Nahuel Leonardo Elias Gomez
Senior QA Automation Engineer • SDET II • AI-Enhanced Quality Engineering
Professional Summary
Senior QA Automation Engineer with 6 years of experience building and scaling test automation for web-based SaaS products. Specialized in Playwright, TypeScript, WebdriverIO, and Robot Framework, with a strong track record of migrating legacy suites, integrating tests into CI/CD pipelines, and driving shift-left quality culture. Fluent in English with extensive experience in distributed engineering teams.
Core Competencies
Test Automation
Playwright, Selenium WebDriver, WebdriverIO, Cypress, Robot Framework, Protractor, Cucumber
Languages
TypeScript, JavaScript, Python, Node.js
API Testing
REST APIs, Microservices, Middleware, Postman, Automated API suites
CI / CD
Jenkins, GitHub Actions — pipeline integration and maintenance
Frontend & CMS
React, Angular, WordPress, Redux, Express, Supabase, Firebase
Methodologies
Shift-Left Testing, KATA Architecture, Agile/Scrum, Test Plan Design
Professional Experience
Newfold Digital
Córdoba, Argentina
Software Development Engineer in Test II (SDET II) — Mar 2022 – Present
Global leader in web hosting — Bluehost, HostGator, Domain.com, Network Solutions
- ▸Led migration of a 600+ case legacy suite from WebdriverIO/TypeScript → Robot Framework/Python, cutting regression time by 35%.
- ▸Integrated automated test suites into Jenkins CI/CD pipelines, enabling true shift-left quality.
- ▸Designed comprehensive test plans for complex SaaS web apps serving millions of users.
- ▸Mentored 20+ students, achieving a 90% course completion rate through structured QA automation coaching.
- ▸Developed 10 automated test scripts that boosted coverage by 60% across critical business flows.
- ▸Led cost-efficient infrastructure migration, reducing server costs by 20%.
- ▸Performed API testing across REST, middleware, and microservice layers — validating contracts, auth flows, and integrations using Postman and automated suites.
- ▸Tested modern frontend apps built with React and Angular, plus WordPress CMS platforms — covering component, integration, and E2E journeys.
Coderhouse
Argentina
Tutor — Backend Development (MERN Stack)
Delivered instruction and hands-on mentoring for Node.js, Express, MongoDB, and React coursework.
Henry Bootcamp
Argentina (Academic)
Full Stack Web Developer — Apr 2021 – Jun 2021
- ▸Built a healthcare management system with React, Redux, Node.js, Supabase, Firebase — serving patients, doctors, and admin staff with role-based access and Material UI.
- ▸Developed a single-page weather app consuming a global climate API — first end-to-end frontend project in React.
Education & Certifications
EF SET English Certificate
C1 Advanced — EF International Language Centers
Issued May 2021 ·Credential ID EF
AI-Powered Quality Engineer
UPEX Galaxy — in progress, 2026
How to Give Feedback People Can Actually Use
Issued Mar 2024 ·View Certificate
Skills: Constructive Feedback, Interpersonal Communication
Languages
Spanish
Native
English
Fluent (C1 Advanced)