Summary
Ariel Rodriguez is a Software Development Engineer in Test based in San Diego with a decade of hands-on experience building and validating web applications and APIs. Currently at accesso, Ariel designs and maintains comprehensive automation suites, leads regression efforts, and coaches QA teams using a Java8/Spring, Selenium, Jenkins, and AWS toolchain. Previously a junior developer, Ariel shipped RESTful microservices, integrated SQL databases, and fixed Angular/Ionic issues for a medical trial app, bringing both backend and frontend troubleshooting experience. With a BS in Behavioral and Cognitive Neuroscience from UCSD, Ariel combines analytical research instincts with practical software engineering—often surfacing subtle product-quality issues through careful test design and user-focused thinking. He’s comfortable coordinating cross-functional Agile teams and has repeatedly translated user research and iterative UX feedback into measurable quality improvements.
10 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
University of California San Diego