Subhasish Mishra

Product Manager

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India14 yrs 7 mos experience
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Key Highlights

  • 14+ years in Quality Engineering and test automation.
  • Expert in AI-driven testing strategies and frameworks.
  • Proven track record in building high-performing QA teams.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a SaaS Quality Engineering expert with a focus on AI-driven automation.

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Skills

Core Skills

Test Automation StrategyTeam Leadership

Other Skills

Team Leadership / MentorshipQA Process ImprovementJavaPythonPyTestAPI TestingSeleniumCypressJenkinsPeople ManagementRest AssuredArtificial Intelligence (AI)Test AutomationPerformance TestingSQL

About

👋 I’m a SDET Leader with 14+ years of experience in Quality Engineering and test automation, currently leading teams and driving QA strategy at Akamai. - I specialize in building scalable UI and API automation frameworks, leading high-performing QA teams, and transforming traditional testing practices into AI-enabled, automation-first quality engineering ecosystems. - As engineering evolves, I actively drive the adoption of AI-powered testing approaches — leveraging intelligent test generation, self-healing automation, predictive defect analysis, and AI-assisted code reviews to accelerate delivery while improving quality outcomes. - My leadership philosophy is rooted in coaching, transparency, and building empowered teams that own quality at every stage of the SDLC. 🔹 Leadership & AI-Driven Management - Managing and mentoring cross-functional QA teams - Hiring, onboarding, and developing talent to build high-performing teams - Driving AI adoption within QA to improve productivity, test coverage, and defect detection - Leading performance reviews, compensation planning, and team engagement - Acting as Scrum Master to align QA with agile development 🔹 AI-Enabled Test Automation & Technical Expertise - Designing scalable automation frameworks using Core Java, Python, Pytest, Selenium WebDriver, TestNG, Cypress, Rest Assured, Docker, Jenkins & CI/CD. - Integrating AI tools for intelligent test case generation, flaky test detection, and automation maintenance. - Leveraging AI-assisted development tools to improve code quality and test reliability. - Hands-on experience across UI, API, integration, regression, and performance testing. - Automation for Angular apps using Protractor & Cypress. 🔹 Strategic Quality Engineering Ownership - Defining modern QA strategy aligned with DevOps and continuous delivery. - Driving quality metrics, predictive analytics, and risk-based testing models. - Embedding AI into CI/CD pipelines to optimize feedback loops. - Partnering with Engineering, Product, and DevOps to build scalable quality platforms. I’m passionate about sharing knowledge and helping engineers grow in modern Quality Engineering. I run a YouTube channel focused on test automation, QA leadership, and AI in testing.: https://bit.ly/2UIvFcm

Experience

14 yrs 7 mos
Total Experience
4 yrs 10 mos
Average Tenure
10 yrs 7 mos
Current Experience

Akamai technologies

5 roles

SDET Manager

Apr 2026 – Present · 0 mo

Software Development Engineer in Test.Senior II Lead.

Promoted

Oct 2021 – Apr 2026 · 4 yrs 6 mos

  • Leading a team of SDETs, focusing on mentoring, goal-setting, and performance management.
  • Architecting and executing end-to-end QA strategies across several products, and scaling automation frameworks to enhance coverage, speed, and maintainability.
  • Owned test automation strategy across web and API layers using Python, PyTest, Java, Selenium, TestNG, Cypress, Rest Assured, Locust, Jenkins.
  • Drove shift-left testing practices, reducing defect leakage by 20%.
  • Collaborated with PMs, Dev Leads, and DevOps on QA process improvement.
  • Acted as Scrum Master for the team, aligning sprint goals and delivery
  • Recruited and onboarded new team members, improving team velocity by 50%
Test Automation StrategyTeam Leadership / MentorshipQA Process ImprovementJavaPythonPyTest+6

Software Development Engineer in Test Lead.

Jul 2019 – Oct 2021 · 2 yrs 3 mos

Senior Software Development Engineer Test

Promoted

Jul 2016 – Jun 2019 · 2 yrs 11 mos

Software Development Engineer In Test

Jul 2015 – Jun 2016 · 11 mos

Tesco bengaluru

Senior Software Engineer

Dec 2012 – Jul 2015 · 2 yrs 7 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Mindtree

Software Test Engineer

Jul 2011 – Dec 2012 · 1 yr 5 mos · Bangalore

Education

Biju Patnaik University of Technology, Odisha

Bachelor of Technology - BTech — Electronics and TeleCommunications Engineering

Jan 2006 – Jan 2010

CHSE

12th — PCMB

Jan 2004 – Jan 2006

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