Melvin Richard — Software Engineer

* Developed and executed WebSocket and REST API automation, Java-based, for core game services including authentication, matchmaking, rewards, and leaderboards, ensuring real-time accuracy of player moves and events. * Automated storage and validation of game event streams in MongoDB, utilizing Spring Boot Kafka listeners to consume messages with almost 0% failure rate * Performed high-load and concurrency testing of game tables and APIs using Python based Locust scripts, identifying performance bottlenecks and optimizing system throughput. * Automated validation of application and Redis caching, enabling de-scaling of instances by reducing multiple service dependencies, which lowered service costs by 40% * Set up Jenkins pipelines to run backend and game automation, monitored nightly runs, and took immediate action on failures, achieving almost 100% success rate. * Implemented code coverage analysis with JaCoCo and drove coverage improvements across services, achieving 90% line coverage on critical components such as the game engine. * Experience with Kubernetes YAML configuration for CPU and memory resource requests, along with Prometheus metrics and Grafana dashboard analysis. * Applied GenAI to test design and case writing, reducing manual effort by 50% and accelerating sprint execution. * Solely managed QA automation team for multiple projects end-to-end, covering architecture walkthroughs, LineItems, DevDrops, automation drops, resource management, and issue resolution, ensuring smooth production deployment and sanity. * Conducted requirement discussions with Product Managers and stakeholders, raising clarifying questions on new specs, thus reducing UAT comments by 90%. * Utilized Apache Zookeeper Manager API to manipulate configurations in real time, enabling execution of additional test scenarios based on dynamic settings. * Reviewed, provided comments on, and approved pull requests in Git and Bitbucket, ensuring high code quality and adherence to best practices throughout the development process. * Strong experience with Docker-based services, performing detailed log analysis, and generating clear, comprehensive, and actionable bug reports. * Analyzed Charles logs to identify front-end issues, determining whether root causes originated from FE services, backend, or proxy layers. * Provided inputs to DevOps to resolve long-standing Docker issues, ensuring that missing Docker images no longer blocked further containers from being brought up

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Backend-heavy Fullstack Engineer with strong expertise in automation and API testing in the gaming industry.

Location: The Nilgiris, Tamil Nadu, India

Experience: 13 yrs 4 mos