Ishan Dev Shukl β Co-Founder
Quality Engineering leader with 14+ years of experience driving transformation across test automation, AI-driven testing, performance engineering, and DevOps ecosystems. My focus has been on elevating quality from a reactive function to a strategic enabler of business velocity, platform reliability, and customer trust. I have built and scaled high-performing SDET teams, led enterprise Testing Centers of Excellence, and architected automation platforms supporting high-frequency, large-scale releases. These initiatives have delivered 95%+ defect-free production releases, faster delivery cycles, and measurable improvements in system stability and customer experience. I have actively driven the adoption of AI in testing, integrating intelligent automation, visual validation, and predictive quality signals into CI/CD pipelines. Beyond organizational impact, my public QA tools and technical contributions are used by testers globally, reflecting a strong commitment to knowledge sharing and community-led engineering excellence. πππ² ππ¦π©πππ & ππππππ«π¬π‘π’π© ππ’π π‘π₯π’π π‘ππ¬ β’ Led multi-layered Testing Centers of Excellence across frontend, backend, APIs, and mobile platforms β’ Scaled SDET teams and automation frameworks delivering enterprise-grade quality at speed β’ Championed AI-assisted testing adoption, including intelligent automation, visual validation, and quality insights β’ Reduced manual regression by 60% while improving defect detection accuracy and release confidence β’ Directed performance engineering programs validating systems under millions of concurrent users β’ Accelerated delivery cycles by 40% through shift-left strategies and CI/CD quality gates ππ¨π«π ππ±π©ππ«ππ’π¬π β’ Quality Engineering Strategy & Leadership β’ AI-Driven Testing & Intelligent Automation β’ Test Automation Architecture (Selenium, Playwright, Cypress, TestNG, PyTest) β’ API, Cloud & Platform Testing (REST, GraphQL, AWS, Kubernetes) β’ Performance & Reliability Engineering (JMeter, k6, LoadRunner) β’ TestOps, CI/CD & DevOps Quality Enablement ππ’π¬π¬π’π¨π§ To elevate Quality Engineering as a strategic capability, enabling organizations to ship faster, safer, and at scale through intelligent automation, performance engineering, and AI-powered quality insights. Outside of delivery, I actively contribute to the global testing ecosystemβexperimenting with emerging tools, sharing practical learnings, and mentoring the next generation of Quality Engineering leaders.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Quality Engineering leader in E-commerce and Fintech sectors with a focus on automation and performance.
Location: Gurgaon, Haryana, India
Experience: 14 yrs
Skills
- Quality Engineering Strategy & Leadership
- Test Automation Architecture
- Community Development
- Qa Automation
- Testing
- Event Management
Career Highlights
- Led multi-layered Testing Centers of Excellence.
- Achieved 95%+ defect-free production releases.
- Championed AI-assisted testing adoption.
Work Experience
Nykaa
SDET Manager III β Platform Engineering (Post Order Journey) (11 mos)
SDET Manager - Display Network | Content & MarTech | Payments | Superstore by Nykaa (2 yrs 2 mos)
QA Bash - Global QA Engineering Network
Founder (0 mo)
Paisabazaar
QA Engineering Manager (3 yrs 9 mos)
Module Lead (1 yr 6 mos)
IndiaMART InterMESH Limited
SDET III (5 mos)
SDET II (1 yr 7 mos)
Paytm
Software Engineer (1 yr 5 mos)
Snap-on Business Solutions
Associate Consultant (1 yr 8 mos)
HCL Technologies
Technical Support Engineer (7 mos)
Power Finance Corporation Ltd.
Software Engineer Intern (1 mo)
BSNL LTD
Software Engineer Intern (2 mos)
Kurukshetra University
President (4 yrs)
Education
Bachelor's degree at Kurukshetra University
at St. Joseph's Academy, Dehradun