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DILLIP KUMAR PRADHAN

DILLIP KUMAR PRADHAN

Lead SDET
Bangalore

Summary

Dedicated SDET/SDE bringing 9+ years of experience and diligence to handle needs of large and complex products. Solid history in both automated and manual testing. Seek to apply expertise to growth-oriented, dynamic position.

Overview

10
10
years of professional experience
2015
2015
years of post-secondary education

Work History

Senior QA Software Engineer

Advisor 360
10.2023 - Current
  • Developed backend automation framework using Rest Assured and TestNg for different teams.
  • Involved in multiple test communities to create tools and solve problems across the organization.
  • The role encompassed automation testing and team management in an Agile environment.
  • Performing automation testing of APIs, and web functional testing.
  • Involved in designing and maintaining the framework as per the requirements.
  • Collaborated with cross-functional teams to identify system requirements, improving software functionality and user experience.
  • Identify the root cause of a bug and fix it in the development code (Dot-net core).
  • Writing load and performance test scripts using k6.
  • Set up and maintain automation testing pipelines.
  • Monitoring application logs from Kibana.

Lead SDET

NAVI
04.2021 - 10.2023
  • Developed backend automation framework using Rest Assured and TestNg for different teams
  • Developed app automation framework using Appium for IOS and Android
  • Adapted quickly to new technologies, implementing them into existing test strategies when applicable.
  • Developed load testing framework using Locust
  • Developed UI automation framework using selenium with java
  • Worked on GOCD for setting up automation jobs
  • Currently working on the component testing framework
  • Worked on creating different utility for cross team using e.g reporting on Slack, DB utils .
  • Led teams in continual improvement of test design and automation practices
  • Reviewed test coverage and proposed solutions to increase test scope

SDET-2

DUNZO
10.2019 - 04.2021
  • As part of Dunzo, I have worked in different modules across the platform: Backend and Frontend on automation tasks
  • Writing automation for backend using Rest Assured with Java
  • Developed Automation Framework for frontend using Selenium with java
  • Bug tracking, reporting, managing execution of functional tests and automated tests
  • Wrote and updated manual test cases for team use, maintaining optimal organization for maximum productivity
  • Worked on Jenkins for setting up automation jobs and reporting
  • Improved software quality by designing and implementing automated testing frameworks.
  • Maintained up-to-date documentation on all relevant aspects of the test plan, including test cases, scripts, and results.

SDET-2

AirAsia
11.2018 - 10.2019
  • Performed wide range of tests, including functional, integration, regression and stress tests to identify bottleneck locations
  • Worked on Backend automation using HTTP client
  • Test framework design using Http Client, Java, Selenium
  • UI automation using selenium WebDriver
  • Ran quality controls on components and final products

SDET

Nineleaps
11.2015 - 10.2018
  • Helps in Writing the manual test cases
  • UI automation using selenium WebDriver
  • API testing using Postman and NewMan
  • Performance testing using Jmeter

Education

B.tech - Mechanical Engineering

EAST
Bhubaneswar
07-2014

Skills

  • Test Automation:
    Experience in designing and maintaining modular, scalable test automation frameworks using RestAssured, TestNG, Selenium, and Appium
    Expertise in mobile automation frameworks for Android and iOS using Appium
  • Performance Testing:
    Familiarity with tools like JMeter, Gatling, and K6 for performance and load testing
  • Database & Backend Testing:
    Proficient in writing SQL queries for database validation, testing, and data analysis
    Working knowledge of Kafka, Kibana, ElasticSearch, and MongoDB
  • CI/CD & DevOps Tools:
    Experience with CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, GOCD, and GitLab for automated testing and deployment
  • Programming & Development:
    Proficient in Java and Python
    Basic knowledge of NET Core for development
  • AI Integration & Productivity Tools:
    Leveraged AI tools such as ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Augment to improve development efficiency, automate repetitive coding tasks, generate test cases, optimize scripts, and assist in debugging and documentation

Timeline

Senior QA Software Engineer

Advisor 360
10.2023 - Current

Lead SDET

NAVI
04.2021 - 10.2023

SDET-2

DUNZO
10.2019 - 04.2021

SDET-2

AirAsia
11.2018 - 10.2019

SDET

Nineleaps
11.2015 - 10.2018

B.tech - Mechanical Engineering

EAST
DILLIP KUMAR PRADHANLead SDET