Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Accomplishments
Certification
Languages
Timeline
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SHASHANK S

SHASHANK S

Bengaluru

Summary

Results-driven Software Engineer with 9.10+ years of experience in Manual and Automation Testing, specializing in Black Box Testing, including functional, integration, regression, cross-system smoke, API, and GUI testing. Proficient in all phases of SDLC and STLC, with hands-on expertise in developing automation scripts, test case design, failure analysis, and backend testing [SQL]. Strong technical proficiency in Selenium, Java, and Postman, with a deep understanding of Agile methodologies, Sprint planning, and Scrum practices

Overview

10
10
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

SDET Lead

Navneet TopTech Pvt Ltd
03.2023 - Current
  • Contributed to successful product launches with meticulous pre-release testing efforts.
  • Championed a culture of quality within the organization through ongoing collaboration with cross-functional teams.
  • Maintained up-to-date knowledge of industry trends, tools, and techniques to ensure continued excellence in SDET practices.
  • Optimized test coverage for better product performance and reliability.
  • Supported continuous improvement initiatives, participating in code reviews and providing constructive feedback to developers.
  • Facilitated communication between QA, development, and product teams for improved collaboration throughout the software development lifecycle.
  • Enhanced product stability by executing functional, integration, and regression tests.
  • Improved software quality by designing and implementing automated testing frameworks.
  • Developed custom scripts to automate manual test cases, reducing time spent on routine tasks significantly.
  • Contributed to better user experience by providing feedback on usability issues during product design stage.
  • Improved software quality by designing and implementing comprehensive test plans and test cases.

Senior Software QA Engineer

BYJU'S
01.2022 - 12.2022
  • Understanding the Requirements and Functional Specifications of the Product
  • Understanding Software Requirement Specifications and identifying the required Test Scenarios
  • Designed Test Cases based on functional Specification documents, and Use cases
  • Creating and executing Test Cases and Compares the actual results with expected results
  • Participated in reviewing test cases
  • Extensively Involved in Mobile testing in Android platform
  • Proficient in team leadership, decision making, mentoring and coaching the team
  • Creating milestone on Test rail and assigning the same to teammates
  • Analyzing the failures and fixing the errors Knowledge on back end testing (testing xml logs)
  • Creating and maintaining Defect Reports using the Bug Tracking Tool Mantis and Jira
  • Generating the bug reports and sending the daily task status

Software QA Engineer

Mystifly Consulting India Pvt Ltd
01.2019 - 01.2022
  • Understanding the Requirements and Functional Specifications of the Product
  • Understanding Software Requirement Specifications and identifying the required Test Scenarios
  • Designed Test Cases based on functional Specification documents, and Use cases
  • Creating and executing Test Cases and Compares the actual results with expected results
  • Automating the business flow for a newly developed feature Extensively involved in Web Automation testing
  • Experienced in Automation Testing of Web Applications using Selenium Web driver
  • Expert in writing X path expressions
  • Involved in running sanity suite
  • Extensive testing on API using Postman and SoapUI
  • Experienced in giving demo to Stakeholders on the modules worked
  • Involved in testing ERP tool Microsoft Navison

Analyst

Hp Inc
08.2017 - 11.2018
  • Enhanced team collaboration by providing clear communication of complex findings through visualizations and reports.
  • Collaborated with cross-functional teams to identify opportunities for process improvement and increased efficiency.
  • Improved internal knowledge sharing by developing comprehensive documentation outlining standard operating procedures for various tasks.
  • Increased efficiency by streamlining data analysis processes and implementing automation tools.
  • Supported timely project completion through efficient prioritization and execution of test tasks.
  • Identified opportunities for automation, implementing script-based tests to minimize manual effort and increase accuracy.
  • Managed defect reporting process, ensuring clear communication with stakeholders regarding issue status and resolution timelines.

Technical Specialist

Recreation Dynamics Pvt Ltd
11.2015 - 07.2017
  • Conducted thorough system analysis using Requirement Specification Documents.
  • Identified and documented end-to-end (E2E) scenarios, writing test cases for various black-box testing methodologies.
  • Experienced in writing SQL queries for data validation and backend testing.
  • Performed multiple levels of testing, including Smoke, Functional, Retesting, Regression, Integration, and Compatibility testing.
  • Actively participated in reviewing test cases to ensure coverage and accuracy.
  • Logged and tracked defects using industry-standard defect tracking tools.
  • Analyzed data and implemented procedures to support development teams and front-end users working with diverse applications.

Education

Master of Computer Science -

St Aloysius College [AIMIT]
01.2015

Skills

  • Manual Testing - Web, Mobile, API
  • Automation Testing - Java
  • Test Management Tools - Postman, Android studio, AppsFlyer, MixPanel, Notion, Confluence, Redash, LeadSquare, Snowflakes, Jira, Firebase, Corologics, Git, SVN
  • Automation Framework - Selenium Webdriver, TestNG, Maven
  • Cloud - AWS , Jenkins
  • Database - PostgreSQL, MSSQL

Accomplishments

  • Delivered the Assessment Project within stipulated timelines, ensuring effective testing and continuous collaboration with the Product Team; the module is now actively used by ~200 schools.
  • Successfully onboarded the TopClass legacy application into our system, performing end-to-end testing and preparing it for production launch.
  • Led the Notification Gateway Project, guiding the team through integration and testing of Amazon SQS services to enhance system reliability and scalability.
  • Spearheaded the ERP Project, overseeing planning, execution, and delivery to align with organizational objectives.

Certification

• Certified by IBM in Academic associate DB2 9 DataBase and Application Fundamentals
• Certified by Q Spiders in Manual Testing

Languages

English
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
Kannada
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
Hindi
Upper intermediate (B2)

Timeline

SDET Lead

Navneet TopTech Pvt Ltd
03.2023 - Current

Senior Software QA Engineer

BYJU'S
01.2022 - 12.2022

Software QA Engineer

Mystifly Consulting India Pvt Ltd
01.2019 - 01.2022

Analyst

Hp Inc
08.2017 - 11.2018

Technical Specialist

Recreation Dynamics Pvt Ltd
11.2015 - 07.2017

Master of Computer Science -

St Aloysius College [AIMIT]

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