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Ashlin Robinson Karkada

QA Engineer

Madrid, Community of Madrid, Spain10 yrs 2 mos experience
AI ML PractitionerHighly Stable

Key Highlights

  • Led QA for Blink.com, generating 142K subscriptions monthly.
  • Achieved 100% test automation goal at Amazon Business.
  • Engineered AI/ML-driven automation framework for ATM systems.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Quality Assurance expert in SaaS with a strong focus on automation and testing strategies.

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Skills

Core Skills

Quality AssuranceTest Automation

Other Skills

JavaPythonAPI TestingAutomation TestingTest PlanningContinuous Integration and Continuous Delivery (CI/CD)Quality MetricsTestRailFunctional TestingCypressJavaScriptGitHub ActionsOpenCVTesseractGenerativeAI

About

Senior QA Engineer with 10+ years of experience driving quality across complex backend and distributed systems. I specialize in building scalable UI and API automation frameworks, leading end-to-end testing strategies, and embedding quality within cross-functional engineering teams. Passionate about improving release confidence through automation, test strategy, and data-driven quality practices. Career Highlights: * Led QA efforts for the Billing backend team to support the launch of Blink.com subscriptions in the US, validating the full subscription lifecycle (purchase, cancellation, refunds, auto-renew) through Stripe integrations. Delivered QA sign-off for 12 core business flows within a compressed 3.5-month timeline, automated 75 tests, and identified 23 blocker issues—contributing to a successful launch generating ~142K new subscriptions per month. * At Amazon Business, elevated the ordering experience through meticulous end-to-end quality assurance, including test planning, execution, and automation, achieving a 91% test stability rate and enhancing test automation coverage notably. Our efforts have streamlined Amazon Business projects and set a benchmark within the QA organization by hitting a 100% metric automation goal. * Engineered an AI/ML-driven automation framework for ATM systems, leveraging a robotic arm with Python's OpenCV and Pytesseract to detect and interact with specific screen elements. Professional Summary: * Deep knowledge of various testing methodologies, including white box, GUI, functional, black box, regression, integration, and user acceptance testing, as well as developing data-driven and hybrid test frameworks. * Highly proficient in programming languages like Java, Python and JavaScript. * Extensive experience in API testing using Rest Assured, Insomnia, Postman, and SOAP UI. * Strong expertise in building test automation frameworks with Selenium, Playwright and Cypress. * Solid understanding of Docker and Kubernetes. * Competent in working with Linux (Ubuntu) * Experienced in integrating and setting up automated tests into Gitlab CICD pipelines. Personal Summary: I’m passionate about technology and take pride in delivering high-quality results through focus and dedication. I enjoy solving complex problems and constantly look for ways to improve and innovate in quality assurance practices.

Experience

10 yrs 2 mos
Total Experience
2 yrs
Average Tenure
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Current Experience

Amazon

Senior QA Engineer

Dec 2022Jun 2026 · 3 yrs 6 mos · Madrid · On-site

  • As a Senior Quality Assurance Engineer in Amazon Business and Ring, I led end-to-end quality assurance for key projects, covering test planning, design, execution, UI / API automation, and defect tracking, significantly elevating product quality.
  • Key Achievements:
  • Automation and Process Improvement: Developed a Python-based tool to track accessibility bugs, enabling the QA team to achieve a 100% metric automation goal.
  • QA Leadership: Led API test automation and validation for the Blink.com subscription launch in the US, covering the full subscription lifecycle including purchase, cancellation, refunds, and auto-renew.
  • Pipeline Stability: Designed and implemented a pipeline maintenance solution, boosting test stability from 56% to 91% for more consistent results.
  • Quality Metrics: Monitored and analyzed key QA metrics across Amazon Business, collaborating with teams to implement process improvements and enhance customer satisfaction.
  • Mentorship and Hiring: Mentored 5-6 junior QA Engineers and conducted over 100 interviews to recruit top talent, contributing to a stronger QA team.
  • Test automation coverage: Expanded test automation coverage from 45% to 88%, significantly reducing manual testing efforts and increasing test reliability. This improvement streamlined the QA process, enabling faster and more thorough validation of features and reducing the time to identify and resolve defects
JavaPythonQuality AssuranceTest Automation

