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I’m Nigel Bautista, a Senior SDET/Software Engineer in Test with 12+ years of experience transforming software delivery by shifting quality left. I specialize in embedding quality gates early into CI/CD pipelines and building robust test automation frameworks with Playwright/TypeScript and GitHub Actions. I’ve led teams, migrated hundreds of legacy Java/Cucumber tests to modern Playwright TS, and helped organizations achieve near-zero production defects while accelerating release velocity.
My approach centers on pre-merge quality enforcement, ensuring every pull request is green before merging. I design scalable test architectures, automate end-to-end and API tests, and champion a culture where quality is everyone’s responsibility.
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Work Experience
Principal Quality Assurance Engineer / SDET at Natter
August 31, 2024 - October 9, 2025Led QA strategy to a more agile workflow, focused on real-world testing, led two QA engineers, developed a custom Playwright/JavaScript/TypeScript testing framework, and improved CI/CD with GitHub Actions.
Principal Quality Assurance Engineer / SDET at Natter
August 31, 2024 - October 9, 2025Led QA strategy with a focus on Real-World Testing; managed a QA team of three; developed a custom Playwright/JavaScript/TypeScript testing framework now used across the team; upgraded the CI/CD pipeline with GitHub/GitHub Actions to improve reliability and speed.
Senior Quality Assurance Engineer / SDET at Companies House
August 1, 2024 - PresentPart of the migration team responsible for moving tests from the old framework to a new Playwright TS framework. Co-led a 5-person team, built the new framework from scratch, established standards, and migrated old Java Cucumber tests to the new Playwright TS framework.
Senior Quality Assurance Engineer / SDET at Companies House
August 1, 2024 - PresentPart of the migration team responsible for moving old tests from the legacy framework to a new Playwright TS framework. One of five project leads who built the new framework from scratch, defined its architecture, and established standards. Daily tasks include migrating old Java/Cucumber tests into the new Playwright TS framework.
Principal Quality Assurance Engineer / SDET at Natter
August 1, 2024 - October 9, 2025Led QA code and process improvements, focusing on Real-World Testing to better reflect user conditions. Managed two QA engineers, built a custom Playwright/JavaScript/TypeScript framework, and upgraded the CI/CD pipeline with GitHub/GitHub Actions. Implemented rigorous pre-merge checks to improve quality and delivery speed.
Senior Quality Assurance Engineer / SDET at Companies House
August 1, 2024 - PresentPart of the migration team responsible for migrating legacy tests from an old framework to a new Playwright TypeScript framework. Co-led the project, defined the framework architecture, established standards, and migrated existing Java Cucumber tests into the new Playwright TS framework.
Senior Quality Assurance Engineer / SDET at Endeavor Streaming
January 31, 2024 - October 9, 2025Spearheaded shift-left agile adoption; created an end-to-end testing framework using Playwright and TypeScript; integrated testing into the GitHub Actions CI/CD pipeline; implemented pre-merge checks to ensure test layers pass before merging.
Senior Quality Assurance Engineer / SDET at Endeavor Streaming
January 31, 2024 - October 9, 2025Spearheaded shift-left adoption to enhance early collaboration between product and development; created an end-to-end testing framework using Playwright and TypeScript, later integrated into the main application repo; enhanced CI/CD with GitHub Actions and pre-merge checks to improve release quality and efficiency.
Senior Quality Assurance Engineer / SDET at Endeavor Streaming
January 31, 2024 - October 9, 2025Spearheaded shift-left agile adoption, created an end-to-end testing framework using Playwright/TypeScript, and integrated testing with the CI/CD pipeline (GitHub/GitHub Actions). Led efforts to reduce reliance on multiple pre-production environments and increased overall process efficiency.
Founding SDET at At Last
January 1, 2024 - PresentArchitected a next-generation Playwright/TypeScript framework for a multi-carrier logistics platform, designing scalable test architectures from scratch. Built end-to-end, integration, and API test suites; implemented pre-merge validation pipelines enforcing green builds before code merges. Created CI/CD workflows with GitHub Actions, configured branch protections, automated test runners, and rebase-before-merge enforcement across repositories.
