Vaishnavi A.

About Me

Vaishnavi is a senior QA engineer with over six years of experience working with startup and corporate organizations in all levels of testing and automation. This includes performance, functional, integration, system, and user acceptance testing while following Agile (Scrum, Kanban) methodologies in the software development process.

Frontend

Backend

Database

DevOps

Amazon Web Services (AWS)

QA & Testing

Workflow

Other

Work history

Mahi Services (UK) Ltd
QA Consultant
2020 - 2021 (1 year)
Remote
  • Defined QA processes and introduced developers to additional QA practices that they can look to for confidence in the product, as the only QA on the team.

  • Tested three different products singlehandedly that the company created. Created the tests, documented the workflows from scratch, and communicate results and problems with the development team.

  • Tracked and tested features using Jira. Jira tickets were additionally created for any problems seen. Met every single deadline for the product.

  • Worked with teams located in New Zealand, Italy and London. Comfortably handled all the different timezones and had no delays resulting from the time difference.

  • Managed the QA team when new folks joined and guided them through the products and releases.

JavaGroovyQA AutomationREST API AutomationGithubAmazon Web Services (AWS) QA TestingQuality Assurance (QA) Software DevelopmentAutomated TestingQA Test Plan ManagementManual QACI/CD Pipelines Manual Software Testing Git
Akamai Technologies
Senior QA Engineer
2013 - 2019 (6 years)
Remote
  • Automated back-end server communication of streaming networks (HLS/DASH) using Python.

  • Led the QA team in testing major streaming events like the Winter Olympics, Super Bowl, and IPL.

  • Reduced COGS by $1 million in testing mammoth project converting servers from Windows to Linux.

  • Solved the team’s problem of inaccurate testing due to limited resources by spawning multiple virtual test environments.

  • Acquired extensive knowledge of streaming protocols like RTMP, HLS, and HDS and networking protocols like TCP, HTTP, and HTTPS.

Jumpcut
Software Test Engineer IV
Present (2025 years)
Remote
  • Implemented UI automation from scratch with frameworks like Cypress, Protractor, and Cucumber in JavaScript, reducing manual testing by 90%.

  • Discovered API slowness by implementing k6, Grafana, and InfluxDB performance test and Gatling framework.

  • Automated GraphQL API Testing framework using Mocha and created hooks to cleanup test data from PostgreSQL.

  • Reduced revenue leakage in incorrect ad spends by rigorous testing of Google Tags and Analytics.

  • Mastered interactions with third-party tools like Maropost, Braintree, ClickFunnels, and Zabbix.

  • Acquired know-how of A/B testing, marketing and sales tactics, and ad campaigns.

Showcase

Media Origin Streaming Services/Linux/Python
  • Automated server communication flows for the India IPL 2018 event, resulting in a 5.5 million concurrent user viewership.

  • 100% test automation using Python significantly reduced release timeline to 3 days.

  • Implemented Jenkins for CI/CD, Wireshark for environment checks, Shell scripting for management, and TCP/IP/HTTPS protocols for inter-system communication.

UI Automation with Protractor, Cucumber, XRay, Jira Test Framework
  • Utilizes Protractor and Cucumber for UI automation.

  • Runs automation on Chrome and Firefox.

  • Integrates XRay for test case management and execution updates.

  • Uses Git with best practices (Page-Object-Model).

Test 3 Financial Product Solutions for Trading Platform
  • Responsible for setting up and managing all QA-related processes and documentation.

  • Managed test plans, workflows, and mentored new QA members across different geographies.

  • Focused on communication with developers located globally.

Education

Education
Bachelor of Engineering Degree in Computer Science
M S Ramaiah Institute of Technology
2009 - 2013 (4 years)