
Andres Bolanos Cano
Verified Expert in Engineering
QA Engineer and Developer
Heredia, Heredia Province, Costa Rica
Toptal member since April 13, 2026
Andres is an AI-native QA architect with 11+ years of experience in the software industry, including QA leadership at Amazon Advertising and as a QA director through a startup-to-acquisition lifecycle (CreativeDrive, acquired by Accenture). His QA systems have served platforms with 40 to 100 million users, delivering 273% ROI at Amazon. Over the past three years, he has expanded into AI-native development using React, Node.js, TypeScript, Python, and Playwright.
Portfolio
Experience
- Python - 4 years
- Cursor AI - 3 years
- TypeScript - 3 years
- React - 3 years
- Node.js - 3 years
- Playwright - 3 years
- PostgreSQL - 2 years
- Claude Code - 1 year
Preferred Environment
Cursor AI, Claude, Playwright, Selenium, TestRail, Jira, React, Node.js, TypeScript, Python, QA Testing, Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG)
The most amazing...
...project I've lead is "Bibliotech", delivering 100+ technical documents in 90 days with a team of three, enabling CreativeDrive's acquisition by Accenture.
Work Experience
Founder, AI-native Software/QA Consultant
Academ-ia
- Built Iratzu, a production management platform for creative industries (music, agencies, events) using React, Node.js, TypeScript, and Supabase, currently expanding into a services marketplace layer before launch.
- Designed the full system architecture for a real estate tokenization platform, covering SPV/LLC structures, token economics, and NAV-based valuation models.
- Designed a code review framework that analyzes repos, identifies risky areas to test, and generates tests based on existing code using Claude Code and Cursor.
Senior QA Engineer (Contractor)
Domo
- Built a custom AI tool in TypeScript using Claude API and Open WebUI, hosted on Domo's serverless infrastructure, that analyzes requirements documents and generates UAT test plans in under 5 minutes, replacing a process that previously took 3 weeks.
- Developed agentic testing workflows using Cursor and Claude Code with MCP servers that analyze tickets, statically analyze the code, execute Playwright automation against acceptance criteria, write test cases, and update ticket status automatically.
- Maintained and expanded a Playwright/Pytest automation framework running on Jenkins across 6+ environments per app, using Cursor and Claude to build self-healing tests for every new application added to the suite.
QA Manager
Amazon.com
- Increased First Pass Yield (FPY) from 96% to 98.2%, delivering 273% ROI through QA governance redesign.
- Embedded QA into Scrum workflows and Salesforce reporting systems across the advertising division.
- Designed performance frameworks and training programs that standardized quality processes for the QA team.
Quality Assurance Director
CreativeDrive Studios
- Secured a $150,000/month Hilton contract by designing and presenting a QA transformation proposal that became one of the company's largest enterprise engagements.
- Led the Bibliotech project, delivering 100+ technical documents in 90 days with a team of three, directly enabling CreativeDrive's acquisition by Accenture.
- Ran two successful internship programs, hiring 4 QA professionals and scaling the team from scratch to 12 through structured mentorship and training.
Experience
AI-powered UAT Test Plan Generator
Iratzu: A Production Management Platform for Creative Industries
http://www.iratzu.comBuilt with React 18, TypeScript, Supabase (PostgreSQL with Row Level Security on every table), Tailwind CSS, and deployed on Cloudflare Pages, the architecture uses a modular JSONB configuration system so each organization can enable/disable features without schema migrations. It includes a homegrown Spanish NLP command palette for natural language task creation, PWA support, real-time sync via Supabase WebSockets, and WCAG 2.2 accessibility compliance. The project is currently at 93% feature completion with 187 source files, preparing for launch.
Playwright Test Automation Framework for eCommerce Marketplace
Skills
Libraries/APIs
Playwright, React, Node.js, Claude API
Tools
Claude, TestRail, Jira, Domo, Claude Code, Pytest, GitHub, Jira Xray, Jenkins, Codex, Postman
Frameworks
Selenium, LangGraph, Tailwind CSS, Appium, Cypress
Paradigms
Agile, Automated Testing, Manual Testing, Scrum, Test Automation, Acceptance Testing, E2E Testing, Functional Testing, Testing, User Acceptance Testing (UAT)
Platforms
Android, iOS, Salesforce, Amazon, Ollama, Vercel, Docker
Storage
Database Testing, PostgreSQL
Languages
TypeScript, Python, JavaScript, Java, SQL
Other
Cursor AI, OpenAI, QA Automation, Quality Assurance (QA), Manual QA, Integration Testing, QA Testing, REST API Automation, Automated UI Testing, User Experience (UX), Quality Auditing, iPhone, Mobile App Testing, Test Planning, Testing Strategy, OWASP, Large Language Models (LLMs), Manual Software Testing, Exploratory Testing, Test Cases, Test Scenarios, Beta Testing, QA Process, AI Integration, Selenium IDE, Supabase, OAuth, LangChain, Hugging Face, Cloudflare, GitHub Actions, Big Data, API Testing, AI Automation, AI Research, SDET, Accessibility Testing, Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG), Ruby on Rails 8
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