CJ D'Autorio

Developer | Designer

Professional Experience

QA Wolf - QA Engineer

Feb 2025 – May 2026

  • Built and maintained automated end-to-end test suites for client web and mobile applications using Playwright and Appium, integrated with CI/CD pipelines, Jira, GitHub, and Slack/Teams.
  • Authored test plans targeting 80% automated end-to-end coverage within four-month onboarding windows across multiple parallel client accounts.
  • Performed 24/5 test maintenance, updating selectors and logic to keep suites green as client applications evolved.
  • Triaged failed runs and delivered flake-free, human-verified bug reports with video, logs, and step-by-step repro instructions.
  • Reviewed AI-generated Playwright code as the human-in-the-loop verifier, validating correctness before customer delivery.
  • Partnered with customer engineering teams to scope coverage, prioritize critical user flows, and meet release timelines under SLA.
  • Contributed to internal QA engineering practices, tooling improvements, and onboarding documentation.

Ally Financial - Software Developer

Feb 2024 – Feb 2025

  • Engineered a GitLab CI/CD pipeline that improved deployment efficiency by 30%, collaborating cross-functionally to ensure seamless integration with existing systems.
  • Rewrote the legacy Java API testing platform as a lightweight TypeScript Node package, reducing dependencies and simplifying onboarding for new contributors.
  • Designed and built a reporting dashboard surfacing API test results to engineering and QA stakeholders.
  • Developed and extended API testing frameworks integrated directly into the GitLab pipeline.

Ping Identity - Solutions Architect Intern

Jun 2022 – Aug 2022

  • Built Node.js plugins for Ping Identity’s DaVinci orchestration platform using Axios to integrate RESTful APIs with external services.
  • Developed product demonstrations on the DaVinci platform in JavaScript to support Solutions Architects in customer engagements.

Education

University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Aug 2019 – May 2023

Bachelor of Science in Computer Science