David Nuzik
Quality Assurance Analyst at Defiant
Chandler, Arizona, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolDavid Nuzik is a process-driven Quality Assurance Analyst with seven years of hands-on experience and a decade-long affinity for software QA, specializing in automation, API and front-end testing across cloud-native environments. He has built and maintained full-stack test suites using TypeScript and Playwright, driven performance testing initiatives with K6, and advocated for testable APIs to enable realistic soak and performance scenarios. Comfortable switching between testing, project management, and UX input, David pairs curiosity-driven tinkering with pragmatic engineering—mocking APIs, improving CI reliability, and contributing to onboarding and documentation. Based in Chandler, AZ, he blends practical Linux, Docker, SQL, and AWS skills with a habit of asking incisive questions to uncover edge cases others miss. Ambitious about continual growth, he brings a rare mix of operational rigor and creative experimentation that improves product quality and team processes.
7 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
Various, Various at Chandler/Gilbert Community CollegeAssociate in Applied Science, Digital Illustration, Associate in Applied Science, Digital Illustration at Mesa Community CollegeHigh School, High School at Gilbert High School
Github Skills (114)
container-management10
cap10
testing10
rancher10
svg10
serverless10
cri-o10
orchestration10
cloud-native10
k8s10
ord10
location10
firefox10
kubelet10
k3d10
Programming languages (12)
Github contributions (5)
davidnuzik/k3s
Jul 2020 - May 2024
Lightweight Kubernetes
Contributions:22 pushes, 15 branches, 7 issues in 3 years 10 months
k3dk8skuberneteskubelet
davidnuzik/docs
Dec 2019 - Jan 2020
Documentation for Rancher products (for 2.0/new site)
Contributions:14 pushes, 5 branches in 1 month
compilersdockerrancherbazel-rules
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