Senior Quality Assurance Engineer at Hopin
January 31, 2022 - October 9, 2025Led shift-left QA during hyper-growth, scaled QA operations, managed end-to-end automation suite to ensure green builds, and collaborated with product/managers to reduce risks. Expanded skills in React Testing Library for unit tests.
Senior Quality Assurance Engineer at Hopin
January 31, 2022 - October 9, 2025Led the shift-left methodology amidst hyper-growth, scaling the workforce from 50 to over 1000; collaborated with product managers and designers to embed quality early; managed the end-to-end automation suite and ensured green builds before merges; enhanced testing approaches with React Testing Library.
Senior Quality Assurance Engineer at Hopin
January 31, 2022 - October 9, 2025Led shift-left testing during hyper-growth, collaborated with product managers and designers, and managed the end-to-end automation suite to ensure green builds before merges. Expanded knowledge with React Testing Library to improve unit test effectiveness.
QA Test Engineer / SDET at Automation Hero
August 31, 2020 - October 9, 2025Developed a specialized testing framework using Cypress and Jenkins for front-end testing, and JavaScript with Supertest for API integration testing; used Postman for manual API testing prior to automation.
QA Test Engineer / SDET at Automation Hero
August 31, 2020 - October 9, 2025Developed a specialized testing framework using Cypress and Jenkins for efficient front-end testing, and JavaScript with Supertest for API integration testing; used Postman for manual API testing to ensure comprehensive regression coverage.
QA Test Engineer / SDET at Automation Hero
August 31, 2020 - October 9, 2025Developed a specialized testing framework using Cypress and Jenkins for efficient front-end testing, and JavaScript with Supertest for API integration testing. Used Postman for manual API testing to ensure comprehensive coverage before automation.
Senior Software Engineer in Test (SDET) at Arcadia
August 1, 2020 - August 1, 2024Architected and led testing efforts for next-generation Playwright/TypeScript framework; migrated legacy Java/Cucumber tests to modern Playwright TS; established coding standards across the organization. Fostered a high-quality culture and mentored peers to deliver robust automation that reduces defects and accelerates releases.
QA Test Engineer / SDET at Arcadia
January 31, 2020 - October 9, 2025Executed a wide array of testing strategies across manual, automation, web, mobile, front-end, and back-end testing within an Agile CI/CD environment, ensuring quality across diverse platforms.
QA Test Engineer / SDET at Arcadia
January 31, 2020 - October 9, 2025Executed a broad range of testing strategies across manual, automation, web, mobile, front-end, and back-end within an Agile CI/CD environment; contributed to a seamless user experience by maintaining high-quality software across platforms.
QA Test Engineer / SDET at Arcadia
January 31, 2020 - October 9, 2025Executed a wide range of testing strategies across manual, automation, web, mobile, front-end, and back-end in an Agile CI/CD environment to ensure high-quality software for a global customer base.
Software Engineer in Test (SDET) at Arcadia
March 1, 2018 - January 1, 2020Delivered full-stack testing coverage across web, mobile (iOS/Android), and backend services in an Agile CI/CD environment. Ensured a seamless shopping experience for millions of global customers across Top Shop, Burton, and Dorothy Perkins brands.
QA Test Engineer / SDET at ECS Digital
February 28, 2018 - October 9, 2025Led manual and automated testing for web/mobile apps in an agile CI environment; integrated automated tests into the framework using JavaScript, Cucumber, Chai, and WebDriverIO to reduce manual testing workload and improve reliability.
QA Test Engineer / SDET at ECS Digital
February 28, 2018 - October 9, 2025Led manual and automated testing for web and mobile in an agile CI environment; integrated automated tests into the framework using JavaScript, Cucumber, Chai, and WebDriverIO; helped reduce manual workload and improve test reliability.
QA Test Engineer / SDET at ECS Digital
February 28, 2018 - October 9, 2025Led manual and automated testing for web/mobile apps within an Agile CI/CD setup, integrating automated tests into the existing framework using JavaScript, Cucumber, Chai, and WebDriverIO to reduce manual testing workload and improve reliability.
QA Test Engineer at HAPARA
August 31, 2017 - October 9, 2025Supported educational software testing with manual testing across front- and back-end systems; initiated Protractor for AngularJS automation to improve reliability of educational products.
