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Stephanie Franco

Lead QA Automation Engineer
Portland,United States

Summary

Lead QA Automation Engineer with 7 years of experience designing and scaling automated testing solutions using Playwright and TypeScript. Proven track record of building reliable, maintainable test frameworks and integrating them into CI/CD pipelines to enable high-quality, efficient releases. Experienced in end-to-end, integration, and API testing, with a strong focus on reducing flaky tests, improving observability, and embedding quality early in the SDLC.

Overview

8
8
years of professional experience
5
5
years of post-secondary education

Work History

Lead QA Automation Engineer

Fender Musical Instruments Corporation
05.2021 - 04.2026

• Designed and implemented scalable Playwright and Cypress automation frameworks in TypeScript for multiple e-commerce platforms

• Led migration from Cypress to Playwright, improving test reliability, execution speed, and cross-browser coverage

• Designed and executed end-to-end, integration, and API test strategies for checkout, billing, subscriptions, and account systems

• Integrated automated test suites into CircleCI pipelines, enabling faster and more reliable releases

• Reduced flaky tests by improving test stability, data handling, and debugging practices

• Collaborated with Product teams to define acceptance criteria and shift quality earlier in the SDLC

• Developed reusable test data, fixtures, and helper utilities to improve maintainability

• Mentored junior engineers and led knowledge-sharing sessions on automation best practices

• Contributed to large-scale platform migration (Salesforce → Shopify), ensuring quality across system transitions

QA Automation Engineer

NWEA
03.2019 - 05.2021
  • Tested APIs and data flows between components
  • Developed and maintained front-end Cypress regression suites
  • Developed and executed manual test suites, captured bug tickets, and completed daily triage
  • Served on the QA Center of Excellence Committee, contributing to the development of metrics for the QA team
  • Served as the contact person for release checklist responsibilities ahead of big deployments

Associate Software Engineer

Cayuse
11.2017 - 03.2019
  • Developed web forms using JavaScript for research proposals
  • Analyzed config files and logs to discover root causes of problems
  • Documented resolutions for inclusion in knowledge base for support team use

Education

Bachelor of Arts - Spanish Language And Literature

Winona State University
Winona, MN
09.2005 - 05.2010

Timeline

Lead QA Automation Engineer

Fender Musical Instruments Corporation
05.2021 - 04.2026

QA Automation Engineer

NWEA
03.2019 - 05.2021

Associate Software Engineer

Cayuse
11.2017 - 03.2019

Bachelor of Arts - Spanish Language And Literature

Winona State University
09.2005 - 05.2010
Stephanie FrancoLead QA Automation Engineer