yosuancrespo

Senior Qa Engineer

Results-driven Senior QA Engineer with a Computer Science Engineering background and 17 years of proven expertise in both manual and automated testing across web, mobile (iOS, Android), API and blockchain platforms. Skilled in architecting end-to-end test strategies, leveraging JavaScript, Python, Java, SQL and industry-leading frameworks (Cypress, Selenium, Appium, Playwright), within Agile (Scrum, Kanban) environments and CI/CD pipelines, consistently reducing critical defects and accelerating release cycles. Bilingual (English-Spanish) and collaborative leader who has mentored high-performance QA teams, driven TDD/BDD adoption and stepped into Project Manager roles to align quality initiatives with broader business objectives. Passionate about continuous improvement, user-centric quality and delivering secure, scalable solution from traditional enterprise applications to cutting-edge Web3 and DeFi ecosystems. Open to various opportunities (including full-time, part-time and contract roles); for contract engagements, services can optionally be provided via his US-based LLC if required.




Experience: 11 years

Yearly salary: $90,000

Hourly rate: $45

Nationality: 🇪🇸 Spain

Residency: 🇪🇸 Spain


Experience

Senior QA Engineer
Blubird
2024 - 2024
Architected QA strategy for a Web3, cryptocurrency platform. Validated smart contracts for Decentralized Applications (DApps) on Ethereum, Solana, BSC and other blockchains, performing crypto-transaction testing and vulnerability assessments using Python. Developed test suites (E2E, functional, exploratory, UAT, usability, accessibility, database (SQL, NoSQL), security) for React, Node.js apps, using Playwright, Pytest, Cucumber, Katalon and Postman to cover UI and RESTful APIs. Managed CI/CD & cloud integration with GitLab CI, Jenkins and AWS ensuring scalability, availability and secure delivery, decreasing build failures by 25% and maintaining 99.9% system uptime. Ensured effective team communication and collaboration, fulfilling Project Manager duties during some periods.
QA Lead and Project Manager
Freeway
2022 - 2023
Led the team, defining and executing a comprehensive test strategy for the integration with the Bitcoin network and DeFi applications, implementing full-stack automation integrated into Azure and mentoring QA Engineers, reducing critical bugs in production by 35% and accelerating release cycles by 25%.
Senior QA Engineer
ThoughtWorks and Independent Consultant
2015 - 2021
QA Engineer and Project Manager
EspacioCuba and University of Computer Sciences
2008 - 2015

Skills

agile
ai
blockchain
crypto
finance
fintech
java
javascript
project-manager
python
scrum
typescript
web3
quality-assurance
english
spanish