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Hi, I'm Richard Li — a developer-turned-Test Lead with 20+ years of experience across web, mobile, and API ecosystems. I blend hands-on QA with advanced AI automation to build scalable testing operations. By integrating LLMs and agent-driven frameworks, I transform traditional QA into high-efficiency, AI-powered testing that helps teams ship faster with fewer regressions.\n\nI thrive in collaborative environments, mentoring teams, and balancing technical excellence with business goals. My focus is on robust automation, AI-driven workflows, and agile delivery, with a passion for making testing an enabler of product velocity across enterprise platforms like Workday and modern web apps.…Hi, I'm Richard Li — a developer-turned-Test Lead with 20+ years of experience across web, mobile, and API ecosystems. I blend hands-on QA with advanced AI automation to build scalable testing operations. By integrating LLMs and agent-driven frameworks, I transform traditional QA into high-efficiency, AI-powered testing that helps teams ship faster with fewer regressions.\n\nI thrive in collaborative environments, mentoring teams, and balancing technical excellence with business goals. My focus is on robust automation, AI-driven workflows, and agile delivery, with a passion for making testing an enabler of product velocity across enterprise platforms like Workday and modern web apps.

Richard Li

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Hi, I'm Richard Li — a developer-turned-Test Lead with 20+ years of experience across web, mobile, and API ecosystems. I blend hands-on QA with advanced AI automation to build scalable testing operations. By integrating LLMs and agent-driven frameworks, I transform traditional QA into high-efficiency, AI-powered testing that helps teams ship faster with fewer regressions.\n\nI thrive in collaborative environments, mentoring teams, and balancing technical excellence with business goals. My focus is on robust automation, AI-driven workflows, and agile delivery, with a passion for making testing an enabler of product velocity across enterprise platforms like Workday and modern web apps.…Hi, I'm Richard Li — a developer-turned-Test Lead with 20+ years of experience across web, mobile, and API ecosystems. I blend hands-on QA with advanced AI automation to build scalable testing operations. By integrating LLMs and agent-driven frameworks, I transform traditional QA into high-efficiency, AI-powered testing that helps teams ship faster with fewer regressions.\n\nI thrive in collaborative environments, mentoring teams, and balancing technical excellence with business goals. My focus is on robust automation, AI-driven workflows, and agile delivery, with a passion for making testing an enabler of product velocity across enterprise platforms like Workday and modern web apps.

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Hi, I’m Richard Li — a developer-turned-Test Lead with 20+ years of experience across web, mobile, and API ecosystems. I blend hands-on QA with advanced AI automation to build scalable testing operations. By integrating LLMs and agent-driven frameworks, I transform traditional QA into high-efficiency, AI-powered testing that helps teams ship faster with fewer regressions.\n\nI thrive in collaborative environments, mentoring teams, and balancing technical excellence with business goals. My focus is on robust automation, AI-driven workflows, and agile delivery, with a passion for making testing an enabler of product velocity across enterprise platforms like Workday and modern web apps.

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Work Experience

Workday tester / Test Lead at University of Auckland

September 1, 2015 - Present

Create functional test scripts for Advanced Compensation across S&G, PSASR and SASR streams; develop end-to-end test scripts for EXEC/SASR/S&G including performance and payroll testing; lead S&G stream functional and end-to-end testing; provide technical support for 10 testers; regression testing for HCM core; bug triage with Accenture; write Workday automation scripts with AutoBP.ai.

Founder / Architect / Developer at AutoBP.ai

November 1, 2025 - Present

Founded an AI-driven UI automation platform enabling complex enterprise workflows across Workday and other systems. Fine-tuned local LLMs to convert natural language into executable Playwright scripts, designed an Intent-Driven architecture with self-healing locators, and built AI capabilities including prompt generation, auto-fix, agent-based execution, and test data generation.

Automation Engineer at Workday Ltd

September 1, 2023 - Present

Automation E2E testing for Payroll Australia using WATS / XO; troubleshoot PCQ (Workday CI/CD pipeline); develop tooling to improve automation efficiency (deep copy / XML parser); introduce AI workflow to improve automation using Dify/Playwright; deploy Automation First strategy in Scrum; contribute to agile CI/CD delivery.

Senior Software Test Engineer / Test Lead at Binance Holding Ltd

February 1, 2022 - August 31, 2023

Acted as Test Lead for 6 months on KYC Global UX; applied QE best practices with stakeholders; up-skilled team, resource planning, escalation and decision support; interface testing, functional testing, and mobile app testing; created and maintained API automation for microservices; built web automation E2E tests for main sites; tools development to facilitate QE testing in Java.

Senior test analyst / Automation testing Champion at Trade Me Co. Ltd.

November 1, 2016 - February 28, 2022

Replaced UI automation tool Tractor with Playwright across Trademe; guided automation health and issue triage; built and maintained web/API automation; contributed to knowledge sharing and mentoring; set up Android automation with Appium; involved in cloud migration projects.

Lead Test Engineer / Section Manager (People manager) at Siemens / NSN / Nokia

April 1, 2004 - August 31, 2016

Led a test team delivering manual, automation, performance, and UAT services; defined test strategy and plans; established automation framework and test bed processes; managed cross-functional teams.

Co-founder / Developing Engineer at Sinofin Information Service Ltd.

August 1, 2001 - February 29, 2004

Co-founded Sinofin; designed and implemented the first version of the system, including database and tooling; defined system architecture and data dictionary; developed data collection/processing components.

Developing Engineer at Fulltop Tech Ltd.

July 1, 1999 - August 31, 2000

Developing Engineer; contributed to TL1 module for the FLEXR/SDH TNM system; worked with C/Solaris/Informix.

Senior test analyst / Automation testing Champion at Trade Me Co. Ltd

November 1, 2016 - February 1, 2022

Replaced UI automation tool Tractor with Playwright across Trademe; maintained and improved the UI automation suite; mentored engineers and supported automation channels. Created and maintained web/API automation scripts; contributed to knowledge sharing and mentoring. Set up Android test automation from scratch with Appium; delivered multiple cloud migration projects.