-development stage of LAMA Logistics’ Mobile Application. feature aims to increase clinic acquisition to 137 clinics per month. • Developed and custom built a front end prototype for LAMA Logistics’ web platform • Wrote marketing content to present to Venture Capitalists and potential user base • Wrote technical specs and contracts ### Software Engineer Intern @ Solv. Jan 2017 – Jan 2017 | San Francisco, California • Executed the implementation of a Digital Paperless feature that allows patients to complete intake paperwork. Digital paperless is a high impact feature that increased user conversion rates by 43%. • Implemented a Clinic Rating Calculator using the Google Places API and a custom algorithm. This high impact feature aims to increase clinic acquisition to 137 clinics per month. • Executed the implementation of the Clinic Display Page (CDP), a high visibility feature that is a core aspect of Solv’s consumer facing web and mobile application • Maintained and managed all code written from implementation to bug fixes ### Front End Developer @ Cost Plus World Market Jan 2017 – Jan 2017 | Alameda, California • Custom built components and features for large scale retail e-commerce web platform • Implemented front end code that worked collaboratively within a Content Management System (CMS) • Translated PSDs from graphic designers into maintainable and scalable code ### Web Developer | Web Designer @ Self Employed Independent Consultant Jan 2016 – Jan 2017 | Berkeley, California • Custom built websites for community organizations, independent businesses, and individuals • Designed and built websites on platforms like Wordpress and Squarespace • Designed and working on implementing a database for Transgender Medical Health Providers • Lead developer for the beta site that will become a subscription based multimedia platform for art, video, and mixed media for underrepresented artists ### Software Engineer Apprentice @ Learners Guild Jan 2016 – Jan 2017 | Oakland, California • Apprenticed at a supportive, collective, environment that is designed around cognitive apprenticeship. I was part of the first cohort in a ground-breaking, learning model for software engineering • Mentored by full-stack JavaScript web developers--some of whom are pioneers in the industry • Built 40 projects over 40 weeks, mastered teamwork skills, stretched learning, and mentorship. • Gained over 200 hours of code review practice ### Full Stack Web Developer @ General Assembly Jan 2015 – Jan 2015 | San Francisco Bay Area • Built 6 full stack applications in 12 weeks from concept, design, wireframes, client side assets, to api integration and server side authorizations • Trained in agile development and industry best practices from a world renowned coding program • Learned JavaScript fundamentals from industry experts ## Education ### Master’s Degree in Secondary Education and Teaching Mills College ### Javascript Prep Course for 12 Week Program Telegraph Academy Prep Course ### Bachelor’s Degree in English Language and Literature/Letters Rutgers University ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/aicsantos - Website: https://github.com/asantos3026 --- Source: https://flows.cv/ai JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/ai/resume.json Last updated: 2026-03-29