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SHIVAM CHOPRA

Software Development Engineer In Test - 2
Noida

Summary

Innovative and results-driven SDET-2 with 6.5+ years of expertise in automation testing, performance engineering, and end-to-end quality assurance across web, API, and mobile platforms. Skilled in designing scalable automation frameworks using Selenium, TestNG, Protractor, and Cucumber, integrated into CI/CD pipelines with Jenkins and GitLab CI. Experienced in functional testing including sprint/release planning, cross-team coordination, frontend/backend validation, and exploratory testing, as well as non-functional testing such as performance, load, and stress testing using JMeter, Grafana, Splunk, Dynatrace, and InfluxDB. Strong background in AWS cloud, server monitoring, and resolving bottlenecks. Adept at using AI tools like Claude, ChatGPT, and Gemini to generate automation and functional test cases, accelerate backend automation with Cursor IDE, and integrate AI-driven workflows to boost productivity and delivery speed. Experienced with automated testing frameworks and tools, ensuring robust software quality. Utilizes test strategies to identify and resolve defects early in development cycle. Knowledge of continuous integration and delivery processes, contributing to efficient and reliable software releases.

Overview

7
7
years of professional experience

Work History

Software Development Engineer In Test - 2

SigFig India Pvt. Ltd.
10.2023 - Current
  • Highly efficient in incorporating and creating both custom and external MCPs within the Cursor framework to enhance automation and functional workflows which includes Jira/Wiki integration, internal host/server integration, and internal database host integration and many more.
  • Cursor-based Backend API automation reducing Symphony GraphQL API automation effort by 70%.
  • Claude-powered CSV test case generator cutting FE automation test case creation time by 50%.
  • Company-wide AI Stack bot “QAi” integrated with a custom-built agentic framework, enabling LLM-powered tools for log analysis, QA environment deployment, Jira/Wiki integration, and other day-to-day QA/dev tasks that earned me organization-wide recognition.
  • Analyze user stories, business requirements, and acceptance criteria to design functional, automation, and performance testing strategies.
  • Develop, execute, and maintain robust automation scripts for both Frontend (FE) and Backend (BE) services, integrating with CI/CD pipelines for continuous delivery.
  • Perform regular performance and load testing, identifying root causes of bottlenecks and collaborating with developers to resolve issues thus successfully improving dashboard response time from 4s to under 1s in a high-priority production fix.
  • Enhance in-house tools and frameworks for improved efficiency, including utilities for CSV-to-JSON conversion and optimized automation execution flows.
  • Set up and manage Selenium Grid on virtual machines, parameterize Jenkins builds for distributed execution, and ensure scalable, maintainable automation code.
  • Conduct root cause analysis for defects, review code for testability and scalability, and provide actionable feedback to developers.
  • Create comprehensive test documentation including test plans, cases, and scripts, leveraging data-driven testing to maximize coverage.
  • Mentor junior SDETs, share best practices, and actively contribute to the hiring process by interviewing and evaluating candidates.
  • Lead QA sign-off for releases, actively participating in production deployments, triage meetings with clients, and requirement definition.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams (Product Owners, Tech Leads, Developers, QA, Project Managers) to ensure high-quality, timely delivery.
  • Drive continuous process improvements through learning, experimentation, and optimization of QA workflows.

Performance and Automation Test Engineer

Qualitest Group
07.2018 - 10.2023
  • Planned, designed, and executed performance and functional test strategies across server-side, UI, web, and mobile platforms.
  • Built and maintained automation frameworks from scratch using best practices like the Page Object Model (POM).
  • Developed and integrated CI/CD pipelines with Jenkins for automated test execution and reporting.
  • Monitored performance and identified bottlenecks using tools such as Splunk, Dynatrace, and Datadog.
  • Logged and tracked defects using JIRA; ensured retesting and validation across builds.
  • Streamlined testing processes by automating repetitive test cases and optimizing frameworks.
  • Led testing efforts across projects; mentored junior team members for consistent delivery.
  • Participated in Agile development lifecycle, including sprint planning, demos, and retrospectives.
  • Built test environments for both functional and non-functional testing, including headless execution.
  • Collaborated with cross-functional teams to ensure smooth integration and end-to-end application quality.
  • Played a central role in migration of Mason physical servers to EC2 servers which helped to provide stability performance aspects of the application.
  • Played a central role in creating entire Automation framework from scratch and integrating CI/CD for framework with Jenkins.
  • Collaborated with QA team to increase the automation coverage from 0 to 70 percent in a year thereby reducing lot of efforts in doing the regression testing and sanity testing execution.
  • Provided a root cause analysis and solution for a prolong unresolved memory leak issue on production environment which helped in reducing effective cost and received a major feedback from client quoting“working beyond capabilities”.

Education

B.Tech. - Information Technology

Krishna Institute of Engineering And Technology (AKTU)
Ghaziabad
06.2018

Skills

  • Tools and Technologies: Web driver, TestNG, Maven, Selenium, Jmeter, Dynatrace, Chai, Selenium Grid, Jenkins, GIT, POM, Postman, JIRA, Enterprise Tester, SQL Server Management Studio, Testrail, Sequel Pro, Splunk, Cucumber, REST API, REST Assured, SOAP, Microservices, MYSQL, Axios, WebdriverIO, Docker, Linux, Grafana

  • AI Tools & Productivity: OpenAI web/API , Claude / OpenAI Project and custom GPT, Gemini, Efficient Prompting , Anthropic MCP – custom MCP , Mastra , LangChain , Claude code , Cursor IDE

  • Functional Testing: Functional Testing, Smoke Testing, Sanity Testing, Regression Testing, Database Testing, API Testing, Mobile Testing,Release Management and Deployment

Timeline

Software Development Engineer In Test - 2

SigFig India Pvt. Ltd.
10.2023 - Current

Performance and Automation Test Engineer

Qualitest Group
07.2018 - 10.2023

B.Tech. - Information Technology

Krishna Institute of Engineering And Technology (AKTU)

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