Deep Halder — DevOps Engineer

Senior Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) at Sentient Labs with over 7 years of hands-on experience in delivering high-quality software products, particularly in AI-driven solutions. I am deeply passionate about leveraging cutting-edge technologies to ensure robust and reliable software, and I have mastered various testing methodologies, from Data Testing and Performance Testing to API and Web Application Testing. In my current role, I manage the complete testing lifecycle, from planning to execution, and oversee product releases. I thrive in agile environments, working closely with developers and stakeholders to optimize CI/CD pipelines and streamline processes. My expertise includes developing and maintaining automation frameworks using BDD/TDD, writing Gherkin-based features for the Cucumber tool, and utilizing tools like Selenium, Rest Assured, Postman, and JMeter. I hold a Bachelor of Engineering in Computer Science from VTU, where I honed my skills in REST API testing, web application testing, and Agile methodologies. My professional journey has been marked by multiple certifications and awards that underscore my commitment to excellence. Core Skills & Interests: Focus Areas: Test Automation, Software Development in Test (SDET), AI-driven solutions Programming Languages: Proficient in Java, Python, JavaScript, C#, and Swift Databases: Experienced with MongoDB, Oracle, MySQL Unit Testing: Expertise in Cucumber ,NUnit, JUnit, TestNG, and XCUITest Automation Tools: Skilled in Cucumber, Selenium (with POM), Katalon Studio, Robot Class, Postman, Microfocus UFT, GraphQL, Rest Assured Test Management:JIRA, ALM Tools & Environments: Familiar with Visual Studio, VS Code, InteliJ, Postman, NPM, Git, BitBucket, and Eclipse Front-End Development: Knowledgeable in HTML5, CSS3, jQuery, Bootstrap 4, Semantic UI Development Frameworks: Experienced with Node.js, Express.js, Mongoose, Beyond my technical skills, I am continually curious about the evolving world of AI and its application across various domains. I am also passionate about fitness, technology, and finance, and am always open to connecting and exploring new synergies.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Software Quality Assurance expert specializing in AI-driven solutions and test automation.

Location: Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Experience: 10 yrs 2 mos

Skills

Test Automation
Ai-driven Solutions
Ai Testing
Quality Assurance
Software Development In Test

Career Highlights

Over 7 years of experience in software testing.
Expert in AI-driven testing methodologies.
Proficient in building automation frameworks.

Work Experience

Sentient Labs

Senior AI-QA | SDET (9 mos)

Level AI

Senior Software Development Engineer Test (2 yrs 10 mos)

SDET | Foundational QA Team Member (1 yr)

Motifworks

Software Developer In Test (1 yr 1 mo)

Atos Syntel

Quality Assurance Automation Engineer (2 yrs 2 mos)

slice

Intern manager (9 mos)

Intern (2 yrs 4 mos)

Education

Bachelor of Engineering at Visvesvaraya Technological University

Deep Halder

DevOps Engineer

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India10 yrs 2 mos experience

Highly StableAI ML Practitioner

Key Highlights

Over 7 years of experience in software testing.
Expert in AI-driven testing methodologies.
Proficient in building automation frameworks.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Software Quality Assurance expert specializing in AI-driven solutions and test automation.

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Skills

Core Skills

Test AutomationAi-driven SolutionsAi TestingQuality AssuranceSoftware Development In Test

Other Skills

QA processesE2E automationAI qualityPlaywrightEval frameworksAPI automationSeleniumRest AssuredPerformance testingK6JMeterMCP testingAgile methodologiesTestNGAPI testing

About

Experience

10 yrs 2 mos

Total Experience

2 yrs 4 mos

Average Tenure

9 mos

Current Experience

Sentient labs

Senior AI-QA | SDET

Aug 2025 – Present · 9 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · Remote

Building and leading QA at Sentient Labs — setting up scalable QA processes and E2E automation to ensure AI quality and reliability.
Working on Playwright, Eval frameworks, and AI response testing, along with API and payment automation.
Driving a culture of quality in AI products through data-driven validation and continuous testing.

QA processesE2E automationAI qualityPlaywrightEval frameworksAPI automation+2

Level ai

2 roles

Senior Software Development Engineer Test

Oct 2022 – Aug 2025 · 2 yrs 10 mos · Remote

> Leading automation efforts across multiple AI-driven features
> Built robust test pipelines using Selenium, Playwright, and Rest Assured across Web and API layers.
> Introduced and maintained performance test suites using K6, JMeter, and Grafana dashboards.
> Owned and implemented MCP (Model Confidence Prediction) testing for LLM responses.
> Enabled AI-specific test strategies including hallucination detection and output validation.
> Evaluated and integrated no-code automation tools for fast prototyping and business-user testing.
> Regularly collaborated with devs, PMs, and ML engineers in Agile/Scrum setup.
> Mentoring junior SDETs, improving test coverage, and contributing to hiring and onboarding.

SeleniumPlaywrightRest AssuredPerformance testingK6JMeter+4

SDET | Foundational QA Team Member

Oct 2021 – Oct 2022 · 1 yr · Remote

>Joined as one of the first QA engineers—laid the foundation for automation and quality practices.
>Built core Selenium + TestNG framework from scratch with reporting and CI/CD integrations.
>Setup API testing strategy using Postman and Rest Assured.
> Contributed to the early performance test strategy, baseline tracking, and service health monitoring.
> Created regression test suites, onboarding test documents, and Agile QA processes.
> Worked closely with product and engineering to stabilize early-stage product releases.

SeleniumTestNGAPI testingPerformance test strategyRegression test suitesTest Automation+1

Motifworks

Software Developer In Test

Sep 2020 – Oct 2021 · 1 yr 1 mo · Pune, Maharashtra, India

>Worked with Wolters Kluwer
>Involved in Analyzing the requirements, Updating Test plan, Writing Test Cases, Executing Test cases.
> Automating a new add-in Browser for Office Apps by using Selenium C# Visual Studio
> Using a third party library to Fla-UI to automate Windows Apps.
>Extensive use of Page object model.
> Developed BDD tests using Cucumber by writing behaviour and step definitions & developed required Selenium support code in Java for Cucumber.
> Creating and updating test automation scripts using, c#, JAVA, to perform unit testing, and End to End Testing.
> Worked very closely with UI developers while automating the tests using protractor and Jasmine
> Using all manual test cases, wrote Selenium Automation scripts to run in the background through Jenkins.
> Maintaining code in GIT hub and Azure Devops.
> Ensure the resolved defects are re-tested.
> Participating in all AGILE ceremonies as part of daily deliverables.
> Involved in Pre- Planning & Planning session in committing the stories for each Iteration.

SeleniumC#BDDJavaProtractorAgile methodologies+2

Atos syntel

Quality Assurance Automation Engineer

Jun 2018 – Aug 2020 · 2 yrs 2 mos · India

> Worked with State Street and FedEx.
>Involved in Analysing the requirements, Updating Test plan, Writing Test Cases, Executing Test cases.
> Automating Angular JS applications by using Protractor with Type Script, Jasmine and Karma using Java script.
> Developed BDD tests using Cucumber by writing behaviour and step definitions & developed required Selenium support code in Java for Cucumber.
> Creating and updating test automation scripts using, JAVA, to perform unit testing.
> Worked very closely with UI angular developers while automating the tests using protractor and Jasmine
> Using all manual test cases, wrote Selenium Automation scripts to run in the background through Jenkins.
> Maintaining code in GIT, SVN repository
> Ensure the resolved defects are re-tested.
> Participating in all AGILE ceremonies as part of daily deliverables.
> Involved in Pre- Planning & Planning session in committing the stories for each Iteration.