Akbar Shaikh

CTO

Pune, Maharashtra, India10 yrs 11 mos experience

Highly StableAI Enabled

Key Highlights

Over 11 years of diverse testing experience.
Expert in AI-driven test automation strategies.
Proven leadership in quality engineering initiatives.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a seasoned leader in Quality Engineering and Test Automation within the SaaS industry.

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Skills

Core Skills

Quality Engineering & Qa TransformationAi-driven Test AutomationTest AutomationManual Testing

Other Skills

Technology Strategy & RoadmappingScalable Test Architecture & PlatformsEngineering Leadership & MentorshipTest cases writingTest cases executionTest ManagementSelenium WebDriverTestNGJIRAAgileWaterfallSmoke TestingSanity TestingRetestingGoogle Suite

About

Software Test Engineer having 11+ yrs experience across multiple testing types like Functional testing, Web app testing, Mobile app testing, API testing, Database testing, and Regression testing.

Experience

10 yrs 11 mos

Total Experience

10 yrs 11 mos

Average Tenure

10 yrs 11 mos

Current Experience

Vtest

5 roles

Chief Technology Officer

Promoted

Jan 2026 – Present · 4 mos

Driving the company’s technology vision, engineering excellence, and innovation strategy across quality engineering, test automation, and digital assurance services. Responsible for scaling platforms, teams, and delivery excellence aligned with business goals.

Technology Strategy & RoadmappingQuality Engineering & QA TransformationAI-Driven Test AutomationScalable Test Architecture & PlatformsEngineering Leadership & Mentorship

SDET - Test Architect (Automation + Functional)

Promoted

Jan 2022 – Jan 2026 · 4 yrs

SDET - Full Stack Lead (Automation + Functional)

Promoted

Aug 2019 – Jun 2022 · 2 yrs 10 mos

SDET

Aug 2017 – Jul 2019 · 1 yr 11 mos

Software Test Analyst

Apr 2015 – Jul 2017 · 2 yrs 3 mos

Expert in end to end testing of Web, iOS and Android apps thru manual and automation techniques
Understand and analyze client requirements by attending client calls
Understand application under test, ask relevant queries and maintain query log
Write detailed test cases for UI, Integration, Functional, System, Regression testing of Web, iOS and Android apps
Analyze and Review team members’ test cases
Setup test environment
Execute test cases as per release milestones on different browsers, iOS and Android devices
Create test automation framework including TestNG, ANT, POM.xml and proprietary vTEST configurations
Develop test scripts in JAVA to maximize test automation coverage
Run and Debug test scripts to ensure test automation suite reports test results as expected
Log defects with appropriate details and define severity
Interact with developers for defects discussion, provide defects walkthrough, conduct demos
Track all defects to closure
Prepare Test Summary Reports
Own testing of assigned modules and highlight risks to improve overall quality
Work independently and multi task across different testing tasks as per client priority
Project management methodology - Agile, Waterfall
Test Management Tools - Google Suite, Microsoft Office, JIRA, Redmine
Test Automation Tools - Selenium WebDriver, StressStimulus, Fiddler, JMeter, LoadUI, SoapUI, Sikuli, Telerik, AppPerfect, Appium, Cucumber
Continuous Integration Tools - Jenkins, Maven, Bamboo, Bitbucket.