QA Test Engineer at HAPARA
August 31, 2017 - October 9, 2025Supported educational software testing with a focus on manual testing across front- and back-end systems; initiated automation by adopting Protractor for AngularJS applications to improve automation coverage for educational users.
QA Test Engineer at HAPARA
August 31, 2017 - October 9, 2025Supported educational software testing with manual testing across front-end and back-end layers, contributing to the adoption of automation and improving product reliability for educational users.
SDET at Hapara
February 1, 2016 - August 1, 2017Scaled automated testing efforts in a rapidly growing environment, building robust end-to-end test suites and contributing to overall quality improvements.
QA Test Engineer at SPARK
January 31, 2016 - October 9, 2025Participated in testing MorePork, a home security application, ensuring high-quality releases through rigorous manual and automated testing.
QA Test Engineer at SPARK
January 31, 2016 - October 9, 2025Participated in testing for MorePork, a home security application, ensuring high-quality, defect-free launches through rigorous manual and automated testing.
QA Test Engineer at SPARK
January 31, 2016 - October 9, 2025Participated in testing MorePork, a home security application, contributing to a high-quality, defect-free launch through rigorous manual and automated testing.
SDET at SPARK
February 1, 2015 - January 1, 2016Supported automated testing initiatives, integrating test automation with CI/CD pipelines and enhancing test coverage across multiple products.
Junior Test Analyst at DATACOM
January 31, 2015 - October 9, 2025Transitioned from developer to tester; kicked off automation efforts; supported projects with Linux, VirtualBox, bash scripting, and SQL to improve production systems.
Junior Test Analyst at DATACOM
January 31, 2015 - October 9, 2025Transitioned from developer to tester; kick-started automation testing efforts and improved manual testing processes; supported projects with Linux servers, VirtualBox, bash scripting, and SQL databases to support production systems.
Junior Test Analyst at DATACOM
January 31, 2015 - October 9, 2025Transitioned from a developer to a tester role, kickstarting automation testing efforts and improving manual testing processes. Contributed to project support with Linux, VirtualBox, bash scripting, and SQL.
Junior SDET at DataCom
March 1, 2013 - January 1, 2015Contributed to automation efforts, developing and maintaining test suites for web and backend services in a fast-paced environment.
Production Support Junior Developer at DATACOM
February 28, 2013 - October 9, 2025Managed production support, bug tracking, and fixes; contributed to change management processes to improve system reliability and performance.
Production Support Junior Developer at Production Support
February 28, 2013 - October 9, 2025Managed production support, bug tracking, and fixes; contributed to change management processes to improve system reliability and performance.
Production Support - Junior Developer at DATACOM
February 28, 2013 - October 9, 2025Managed production support, bug tracking, and fixes. Contributed to change management processes to improve system reliability and performance.
Education
Bachelor of Science in Information Technology at Informatics International College
January 1, 2007 - January 1, 2010High School Diploma at PennFoster High School
January 11, 2030 - March 1, 2007Bachelor of Science in Information Technology at Informatics International College
January 1, 2007 - January 1, 2010Advance Diploma in Computer Studies Major in Multimedia at PennFoster High School
January 1, 2003 - January 1, 2007High School Diploma at PennFoster High School
January 11, 2030 - March 1, 2007Bachelor of Science in Information Technology at Informatics International College, Quezon City, Philippines
January 1, 2007 - December 31, 2010Advance Diploma in Computer Studies Major in Multimedia at Informatics International College
January 11, 2030 - October 9, 2025High School Diploma at PennFoster High School, Pennsylvania USA
January 11, 2030 - March 1, 2007Bachelor of Science in Information Technology at Informatics International College
January 1, 2007 - January 1, 2010Qualifications
Advance Diploma in Computer Studies Major in Multimedia
January 1, 2003 - January 1, 2007ITIL Foundation
January 11, 2030 - October 9, 2025Business Analysis Foundation Courses
January 11, 2030 - October 9, 2025ITL Foundation
January 11, 2030 - October 9, 2025Business Analysis Foundation Courses
January 11, 2030 - October 9, 2025ITIL Foundation
January 11, 2030 - October 9, 2025Business Analysis Foundation Courses
January 11, 2030 - October 9, 2025Industry Experience
Software & Internet, Professional Services, Education, Media & Entertainment
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