AUTOMATION · PERFORMANCE · DEVELOPMENT

Jayson Panganiban

Building reliable tests, tools, and web products.

Melbourne, Australia

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About

A quality-focused engineer building automation frameworks, performance test suites, and practical web tools for complex delivery environments.

Outside work, interests include running, cycling, and building practical tools that I promise I'll finish someday.

Languages

Python, TypeScript, JavaScript, Ruby

Automation

Playwright, Cypress, Selenium, Robot Framework, Cucumber, SpecFlow

API & Integration

REST APIs, Postman, SoapUI, JSON, XML, service validation

Performance

k6, JMeter, Locust, load testing, bottleneck analysis

Application Development

React, Next.js, Express.js, FastAPI, Tailwind CSS

Delivery & Infrastructure

GitHub Actions, Jenkins, Docker, AWS, CI/CD

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Experience

Building automation frameworks, validating complex systems, and improving release confidence across real-world delivery environments.

2025 - Present

Melbourne, Australia

Tenzing

Principal Consultant - SmartCOMM Developer

  • Developed SmartCOMM CCM templates, document rules, and reusable components for insurance policy, claims, billing, and compliance communications.
  • Integrated SmartCOMM with core insurance systems using XML/JSON payloads, APIs, and document generation services for on-demand and batch processing.
  • Delivered high-volume omnichannel communications across PDF, print, email, and digital channels with dynamic content, personalization, and compliance controls.
  • Supported configuration, data mapping, testing, deployment, and incident resolution to ensure scalable, accurate, and standardized customer communication workflows.

2022 - 2025

Melbourne, Australia

Datacom

Senior Consultant - Automation Engineer

  • Built and maintained scalable automation frameworks for complex insurance platforms across policy, claims, and underwriting workflows.
  • Delivered multi-channel validation across PDF, email, SMS, and related communication outputs aligned to business and regulatory rules.
  • Integrated automation into delivery workflows to improve release confidence, earlier defect detection, and maintainable quality practices.

2020 - 2022

Melbourne, Australia

Planit Testing

Software Engineer in Automation

  • Served as a Test Automation Consultant at ANZ within the Payments and Messaging division.
  • Built and maintained automated test frameworks covering backend payment-processing APIs and frontend applications.
  • Executed chaos engineering experiments to validate system resilience under load, failover, and degraded-network conditions.
  • Performed comprehensive UI accessibility testing (WCAG) to ensure compliant, robust, and user-friendly interfaces across critical payment workflows.

2020 - 2021

Philippines (Remote)

PDAX

Test Engineer

  • Specialized as a consultant in test automation and performance engineering across multiple crypto and blockchain projects.
  • Architected end-to-end testing strategies for high-throughput cryptocurrency trading platforms, including automated validation of trading services and Crypto-as-a-Service (CaaS) components.
  • Engineered performance and load-testing scenarios to benchmark latency, throughput, and overall system stability under extreme market volatility and stress conditions.

2015 - 2019

Makati, Philippines

Carlson Wagonlit Travel

Test Architect

  • Led the end-to-end automation strategy for the travel domain, cutting manual testing effort by 50%. Engineered scalable automation frameworks and reusable libraries, significantly boosting test coverage, execution speed, and long-term maintainability.
  • Collaborated closely with cross-functional teams to integrate automation into CI/CD pipelines, enabling faster feedback loops and improving release confidence across multiple product lines.
  • Championed the adoption of shift-left testing practices, embedding quality early in the development lifecycle and fostering a culture of proactive quality assurance.
  • Mentored junior testers and developers on automation best practices, test design, and effective use of tools, contributing to a stronger overall testing capability within the organization.

2011 - 2015

Makati, Philippines

Finastra

Test Lead

  • Led a team of testers responsible for testing and quality assurance of financial software products. Collaborated with cross-functional teams to ensure product quality and meet client requirements.
  • Developed and executed test plans, test cases, and test scripts to validate software functionality, performance, and security.
  • Provided training and mentorship to junior testers, fostering a culture of continuous learning and improvement within the team.
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Projects

Personal products and tools built outside work to solve practical problems and explore useful ideas through code.

React · Node.js · Express.js · MongoDB · Playwright · Jest

Halfprice Grocery

A full-stack grocery deals platform that helps shoppers find half-price specials from Coles and Woolworths faster.

Turns weekly specials into a cleaner, faster product experience with search, filters, and saved deals.

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Next.js · React · TypeScript · Tailwind CSS · Playwright

Philippine ZIP Codes Search

A clean search tool for finding postal codes across cities, municipalities, provinces, and regions in the Philippines.

Simplifies postal code lookup into a fast, dependable reference tool for everyday use.

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Python · FastAPI · OpenAI API · Chroma · Gradio · Hugging Face

FAQ Mate

A retrieval-augmented chatbot that answers common Australian car insurance questions using an AI-backed knowledge workflow.

Applies RAG and AI workflows to make insurance information easier to retrieve and understand.

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Python · OpenAI API · NLP

Rephrase CLI

A lightweight command-line tool that rewrites text in different tones and styles using OpenAI.

Brings flexible tone and style rewriting into a simple terminal-based writing tool.

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Contact

Let's build something useful.

Open to software engineering, automation, and tooling roles.