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Nee-Bonney Taylor

Pittsburgh

Summary

Senior SDET with over 10 years of expertise in developing scalable test automation frameworks for healthcare and enterprise applications. Skilled in Cypress, Playwright, Selenium, and JavaScript/TypeScript, with a strong focus on API testing. Demonstrated success in CI/CD implementation using Jenkins and GitHub Actions, enhancing QA strategies in Agile/Scrum settings. Achievements include mentoring teams, increasing test coverage from 0% to 90%, and cutting release cycles by 60%.

Overview

13
13
years of professional experience

Work History

Senior Software Development Engineer in Test

Artera.io
Santa Barbara
12.2021 - 05.2025
  • Elevated automated test coverage from 0% to 90% and 85% across two product teams by architecting and expanding robust end-to-end test suites utilizing Playwright.
  • Transformed CI/CD pipelines by incorporating automated test metrics with TestRail and Grafana, replacing manual reporting methods and enhancing real-time insights into test performance.
  • Engineered and executed test automation for voice-based workflows utilizing Twilio Functions, facilitating initial successful validation of phone call functionality via automated testing.
  • Collaborated cross-functionally in feature planning and design discussions, providing QA-driven insights that influenced both frontend architecture and API contract design.
  • Mentored and onboarded two new SDETs, supported their growth through code reviews and technical guidance, and played an instrumental role in hiring processes that resulted in two successful team additions.

Senior Test Engineer

Innovu LLC
Pittsburgh
04.2018 - 12.2021
  • Engineered and implemented company's first end-to-end automation framework utilizing Selenium Webdriver.io, establishing groundwork for scalable, maintainable test automation practices across product teams.
  • Led the successful migration from Selenium to Cypress.io, enhancing test execution speed and reliability by over 60%, and significantly reducing test flakiness and maintenance overhead.
  • Performed comprehensive integration, regression, and release testing in close collaboration with a cross-functional team of 6–8 developers, ensuring consistent product quality across multiple feature releases.
  • Spearheaded QA interview process by developing detailed technical and behavioral questions, evaluating candidates, and delivering hiring recommendations.

Software Test Engineer II

General Dynamics Mission Systems / Viz
Pittsburgh
11.2012 - 03.2018
  • Led performance and regression testing for the CPOF (Command Post of the Future) project, ensuring mission-critical reliability and adherence to strict functional requirements for defense systems.
  • Served as the sole QA resource for four major TransViz project releases, independently creating test plans, executing tests, and delivering detailed, client-facing QA reports that supported on-time deployments.
  • Conducted on-site visits to military bases to observe real-time software usage during live exercises, gathering critical user feedback to improve usability and operational effectiveness.
  • Developed and sustained traceability matrices, ensuring clear alignment between software requirements and corresponding test cases—strengthening compliance, auditability, and defect tracking.
  • Developed interactive map capability for demo application leveraging Leaflet.js API, highlighting flexibility beyond QA into frontend development and prototyping.

Education

Bachelor of Arts - Computer Science

University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA
04.2013

Skills

  • JavaScript
  • TypeScript
  • Java
  • SQL
  • Playwright
  • Cypressio
  • Selenium Webdriver
  • Cucumber
  • Postman
  • GitHub Actions
  • Jenkins
  • TestRail
  • Grafana
  • JIRA
  • Automated testing
  • API Testing
  • UI Testing
  • Regression testing
  • Integration testing
  • End-to-End testing
  • Performance testing
  • Agile (Scrum)
  • BDD
  • Twilio
  • Git

Timeline

Senior Software Development Engineer in Test

Artera.io
12.2021 - 05.2025

Senior Test Engineer

Innovu LLC
04.2018 - 12.2021

Software Test Engineer II

General Dynamics Mission Systems / Viz
11.2012 - 03.2018

Bachelor of Arts - Computer Science

University of Pittsburgh

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