Yogesh K.

Yogesh K.

Senior QA Engineer

Bangalore, India
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About Me

Yogesh is a Senior QA Engineer with 10+ years of experience delivering solutions to ensure software quality and improve software release on projects, as well as 5 years in team management positions. He develops and implements QA concepts, tools, and processes on solutions, architecting, building, enhancing, and maintaining automated tests. Yogesh designs and executes test automation frameworks using different tools and identifies bugs on solutions by performing functional, usability, compatibility, performance, and security testing. In addition, he has 3+ years of experience in ETL, functional, and automation testing, with proficiency in analyzing business requirements and creating effective test plans and test cases for data validation and ETL pipelines. With hands-on experience in Selenium automation using Java, Yogesh executes functional and regression testing and identifies automation opportunities. He has a strong background in database testing, SQL query development, ensuring data integrity across data warehouses, and integrating automated scripts with CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins and Git, with a focus on enhancing efficiency and scalability. Yogesh is also skilled in defect tracking, cross-browser testing, and providing actionable test metrics and risk assessments to stakeholders.

Functional Testing 13 years Automated Testing 13 years QA Automation 13 years QA Testing 13 years Selenium 11 years Jenkins 11 years Java 10 years Agile software development 13 years RestAssured 9 years Behavior-driven development (BDD) 7 years Continuous Integration (CI) 7 years Continuous Delivery (CD) 7 years Test-driven development (TDD) 7 years Python 7 years Appium 10 years QA Leadership 5 years Team Management 6 years Load Testing 5 years Circle CI 4 years JavaScript 5 years Cypress.io 5 years Gatling 4 years Typescript 4 years Kubernetes Docker 7 years Go Playwright 4 years

Work history

UpStack
UpStack
Senior QA Engineer
2021 - Present (4 years)
Remote

  • Monitoring QA processes/activities and various project meetings for clients across multiple industries.

  • Partnering with cross-functional departments to work on process problems and challenges affecting customer satisfaction in project implementation.

  • Facilitating QA ceremonies, identifying and removing impediments to success, tracking progress, and recognizing opportunities for continuous improvement.

QA AutomationQA TestingAutomated TestingTest-driven development (TDD)Agile software developmentBehavior-driven development (BDD)Circle CIAppiumCypress.ioFunctional TestingJenkinsLoad TestingSeleniumRestAssuredJavaScriptPythonJavaTypescriptData WarehouseData Lakes SQLMySQLPlaywright PyTestETL Pipelines ETL Testing
Nurture Farm
Nurture Farm
Engineering Manager (SDET)
2021 - 2022 (1 year)
Bangalore, India

  • Identified and established processes and tooling needed to scale up QA operations, building and executing automation frameworks.

  • Improved existing end-to-end QA processes for back-end, web, and mobile development.

  • Automated and integrated new QA systems, tools, and processes on solutions.

QA AutomationQA TestingAutomated TestingAppiumTeam ManagementAgile software developmentTest-driven development (TDD)JenkinsSeleniumFunctional TestingQA LeadershipJavaScriptTypescriptPythonJavaAWS Data PipelineData Warehouse
Reliance Retail Limited
Reliance Retail Limited
Chief QA Manager
2018 - 2021 (3 years)
Bangalore, India

  • Improved testing standards and best practices on build systems and dev cycles.

  • Wrote and maintained test cases according to functional and technical design specifications.

  • Developed a dynamic deploy cycle to test apps and features, turning complex testing issues and tools into engaging documentation.

QA AutomationQA TestingAutomated TestingCypress.ioCircle CIRestAssuredTeam ManagementSeleniumJenkinsFunctional TestingQA LeadershipJavaScript
Hello Group
Hello Group
Lead QA Engineer
2017 - 2018 (1 year)
Bangalore, India

  • Executed and reviewed tests of all products based on test plans and documentation for code releases.

  • Wrote and maintained test plans and documentation for new products, features, and ongoing maintenance for manual and automated testing.

  • Identified, logged, and tracked defects on solutions, documenting updates and implementing resolutions.

QA AutomationQA TestingAutomated TestingBehavior-driven development (BDD)Load TestingTeam ManagementSeleniumJenkinsFunctional TestingAgile software developmentQA LeadershipGoKubernetesDockerAnsibleTerraformAWS
Ola Cabs
Ola Cabs
Senior SDET
2015 - 2017 (2 years)
Bangalore, India

  • Collaborated with product managers to scope out new features and prepare test plans and tested solutions.

  • Developed and implemented test strategies using various testing methodologies and tools for on-time delivery of solutions.

  • Wrote and owned automated E2E tests on the platform.

QA AutomationQA TestingAutomated TestingLoad TestingRestAssuredAppiumSeleniumJenkinsFunctional TestingTest-driven development (TDD)Gatling
Tesco
Tesco
QA Engineer
2014 - 2015 (1 year)
Bangalore, India

  • Developed and maintained automation and functional tests to validate new features and interfaces on solutions.

  • Conducted QA tests and verified outcomes within schedule, documenting and explaining defects.

  • Followed established best practices, improving and standardizing QA testing processes and workflows.

QA AutomationQA TestingAutomated TestingAppiumJenkinsSeleniumFunctional TestingTest-driven development (TDD)JMeterTestNGMavenHibernateAWS
Myntra
Myntra
Associate QA Engineer
2011 - 2014 (3 years)
Bangalore, India

  • Created test plans and test cases on solutions.

  • Worked on functional and UI automation tasks, reviewing requirements, specifications, and technical design documents.

  • Designed, developed, and executed automation scripts using different tools.

QA AutomationQA TestingAutomated TestingSeleniumFunctional TestingJenkins

Portfolio

Head of QA Engineering - Nurture Farm
Head of QA Engineering - Nurture Farm

Nurture Farm is an open digital platform for sustainable agriculture globally. It makes agriculture simple, profitable, and sustainable for generations to come and offers complete integrated solutions to secure sustainable outcomes. Built the back-end, web, and mobile automation framework through open-source tools with CI and led a team of 15 SDETs.

Senior QA Engineer - Ola Cabs
Senior QA Engineer - Ola Cabs

Ola Cabs is an Indian multinational ride-sharing company offering services that include a vehicle for hire, food delivery, and e-mobility. Created an automation framework from scratch using Java, Selenium, Appium, REST Assured, and TestNG. Enhanced and maintained the testing automation suite and worked on multiple projects like payment platform, consumer mobile apps, developer API.

Senior QA Engineer - Myntra
Senior QA Engineer - Myntra

Myntra is a Bangalore-based fashion firm and India’s leading eCommerce company committed to making fashion and lifestyle products accessible to everyone. Worked on functional and automation tests, creating automation scripts with Selenium WebDriver and JUnit. Sent automation reports to all stakeholders and triaged automation issues on a daily basis.

Chief QA Manager - AJIO
Chief QA Manager - AJIO

AJIO is a platform that brings trendy handpicked styles from across India and the world to users' wardrobes. Built the back-end, web, and mobile automation framework through open-source tools with CI. Managed a QA team on hiring, discipline, performance and salary reviews, and resource allocation.

Education

B.Eng Electrical and Electronics Engineering
B.Eng Electrical and Electronics Engineering
Oriental College of Technology - India
2006 - 2010 (4 years)