Harish B

Director of Engineering

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India10 yrs 5 mos experience

Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

Led a team of 30+ SDETs at Pocket FM.
Reduced build-to-release time by half through automation.
Developed comprehensive QA frameworks for multiple products.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Quality Engineering leader in the SaaS industry.

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Skills

Core Skills

Quality EngineeringTest AutomationQuality AssuranceSoftware Testing

Other Skills

API TestingAgile MethodologiesAgile TestingAmazon Web Services (AWS)Analytical SkillsAppiumBody LanguageCassandraCross-functional Team LeadershipCucumberCypress.ioDefect ManagementDefect TrackingDetoxDocker

About

I lead Quality Engineering at Pocket FM, where my team ensures a seamless experience for millions of listeners across the globe.Over the past 10+ years, I’ve built QA and automation functions from scratch — scaling teams, setting quality standards, and introducing frameworks that cut build-to-release time by half. My focus is on system reliability, test automation, and building engineers who think like product owners.I enjoy solving problems that sit between engineering and user experience — whether that’s debugging tricky backend failures, refining release processes, or mentoring the next generation of quality leaders.

Experience

10 yrs 5 mos

Total Experience

2 yrs 7 mos

Average Tenure

4 yrs 5 mos

Current Experience

Pocket fm

Head of SDET

Jan 2022 – Present · 4 yrs 5 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · On-site

Team Building and Management: Created and currently lead a team of 30+ SDETs. Focus on mentoring, growth, and career development, while managing all aspects of team performance, including reviews, promotions, appraisals, and new hires.
Leadership and Growth: Progressed from QA Lead to Head of SDET/QA, building and scaling the QA team and processes from scratch. Established a Tech Support team that enhanced developer productivity by resolving on-call issues independently.
Strategic Initiatives: Led key initiatives at Pocket FM, including setting up the hiring process, defining interview standards, creating onboarding protocols, and developing a Growth & Development Framework for the entire QA organization, which was crucial in scaling the QA function.
Comprehensive Testing Oversight: Oversee QA activities for 10+ Pods across 7 products, managing all testing activities including manual, automated, and performance testing to ensure high product quality.
Automation Framework Development: Designed and implemented automation frameworks from scratch Web, API, and Mobile platforms using technologies like Java, Postman, RestAssured, Appium, and more.
Quality Engineering Management: Lead the Software Quality Engineering team, managing release processes for iOS, Android, Backend, and other products. Drive the roadmap and strategy for improving efficiency and quality through strategic automation and proactive initiatives.
Cross-Functional Collaboration: Collaborate across the company to triage bugs, communicate release statuses, and advocate for quality. Work closely with Product teams to ensure QA involvement from the design stage, prioritizing critical testing areas for thorough coverage.

Mobile TestingVisual CommunicationTest Automation ToolsQuality MetricsDefect ManagementAgile Testing+3

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Senior SDET

Feb 2018 – May 2020 · 2 yrs 3 mos · Mumbai Area, India

Experienced in the testing of a microservice architecture.
Worked on the pipeline to generate dev and QA environment on-demand in Kubernetes
Involved in feature planning to AWS release deployment process
I have experienced in Kafka, Cassandra & MySQL DB testing.
Contributed to the Client calls automation framework using cucumber
Built an automation framework for tour & send SMS service microservices
Performed performance testing of the feature using Jmeter.
Currently leading all payments related testing team.
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Built reporting framework in grafana to check in-depth success and alert of automation test cases.

Housing.com

Senior QA Engineer

Aug 2015 – Jan 2018 · 2 yrs 5 mos · Mumbai Area, India

End to End testing of React Native mobile Apps
Set up an Automation framework using Detox for React Native Apps Testing.
basic react native developing
Involved in Web, PWA and mobile application testing.(iOS & Android)
Sole Person Responsible for whole iOS App Testing and Execution.
Participated in writing test plan, reviewing and execution for New features both iOS and Android Platform
Work under Agile and Scrum methodology.
Have demonstrated excellency in catching and identifying critical issues
Worked closely with Product Specialist, Developers and Engineering Managers and made sure quality testing is provided in timely manner
Performed API testing using postman and Charles proxy tool.
Have learned and used different tools to facilitate testing- Xcode, ADB, various Internal tools.
End to End testing On Chat application, LYP, Refine search, Buying guide and Dynamic cards.
Perform functional testing, regression testing, sanity testing, smoke testing, UAT testing and ad-hoc testing on Web, iOS and Android mobile applications.