QA Automation Engineer | Cypress | API Testing | Team Lead
Youba Bakhouche
Test Automation · QA Strategy · Agile Delivery
Results-driven QA Automation Engineer with 2+ years of experience owning end-to-end quality assurance across 3 web products in fintech and SaaS environments. Built and maintained Cypress E2E automation suites, led a QA team, and contributed to product ownership and backlog management. Proven track record of reducing regression time by ~80%, preventing production bugs, and aligning QA strategy with business goals.
Experience
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QA Automation Engineer | Cypress | API Testing | Team Lead
Lasting Dynamics
Remote- Owned QA strategy and release readiness for 3 web products across fintech and SaaS verticals, supporting 10+ releases and eliminating critical production escapes.
- Built and maintained a Cypress E2E automation suite covering critical payment and user flows, reducing manual regression time by ~80% per release cycle.
- Conducted REST API testing (Postman) across GivePayments, Roundrush, and Ronda — validating integration contracts and catching edge-case defects before frontend delivery.
- Integrated AI-assisted QA workflows (test case generation, risk-based prioritization) accelerating sprint QA planning and improving coverage relevance for new features.
- Mentored Team Mates on Cypress automation, black-box/white-box testing, and defect reporting; bridged QA and product teams on requirements, acceptance criteria, and risk analysis.
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Project Manager
CAPDEL - Artisanal tapistry market study
- Managed stakeholder communication and project coordination between CAPDEL leadership and third-party partners, ensuring alignment on deliverables, milestones, and follow-up actions.
- Gathered and translated business requirements into structured deliverables.
- Coordinated exhibitions and events to showcase artisanal tapestry products, enhancing brand visibility and market reach.
Independent Projects
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Director & Product Owner
Brokenjars Interactive (Paused)
- Acted as Product Owner — led requirements gathering, backlog definition, and roadmap planning using Agile project management practices in a creative product environment.
- Secured investor funding covering one year of development through pitch preparation and stakeholder negotiation.
- Managed product vision, roadmap, and deliverables across a cross-functional team — maintaining scope discipline and sprint prioritization on a long-horizon project.
- Coordinated a team of designers, developers, and artists; defined narrative and feature requirements as part of the full product specification.
Technical Projects
- Cypress E2E Automation Framework — Built a modular Cypress suite for a fintech web platform covering critical payment flows; reduced manual regression effort by ~80% per release cycle.
- API Testing Suite (Postman / REST) — Designed and executed API test collections across GivePayments, Roundrush, and Ronda; documented edge cases across error handling, voiding, and reversal flows.
- AI-Assisted QA Workflow — Implemented AI tooling (ChatGPT, GitHub Copilot) to accelerate test case generation and risk-based defect classification within Agile sprints.
- CI/CD Testing Integration — Integrated automated Cypress test runs into a CI pipeline (GitHub Actions / Docker), enabling faster feedback loops on pull requests.
Education & Certification
Master's in Heritage Anthropology
University of Elhadj Lakhdar, Batna
Sep 2020 – Sep 2022
Bachelor's in Amazighe Linguistics & Culture
University of Elhadj Lakhdar, Batna
Sep 2017 – Jun 2020
Competence Badge — Project Manager & QA Engineer
Lasting Dynamics Academy
Apr – Jun 2024