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2 roles

SDET Level 5

Promoted

Jan 2022Nov 2022 · 10 mos · Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

  • Zephyr Scale Integration: Integrated Zephyr Scale with the existing automation framework, enabling seamless publication of test results and test steps, which improved visibility and tracking of testing metrics.
  • Azure DevOps Pipelines: Developed and configured pipelines in Azure DevOps to execute end-to-end (E2E) tests across multiple environments, ensuring consistent and reliable test execution in various deployment scenarios.
  • Google Secrets Manager Integration: Integrated Google Secrets Manager with the test automation framework, enhancing security by securely managing and accessing sensitive data within the testing process.
  • Cypress E2E Testing Framework: Created a robust test automation framework in Cypress for end-to-end testing, which enhanced the efficiency and reliability of automated testing processes.
  • Mentorship and Talent Acquisition: Mentored junior SDETs, fostering their professional development, and conducted 35 interviews to identify and recruit top talent for the team.
TestRailFunctional TestingTest AutomationQuality Assurance

SDET - Level 2

Jan 2021Dec 2021 · 11 mos · Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

  • Dockerization of Development Environment: Dockerized an existing Node.js Autobot project to streamline local development by setting up Redis and Automationsvcs servers using Docker Compose.
  • CI/CD Automation with GitHub Actions: Developed and implemented a CI/CD workflow using GitHub Actions to automate the triggering of API scripts created with Postman Collections. This workflow is initiated upon pull requests or merges to the repository, ensuring continuous integration and delivery.
  • Page Object Model (POM) Framework: Designed and built a Page Object Model (POM) framework in JavaScript using WebdriverIO for both desktop and mobile applications, adhering to industry best practices to enhance maintainability and scalability of test automation.
  • Test Planning and Scenario Design: Authored comprehensive Test Plans and developed test scenarios for newly released features, ensuring thorough coverage and robust testing strategies.
  • Automated Test Case Retry: Implemented an automatic retry mechanism for failed test cases in WebdriverIO using Node.js, significantly improving the reliability and stability of front-end test executions.
JavaScriptTestRailTest AutomationQuality Assurance

Firstrand bank india

SDET

Oct 2018Jan 2021 · 2 yrs 3 mos · India

  • Managed continous maintenance and troubleshooting of Java test automation projects.
  • Developed REST API's using Django REST framework.
  • Worked on a Atm automation testing project to identify the screen and interact using template matching via Open CV(Computer Vision) and tesseract using Python/Pytest
  • Worked with Postgres database.
  • Created a docker-compose file to manage multiple services.(Django and Postgres).
  • Successfully migrated the entire Java data driven test automation framework to using Pytest for Python from scratch.
JavaPythonTest AutomationQuality Assurance

Greyatom

QA Automation Engineer

Nov 2017Oct 2018 · 11 mos

  • QA Automation Engineer responsible for creating automation scripts in Retrofit framework and Selenium Webdriver using Java. In addition, also worked on a micro-services based project using Spring boot.
  • Good knowledge of Java Stream API's/Lambda expressions.
  • Good knowledge of creating API/UI test cases using TestNG framework.
  • Worked on API automation using Retrofit framework.
  • Worked with Dynamo DB and Amazon EC2 instances.
  • Created Page Object Model framework for UI automation of commit.live platform.
  • Good knowledge of version control tools like Git/Source Tree.
  • Hands on exposure to IDE tools like IntelliJ IDEA and Eclipse.
JavaTestRailTest AutomationQuality Assurance

Gep worldwide

QA Analyst

Jan 2016Oct 2017 · 1 yr 9 mos · Airoli Navi Mumbai

  • Creating automation cases in SOAP UI with the help of Groovy scripting and building xpath and xqeueries.
  • Good knowledge of Core Java and developing automation scripts using Eclipse IDE with selenium webdriver.
  • Automating interface related features using Selenium Webdriver and uploading the latest revision using Tortoise HG.
  • Perform tests to ensure that the product listings are correctly displayed and contain accurate information, such as product details, price, and availability.
  • Monitoring test cases on a daily basis and creating Jobs with the help of Jenkins server.
  • Perform various functional testing using SOAP UI and Postman Rest client. Tracking the status of the defects in JIRA and updating the status of the test cases in Test Rail.
JavaTestRailQuality AssuranceTest Automation

Education

Bharati Vidyapeeth Institute of Computer Applications & Management

Master of Computer Applications (MCA) — Information Technology

Jul 2013Jun 2016

University of Mumbai

Bachelor of Science - BS — Information Technology

Jul 2010May 2013

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