The Search for Truth: Transparency, Reimagined in the Extreme
The search for truth: transparency reimagined in the extreme.
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Peter Souza
Software Quality Engineer & Project Management Leader
Creator of QA Academy · Inventor of H.U.M.N Method
Shipping products through human-centered collaboration.
QA Academy
A learning platform helping career switchers & QA professionals refine their skills or transition into quality engineering roles through practical, human-approved lessons.
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About
I specialize in QA leadership, test automation, and AI-driven quality workflows — from architecting resilient Cypress/Playwright suites to founding QA Academy, a platform that empowers career-switchers and professionals to master real-world testing. My H.U.M.N. method blends AI efficiency with human-centered collaboration to ship reliable software faster. Beyond code, a background in music and creative problem-solving fuels everything I build.
Work With Me
See how my skills and experience can make a positive impact on your project.
AI Experience
Leverage cutting-edge AI to automate testing, optimize user flows, and drive efficiency, saving time and reducing human error.
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Software Testing
Ensure robust, accessible, performant apps with thorough validation that catches issues early.
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Engineering
Build modern, scalable, SEO-optimized web apps from scratch or integration—with reliable long-term support.
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Team Management & Collaboration
Lead teams to ship faster through joint planning, resource allocation, and collaborative processes.
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Founders Mindset
End-to-end ownership from ideation to launch with startup efficiency and impact focus.
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Experience
Principal Solutions Engineer
Remote · 2026 – present
Driving solutions engineering for enterprise integration and automation initiatives.
Sr. Javascript Automation Engineer
Remote · 2022 – 2025
Led JavaScript automation at scale — created peer review standards and maintained resilient E2E suites.
Open Source Project Founder & Maintainer
Remote · 2023 – present
Founded qa-shadow-report — translating Cypress & Playwright results into spreadsheet reports for team-wide test visibility.
Technical Consultant & Project Advisor
Hybrid · 2021 – present
Appraised methodologies, risk, and technologies to guide a company through Series A funding.
SDET — JavaScript / Ruby
Hybrid · 2019 – 2022
Delivered client features while expanding test coverage and contributing to engineering and design.
Recent Work
Recent Blog Posts
The Chess Match Between AI Progress and Human Ego
Humanity’s first wave of AI adoption revealed a deep cultural bias — we embraced AI as a technical servant before accepting it as a creative partner.
Read More →cy.prompt: Cypress is Testing Behavior with Behavior
Cypress’ new cy.prompt feature introduces a paradigm shift: plain-language instructions become executable tests. This is true behavior-based testing—using behavior to validate behavior, instead of code to validate behavior.
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Please contact me directly at petermsouzajr@gmail.com or through this form.