Summary
João De Souza is a QA Tech Lead with 8 years of experience in quality engineering and over 6 years focused on test automation, currently leading a 20-person QA team at Senior Sistemas in Santa Catarina, Brazil. He architects test frameworks, drove a company-wide adoption of Playwright after a comparative PoC, and built the base project and training course that centralized expertise across the organization. Comfortable across UI and API automation, CI/CD implementation, security testing and metrics, he mentors and upskills QAs through structured training and hands-on coaching. His background includes hands-on legacy system maintenance and API integrations, giving him practical empathy for operational constraints when designing test strategies. Recognized internally with a standout award in 2023, João combines technical rigor with process improvement and an eye for emerging testing technologies. He’s completing a postgraduate specialization in test automation, reinforcing a career blend of leadership, teaching, and deep engineering craft.
8 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Pós-graduação Lato Sensu, Automação de testes de software, Pós-graduação Lato Sensu, Automação de testes de software at Faculdade VINCIT
Bacharelado, Computer Science, Transferência de curso, para Sistemas da informação, na UNIASSELVI, Bacharelado, Computer Science, Transferência de curso, para Sistemas da informação, na UNIASSELVI at Universidade do Vale do Itajaí | Univali
HIGH SCHOOL/SECONDARY DIPLOMAS AND CERTIFICATES, HIGH SCHOOL/SECONDARY DIPLOMAS AND CERTIFICATES at E.E. B. Pref. Olegário Bernardes
Bacharelado, Computer Technology/Computer Systems Technology, Bacharelado, Computer Technology/Computer Systems Technology at UNIASSELVI
Full Stack Developer, Desenvolvimento web e mobile, Full Stack Developer, Desenvolvimento web e mobile at Rocketseat
Portuguese, English