Jun 2023 – Apr 2025 · 1 yr 10 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · Hybrid

• As a Test Automation Architect and Engineering Leader (IC6), I led building of scalable fintech automation for Lending products (Personal Loans, co-lending, Loan Against Securities) and Credit Cards.
• Designed and scaled Java gRPC automation framework, improving modularity and boosting test coverage with 3K+ API tests, accelerating releases
• Reviewed and enhanced automation frameworks and tooling used across teams, improving engineering productivity and reducing debugging time
• Led testing and automation for a high-impact CoLending project with a major Indian bank, unlocking a significant new revenue stream
• Mentored 15+ SDETs and leaders, driving best practices in automation, test scalability, and QA excellence

Nov 2021 – Jun 2023 · 1 yr 7 mos · London, England, United Kingdom

• Senior Software Engineer (IC5) in the WhatsApp Frameworks and Tools team, I drove the development of test infrastructure, automated testing frameworks, and tooling that helped improve the quality of automated tests for mobile and web clients.
• I designed and implemented a comprehensive CI pipeline that collected line code coverage from E2E tests for Android apps. This was built on top of internal infrastructure and technologies, utilising Hack/PHP, Typescript, and Python. As a result, we were able to improve the quality of automated tests by writing more targeted tests and catching more bugs early in the development process.
• Led the creation of an internal course that trained WhatsApp mobile developers on automated testing concepts including Espresso, XCUITest and internal E2E testing framework, resulting in a more streamlined development process and better-quality automated tests.
• Migrated sharded Android tests from legacy to new CI language and improving reporting using Skylark. This effort resulted in significant improvements in test reliability, efficiency, and reporting, further enhancing the overall quality of our automated tests.
• I implemented CI Linters to validate source code attribution using Hack/PHP, which helped to identify ownership for each file change and lead to faster resolutions in case of issues/bugs.
• I also led projects to add support for testing companion devices in Internal E2E test framework and improved code quality by refactoring procedural tests to page object pattern, along with setting docs and roadmap for wider engineering org adoption

Aug 2020 – Nov 2021 · 1 yr 3 mos · Bangalore Urban, Karnataka, India

• As a SDET Engineering leader (L5) I designed and built QA processes, test automation strategies, and frameworks from scratch for the logistics group, resulting in the successful delivery of consumer-facing apps and backend releases at scale.
• I mentored and led a team of 10 SDETs and QE's to deliver high-quality software and improve automation coverage.
• Led the Backend automation community and built common automation frameworks that were used by multiple teams within Gojek, resulting in increased productivity and quality of the backend automation tests.

Feb 2019 – Aug 2020 · 1 yr 6 mos · Bangalore Urban, Karnataka, India

• Spearheaded and built a scalable E2E API automation framework that uses RestAssured, Kotlin, and TestNG, which provided fast functional feedback and confidence to developers for multiple Southeast Asia countries with parallel runs.
• Improved developer collaboration by implementing Gradle mono repo to reuse the same codebase and scale multiple teams within Gojek.
• Designed and executed load tests for API using Locust and Python, which uncovered performance issues during a migration project from Ruby to Go.
• Built and mentored high-performing teams from scratch, which delivered projects on time, with best practices in automation framework code and tools.

Feb 2018 – Jan 2019 · 11 mos · Bangalore Urban, Karnataka, India

• 3rd QA Engineer at Gojek Bengaluru, Designed and developed the Android automation framework for the consumer-facing app using Appium, Java, and Cucumber, resulting in a reduction of the regression cycle from 3 days to just 4 hours.
• Configured the automation tests to run over the CI pipeline using Gitlab on VM/Docker container for every new build in dev code, enabling fast and reliable feedback for developers.

May 2016 – Feb 2018 · 1 yr 9 mos · Bangalore Urban, Karnataka, India

• Reduced regression test cycle time to 2 hours by developing API automation using Python to verify complex integrations between Planview, project place, and rally systems.
• Developed web automation using Selenium, Python, and Pytest, executed over an in-house Selenium grid setup built from scratch.
• Minimized QA bandwidth requirement from 1 week to 4 hours by using Microsoft PICT pairwise tool and Python to automatically generate and run comparison tests for analytics reports.
• Mentored a team of 3 QE's on writing good automation code and building frameworks, which resulted in better code quality and faster delivery of automation projects.

Sep 2014 – May 2016 · 1 yr 8 mos · Bangalore Urban, Karnataka, India

• Tested migration of analytics dashboard from Flash to HTML5 and automated web tests using Coded UI with C# and Microsoft Test manager run over VMs that reduced the time taken to test the product manually
• Mentored and upskilled other engineers on product knowledge, resulting in improved collaboration and increased productivity in the team.
• Participated in Agile meetings and rituals, provided early feedback on design bringing QA perspective during planning, and drove test planning and design, leading to better alignment between teams and improved software quality.
• Conducted E2E testing of Itron Analytics product and its migration from Flash to HTML5 platform, ensuring a smooth transition and reducing the number of defects found in production.

Jun 2012 – Sep 2014 · 2 yrs 3 mos · Bangalore Urban, Karnataka, India

• Developed and executed comprehensive UI test automation using HP QTP and VB Script for multiple projects and change requests in a Fortune 500 US Telecom client's order management and processing web application.
• Mentored and upskilled junior engineers on product knowledge and best practices in QA and testing, which improved the team's efficiency and productivity.

Jun 2011 – Jun 2012 · 1 yr · Bangalore Urban, Karnataka, India