Jimmy Baeten

Jimmy Baeten has a diverse work experience spanning over a decade. Jimmy is currently employed at EVBox as the Test Automation team lead since September 2021. Prior to that, they worked at Irdeto from December 2016 until September 2021, where they served as the Principal Software Engineer in Test. In this role, they were responsible for developing and maintaining a fully automated test framework using Python and pytest. Jimmy also conducted component-level testing of an embedded product focusing on security, including secure bootloaders and cryptographic principles. Additionally, they led testing efforts, participated in hiring and mentoring new employees, and utilized technologies such as Python, C, Assembly, Git, Jenkins, SQL, Linux, and bash.

Before joining Irdeto, Jimmy worked at Eurofins Digital Testing as a DTV Testing and Automation Specialist at Liberty Global from January 2014 to December 2016. Prior to that, they served as a DTV Testing Specialist at Testronic from 2011 to 2013. Additionally, Jimmy worked as a Freelance Software Engineer from 2009 to 2013, where they focused on software development. Jimmy began their career at ATAN DTS as an Incoming Quality Control Engineer from 2010 to 2011.

Jimmy Baeten obtained a Bachelor's Degree in Computer Software Engineering from Hogeschool PXL. In addition, they have obtained the ISTQB Test Automation Engineer certification from the ISTQB - International Software Testing Qualifications Board in September 2019. Jimmy has also completed the Cryptography I course offered by Stanford on Coursera. Furthermore, they have obtained the ISTQB Foundation certification and the ISTQB Test Analyst Advanced certification from the ISTQB - International Software Testing Qualifications Board.