Diogo Nunes
Software Tester & Quality Advocate
Intro
I'm a Software Tester from Portugal. My passion is using technology to improve people's lives. In my spare time, I'm also a blogger, a photographer, and a mentor to school graduates.
I started out as a software developer and then became a self-taught tester. I'm organised and methodical, with a keen eye for usability and another for detail. My empathy and positivity makes me a team asset.
I collaborate with clients and developers to ensure the team delivers the right thing, built the right way. My past responsibilities range from those more business oriented (requirements, delivery, exploratory testing) to more technical ones (CI pipeline, automation in testing).
Testimonials
don't trust me, trust them!
Faiz M.
Your fine attention to detail make you great at your job. But what really shines is that smile you always have. Just a really great personality and attitude overall.
Giovanna F.
He's dilligent, incredibly talented and meticulous and has been crucial in making sure we worked as a team.
Neha D.
I really respect your humility, dignity, openness and purity of heart and intention. A true leader.
Kathleen C.
Intuitive, smart, empathetic, open minded, kind, funny, hard working, low ego, sharp. Everyone needs a Diogo in their lives.
Jędrzej J.
You always add these small improvements that make life easier or nicer. I wish everyone had just 10% of your attention.
Mikhail K.
You are a billiant QA, very thorough, creative and positive.
Traits
Guiding light
One of my duties is to uncover information and deliver it, in a timely and convenient fashion. This allows the team to make decisions with more confidence and less assumptions.
Quality advocate
My experience serves the team by advising development methodologies, practices and tools that favor quality. We will attain quality if we share that mindset and agree on a strategy.
Bug catcher
Ideally we forecast issues and prevent them (shift left), but often humans make mistakes and systems fail, that's why we monitor and explore regularly (shift right). Bugs are reproduced, reported and prioritized according to risk.
Teammate
The team needs to build the right thing (Product) the right way (Engineering). Together, we are the "3 amigos" and we align/challenge expectations before coding. My role adapts to the team's needs, with flow and improvement always in mind.
(User) Friend
We must listen to our users, their pains and their praises, because our services exist to serve them. I seek to make them happy, and also my colleagues! Because a happy team is a productive and resilient team! #OptimiseForHappiness
Eternal student
Technology is constantly evolving, so it's crucial to maintain a curious and open mind. There's always new tools and techniques to discover... and advices from our colleagues too!
Technologies
how comfortable I am
C#
Git
Java
SQL
Python
Docker
Ruby
Markdown
Jenkins/GitLab/Travis
Cheering up the team with memes
Experience
2020 – Present
Senior Quality Advocate
Springer Nature
(same as before)
2016 – 2020
Quality Advocate (QA)
Equal Experts
Help my teammates be productive at delivering their best work (e.g. exploratory testing, automation in testing, continuous integration, 3-amigos, pairing, specification by example).
2014 – 2016
Software Developer
Loyty
Discuss requirements with client. Design mockups. Develop desktop app. Code back-end logic and integrations. Interact with databases (tables, SPs, views). Advise UI/UX.
2013
IT Analyst
Deloitte
Debug existing software applications.
Write technical documentation.
Education
an eternal student
2011 – 2013
Master's degree
Tecnico Lisboa
Computer Science / Grade: 17
Major: Enterprise Information Systems – addresses the impact of information systems in organizations and how to model the systems and processes of such organizations.
Minor: Software Engineering – addresses how to architect, manage and implement IT projects.
