Akash Aggarwal AI and Test Engineering Automation Leader ā Operations Associate
I am a QA & Automation Leader / Staff QE Engineer with 14+ years of experience building automation-first quality engineering organizations and delivering high-reliability software at global scale. My career has been shaped around one core mission: Transform QA into an engineering discipline powered by automation, AI, and innovation. I specialize in architecting end-to-end automation frameworks, building AI-driven test intelligence, and leading high-performing SDET and QE teams that support platforms serving 90M+ monthly users across e-commerce, fintech, payments, and ad-tech. š What Iām Known For Architecting distributed, self-healing automation frameworks across Web, Mobile, API & Microservices Driving 50% faster automation execution and 70%+ reduction in manual regression Delivering 0 production defects and preventing multi-million-dollar revenue leakage Leading and scaling global QA/SDET teams from 10 to 120+ engineers Using AI for test generation, intelligent selection, auto-refactoring & flaky-test reduction Designing test data platforms, observability-driven QA, and high-confidence release pipelines š§ Core Strengths Automation Architecture ⢠SDET Leadership ⢠Quality Strategy ⢠AI in Testing ⢠Microservices QA ⢠CI/CD ⢠Observability ⢠Distributed Testing ⢠Engineering Productivity ⢠QA Org Scaling š Highlights & Impact 15ā25% revenue uplift through quality-driven tracking accuracy (Rakuten) 35% flaky-test reduction using AI-based self-healing Built automation systems supporting 400M+ monthly transactions (Paytm) Published 3 Defensive Publications (IP) in automation & optimization Awarded Top 1% Engineer for test engineering innovation (Tokopedia) I thrive in organizations that value automation, engineering excellence, and innovation, and I enjoy mentoring teams to become strong automation-first SDETs capable of delivering faster, safer, high-quality releases.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a QA and Automation Leader in Fintech and E-commerce sectors.
Location: Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Experience: 14 yrs
Skills
- Quality Strategy
- Automation Architecture
- Qa Automation
- Quality Assurance
- Test Automation
Career Highlights
- Architected self-healing automation frameworks.
- Led QA teams scaling from 10 to 120+ engineers.
- Achieved 0 production defects in high-traffic systems.
Work Experience
Rakuten
QA Leader l Staff Engineer - QA (11 mos)
QA Leader | Senior Tech Lead - Rakuten Affiliate (1 yr 11 mos)
Paytm Payments Bank
Senior QA Manager (4 mos)
Tokopedia
Technical Architect (11 mos)
Principal Engineer (2 yrs 2 mos)
Paytm
QA Lead (6 mos)
Senior QA Engineer (2 yrs 11 mos)
Snapdeal
QA Engineer II (1 yr)
Sopra Steria
Test Engineer - Steria India Ltd (7 mos)
LeewayHertz
QA Engineer (2 yrs 8 mos)
Education
Master of Computer Applications - MCA at Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University
BCA at Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University