Mucdat Cengiz
Senior Software Engineer & SDET
Building scalable web applications, designing test automation frameworks, and ensuring software quality. Expert in both development and test engineering with a focus on delivering robust, production-ready solutions.
Featured Projects
Live & Production ReadyRainfall Gauge Application
A sophisticated weather data platform that calculates rainfall totals over custom date ranges for any global location. Features intelligent geolocation detection and comprehensive weather visualization.
TestForge
Open-source test automation framework I developed that converts natural language into production-ready Playwright scripts. Showcases both development skills (Python, Docker, API integration) and test automation expertise (Playwright, element discovery, test reporting).
Rogue AI Blog Platform
An autonomous AI-powered blog that generates unfiltered political commentary and news analysis. Features automated content generation, scheduling, and self-hosted deployment with Cloudflare Tunnel access.
Vize Express Amerika
Daily US immigration news and guidance blog providing practical advice and policy updates. Features informational articles about visa processes, immigration news, and personal insights from an immigrant's perspective.
Professional Experience
Unique blend of software development and quality engineering expertise, with hands-on experience building production applications and enterprise-scale test automation frameworks.
Senior Software Engineer (Test & Development)
Apptegy
08/2020 β Present Β· Little Rock, AR
- Development: Built internal Ruby on Rails tools and utilities for test data generation, solving complex automation challenges that couldn't be handled manually
- Framework Architecture: Designed and implemented enterprise-scale test automation framework from scratch using Selenium, Cucumber, and JavaScript, serving as the foundation for all automated testing
- CI/CD Engineering: Built and maintained Jenkins infrastructure with custom pipelines, integrating automated testing into deployment workflows and ensuring code quality gates
- Performance Engineering: Led K6 performance testing implementation to ensure platform scalability, identifying bottlenecks and working with dev teams on optimizations
- Framework Modernization: Spearheaded migration from Selenium to Playwright, achieving 3x performance improvement and enhanced parallel execution capabilities
- Technical Leadership: Became go-to technical resource for test architecture, performance optimization, and automation best practices across the organization
- Full-Stack Testing: Developed comprehensive test coverage across web, mobile, and API layers, ensuring quality at every level of the application stack
Automation Test Engineer
Xpr Soft
11/2019 β 08/2020 Β· Buffalo, NY
- Framework Development: Designed and built comprehensive test automation frameworks from ground up using Java, Selenium WebDriver, and TestNG
- API Development & Testing: Created REST API testing suites with Postman and REST Assured, ensuring microservices reliability and performance
- CI/CD Implementation: Built Jenkins pipelines with automated testing, code quality gates, and deployment automation
- Development Collaboration: Worked closely with development teams to establish coding standards, testing best practices, and quality metrics
QA Engineer
Wisefull Academy
2019
- Test Automation: Developed Java-based automated regression and functional test suites using Selenium WebDriver
- Framework Design: Built page object model architecture for maintainable test automation
Education
- M.S. in Computer Science, North American University, Houston, TX β 2021 (GPA: 3.75)
- B.A. in Language Arts, Canakkale 18th March University, Turkey β 2010
Technical Expertise
Full-stack development capabilities combined with deep test automation expertise
Development Skills
Testing & Automation
DevOps & Infrastructure
Databases & Tools
Technology Stack
Certifications
Oracle Certified Associate, Java SE Programmer β 2020