Nina Satragno
Software Engineer at Google
Kitchener, Ontario, Canada
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Top SchoolNina Satragno is a seasoned software engineer with 14 years of experience specializing in web platform, browser, and full-stack development, currently contributing to Google Chrome from Kitchener, Ontario. She focuses on making the web safer with deep expertise in WebAuthn, virtual authenticators, and related test automation—work visible across high-profile projects like Chromium, Chrome DevTools, WPT, and the W3C WebAuthn spec. Nina blends front-end UI improvements with backend protocol and automation work, having moved complex DevTools features from polling to event-driven models and expanded virtual authenticator capabilities for testing. Her background includes earlier hands-on roles in enterprise Java/C# systems, mobile apps, and Linux ops, giving her a strong pragmatic sense for shipping reliable, secure systems. Notably, she contributes to widely used, standards-level tooling that directly impacts browser security and developer workflows.
14 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Engineer's degree, Computer Software Engineering, Engineer's degree, Computer Software Engineering at Universidad Nacional de La Matanza
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Github Skills (28)
javascript10
c-language10
webdriver10
apidoc10
webauthn10
testing10
chromium10
devtools10
automation10
api10
chrome10
automations10
cprogramming-language10
developer-tools10
react10
Programming languages (13)
Github contributions (5)
w3c/webauthn
Jun 2019 - Oct 2022
Web Authentication: An API for accessing Public Key Credentials
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:96 reviews, 45 commits, 18 PRs in 3 years 4 months
Contributions summary:Nina primarily worked on implementing new automation commands for virtual authenticators within the WebAuthn specification. Their contributions involved adding commands to create, remove, and manage credentials associated with virtual authenticators. Additionally, they added WebDriver extension capabilities to advertise virtual authenticator support. The changes indicate the user's focus on expanding the automation capabilities of the WebAuthn API for testing and development purposes.
apipublic-keywebauthnweb-authenticationauthentication
web-platform-tests/wpt
Nov 2019 - Aug 2022
Test suites for Web platform specs — including WHATWG, W3C, and others
Role in this project:QA Engineer / Test Automation Engineer
QA Engineer / Test Automation EngineerContributions:18 reviews, 14 commits, 8 PRs in 2 years 9 months
Contributions summary:Nina primarily focuses on developing and maintaining the Web Platform Tests (WPT) suite. Their work involves implementing and automating tests for the WebAuthn API, including adding tests for various scenarios like create and get credential, handling different types of authentication, and testing edge cases. The user demonstrates expertise in test automation, utilizing the testdriver API and addressing issues related to test behavior and error handling, ensuring the WebAuthn tests are robust and accurate. Their contributions include fixing existing tests and adding new tests to improve overall test coverage of WebAuthn.
microsoft-edgetest-runnerspecssafarifirefox
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