Summary
Allen Maxwell is a Senior Specialist Software Engineer with over 15 years of QA and test automation experience and eight years focused on hands-on engineering at AT&T. He progressed from manual testing to building Appium-based automation for Android and iOS, mentoring non-coders to write BDD-driven tests and creating reusable utility methods adopted across teams. Comfortable in both Python and Java (UW Python certificate), Allen blends test engineering, team leadership, and agile delivery—organizing automation backlogs, directing code reviews, and removing blockers to keep releases on track. His background includes leading QA for Mozilla’s mobile OS work and hardware driver testing at Cypress, giving him a rare mix of mobile, web, and hardware testing expertise. Based in Woodinville, WA, he’s seeking his next challenge at a growth-oriented organization where he can scale automation practices and coach teams into higher engineering maturity.
8 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Certification, Python Programming, Certification, Python Programming at University of Washington
Bachelor of Applied Science (B.A.Sc.), Management Information Systems, emphasis in Information Assurance, Bachelor of Applied Science (B.A.Sc.), Management Information Systems, emphasis in Information Assurance at Oklahoma State University