I'm an experienced Software Engineer in Test with demonstrated ability to set up, maintain, and operate test automation frameworks for web and mobile applications.

2024 — NowSony Interactive EntertainmentSenior Software Development Engineer in Test

2024 — Now

San Francisco, California, United States

Improved automation efficiency, stabilizing ~100 test cases and reducing regression runs by over 15 hours monthly

Drove quality through a “zero backlog” initiative, resolving ~90 defects and strengthening release confidence

Led evaluations of third-party automation platforms, providing data-driven recommendations to leadership

Expanded expertise into backend and console testing, increasing versatility and cross-platform contribution

Mentored interns and teammates, accelerating onboarding and strengthening team productivity

2022 — 2024Sony Interactive EntertainmentSoftware Development Engineer in Test

2022 — 2024

San Francisco, California, United States

Led testing for multiple high-value features, ensuring smooth launches and driving improvements in customer experience

Discovered and reported 30+ defects (including 5 critical crash issues), preventing user-impacting failures that could have affected up to 30% of the base

Increased automation speed by 25% by replacing manual steps with API-driven setup and deep-linking optimizations

Cut QA onboarding time by 50% with automated setup scripts, reducing ramp-up from 2 days to less than 1

Standardized QA workflows and shared knowledge through training, saving team members hours in test maintenance and issue investigation

2021 — 2022WishSoftware Development Engineer In Test

2021 — 2022

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Developed a custom API testing framework using Pytest and automated 5% of the new API tests within two months

Cut daily testing time by 2 hours and minimized runner failures by identifying the root cause of Gitlab CI/CD test runner failures and introducing an effective long-term solution.

Undertook the iOS automation suite, including maintenance, updating, and expansion, by developing extensive knowledge and understanding of the test framework (XCUITest), language (Swift), and IDE (Xcode).

Expanded the iOS testing suite by utilizing XCUITest and automating 20% of manual cases

Improved the iOS testing suite and cut down testing efforts by 1 hour by implementing methods to simplify test re-runs

Optimized and facilitated the identification and prioritization of important tasks by introducing the use of epics in the JIRA sprint planning board.

Coached the team on JIRA tools and best practices for ticket creation and board maintenance.

2019 — 2019WishSoftware Development Engineer In Test

2019 — 2019

San Francisco Bay Area

Developed first CI pipeline for team using Python, Postman, and cron to fully automate API testing

Automated 75% of the daily regression suite and cut manual labor by 5 hours per day by revamping testing harness using Robot Framework, Python, and Selenium

Investigated and led discussions in a cross-functional team to create company’s first test automation processes

2019 — 2019ecobeeSystems Test Engineer

2019 — 2019

Toronto, Canada Area

Led pilot initiative with BackstopJS to automate visual regression testing on an internal web application

Boosted E2E API and UI test framework coverage by 40% and reliability by 65% using Python and Selenium

Designed test plans and cases to automate product feature testing in TestRail

Decreased production bugs by 40% through bug bashes and root cause analysis of 15+ bug tickets

Education

University of Waterloo

Bachelor of Applied Science - BASc

International Baccalaureate

St. Francis Xavier Secondary School

Experience+

Education

Bachelor of Applied Science - BASc

High School