I am a computer science graduate with 8.5 years of experience in the field.My expertise lies in testing, particularly in designing, implementing and enhancing test frameworks for backend systems. I have a passion for backend and accessibility, and have experience in research and development of tools to ensure accessibility in products. I have had the opportunity to work in both multinational corporations and startups, taking on leadership roles as well as individual contributor positions.

Skills

Languages

  • Python
  • Javascript
  • Typescript
  • Java

Tools & Frameworks

  • Pytest
  • Locust
  • Selenium
  • Appium
  • Postman
  • Fiddler
  • Mocha
  • Jest
  • Cypress
  • Playwright
  • Axe-Core
  • kube-monkey
  • Xstate
  • Django
  • Flask
  • Next.js

Workflow/Cloud Tools

  • Cloudera Manager
  • Jenkins
  • Gitlab CI
  • Docker
  • Kubernetes
  • Redhat Openshift
  • Ansible
  • Terraform
  • AWS
  • Apache Airflow

Work Experience (5)

Jul 2021 - Current
Senior Automation Engineer-R&D
Indeed India Operations Pvt Ltd
  • Leading accessibility compliance initiatives for the team, including research and development of custom a11y tools to enable accessibility compliance in products
  • Working with cross-functional teams and collaborating with developers, designers, and QA teams to ensure accessibility is integrated into the development process
  • Responsible for test infrastructure development which other QA members can consume to write and run automated tests
Mar 2020 - Jul 2021
Senior SDET
Cloudera Data Platform India Pvt Ltd
  • Led Quality & Test of Monitoring feature for Cloudera Data Platform (Public & Private Cloud)
  • Developed containerized test framework using Pytest for testing of cloud-native applications deployed using Kubernetes
  • Automated reliability testing by injecting faults in the system using chaos testing
  • Debugged and conducted root cause analysis of failures, client-reported issues, and enhanced test coverage to prevent recurrence
Feb 2018 - Mar 2020
Senior SDET
Tivo Tech Pvt Ltd (Xperi)
  • Responsible for testing of AI and NLP-based products for voice queries related to the entertainment domain
  • Created a load/performance testing framework using Locust to benchmark the performance of servers and NLP models
  • Maintained and enhanced an in-house automation framework built using Django and Python for testing HTTP and Websocket based APIs
  • Benchmarked the accuracy of NLP models for features like Child Detection and Silence Detection to achieve desired accuracy.
Jul 2016 - Aug 2017
Lead SDET
Playo
  • Led the initiation of Quality Assurance process in the organization
  • Developed the test architecture and overall product quality parameters
  • Created a unified test framework for API and UI testing of web and mobile apps using Javascript, Mocha, Appium and Selenium
  • Implemented CI/CD pipeline using Jenkins in the software development process
  • Contributed to product design by suggesting new features, creating in-app messages and tutorials
Feb 2014 - Jun 2016
QA Lead
Meditab Software India Pvt Ltd
  • Led a team of 5 for end-to-end testing of a healthcare product

Education (3)

2009 - 2013
Bachelor of Technology
 Computer Science Engineering
Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, New Delhi
2007 - 2009
Intermediate(10+2)
 Maths with Science
St. Cecilia's Public School, New Delhi
2006 - 2007
Matriculation
Scottish Public School, Bihar

Publications

naughty-string-validator
Created a small package naughty-string-validator in Python and Javascript having more than 300K downloads so far