Summary
Kyle Wadsworth is an SDET with 8 years of hands-on experience building reliable test automation and developer-friendly tooling, currently at PayPal. He has a proven track record of improving test suite performance and reliability—implementing parallelization via AWS Lambda and custom JUnit runners and reducing runtimes across projects. Kyle blends backend and frontend testing skills (Java, Python, Mocha/Sinon) with CI/CD and container workflows, and has designed E2E/email testing libraries and internal automation to streamline team processes. He mentors junior engineers into more development-focused SDET roles and brings practical experience creating rudimentary CI/CD systems and Testrail-driven test governance. Based in Long Beach, CA, he began his career building database apps and teaching programming and robotics, a background that contributes to his knack for translating complex requirements into accessible tools. Colleagues find his combination of developer empathy and automation efficiency especially effective at turning flaky suites into predictable delivery engines.
8 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelors of Science in Computer Science Computer Science, Bachelors of Science in Computer Science Computer Science at California State University, Long Beach