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Vinod Lohana

Lead Software Engineer In Test
Bengaluru,KA

Summary

WWW: Bold Profile Summary Dynamic Lead Software Engineer with a proven track record at Adobe, enhancing testing frameworks and team productivity by 30%. Expert in Playwright and Agile development, I've significantly reduced manual testing efforts and integrated automation into CI/CD pipelines. Skilled in mentoring and strategic test planning, my work boosts efficiency and product quality.

Overview

14
14
years of professional experience
1
1
Language

Work History

Senior Quality Engineer

TEKsystems
03.2015 - 06.2015
  • Writing Automation Test Scripts using Selenium and Java
  • Backend Automation using TestNG and Java

Software Test Engineer

Betsol Sotware Pvt Ltd
06.2013 - 06.2015
  • Managed defect tracking systems, ensuring accurate documentation of issues for efficient resolution.
  • Identified critical bugs and worked closely with developers to ensure timely resolution, resulting in a more stable product.
  • Conducted regression testing, analyzed results, and submitted observations to development team.
  • Optimized test cases to maximize success of manual software testing.
  • Automation Testing framework development using Selenium and java.

Lead Software Engineer

Adobe
Bengaluru
06.2022 - Current
  • Designed and implemented a robust Playwright framework, resulting in a 50% reduction in manual testing effort
  • Led a team of five QA engineers, prioritizing tasks and mentoring junior members, which increased team productivity by 30%
  • Led the migration of an integration automation from Selenium WebDriver to Playwright frontend automation
  • Led non-functional testing efforts, memory and performance testing, and increased adoption, overall increasing application efficiency by 20%
  • Integrated automated testing into CI/CD pipelines with Jenkins, improving build and deployment efficiency by
  • Spearheaded the adoption of API automation testing, increasing test coverage by 25%, and identifying critical backend issues
  • Enhanced test case management using tools like TestRail, leading to better tracking and reporting of test outcomes
  • Authored and maintained comprehensive QA documentation, facilitating knowledge sharing and onboarding of new team members
  • Handled calls, identified and debugged issues, and articulated RCA documents for quality checkpoints.

Lead Software Development Engineer

Disney+Hotstar
Bengaluru, IN
06.2021 - 07.2022
  • Led two teams of three QA engineers each: frontend and backend automation
  • Played a key role in strategizing the testing of a load of 50 million traffic during the IPL 2021 and ICC T20
  • World Cup
  • Played a key role in strategizing functional and non-functional testing for the migration of backend API(s)
  • Spearheaded automation of over 500 test cases for the primary web application, boosting release reliability
  • Collaborated with cross-functional teams to ensure seamless integration of automation practices, improving product quality
  • Contributed to the strategic planning of test automation infrastructure, aligning with company goals and technical roadmaps.

Senior Quality Engineer IV

Walmart
Bengaluru, IN
05.2020 - 06.2021
  • Implemented automated regression tests with Selenium, reducing the regression suite execution time by 60%
  • Participated in regular code reviews, reinforcing best practices, and maintaining code quality standards
  • Developed a comprehensive performance suite for P0 APIs, helped increase reliability and efficiency by 40%, and reduced downtime from 2 seconds to 750 milliseconds
  • Contributed to fixing and adding integration backend suites, and created an automation suite for complex e- commerce workflows, from order placements to delivery, and various other complex scenarios
  • Played a key role in the migration of the data from Oracle to the Azure service, with zero downtime
  • Collaborated with the development team to integrate QA processes into the SDLC, promoting a culture of quality
  • Trained two new QA hires, accelerating their ramp-up time by providing hands-on guidance on the company's testing tools and processes.

Senior Software Development Engineer In Test

Akamai
05.2018 - 05.2020
  • Design Test Automation Framework
  • Analyze gaps and gather feedback to improve existing framework.
  • Drive initiatives and experiments to adapt new features and automation gaps.
  • Performance Testing and analysis using JMeter performance testing tool.
  • Coordinating with teams and provide sessions around new features and help them adapt to systems and processes.

Senior Quality Engineer II

Symantec Softwares Pvt ltd
02.2015 - 04.2018

Design Test Automation Framework
Analyze gaps and gather feedback to improve existing framework.
Drive initiatives and experiments to adapt new features and automation gaps.
Performance Testing and analysis using JMeter performance testing tool.
Coordinating with teams and provide sessions around new features and help them adapt to systems and processes.

Test Engineer

Hewlett Packard Enterprise
01.2011 - 04.2013
  • Maintained up-to-date documentation of all test plans, procedures, results, and defect tracking databases for future reference or audits.
  • Tracked test reports and failures determined by root cause data trends.
  • Optimized regression testing efforts through continuous improvement of test cases and methodologies.
  • Reviewed, evaluated, and identified requirements for testability.

Education

Bachelor of Engineering Telecommunications - Engineering

Vemana Institute Of Technology
05.2010

Skills

  • Javascript Typescript
  • Selenium Appium Playwright
  • Performance Testing (JMeter)
  • API Backend automation
  • Automation Framework Development
  • Agile development and methodologies
  • Test planning and strategy
  • CICD
  • ReactJS frontend GUI development
  • AWS and Kubernetes
  • Code review and development
  • Peer mentorship

Additional Information

  • Playing Badminton, Cricket and have participated in various sports events in and outside professional circle. Participated in various corporate CSR activities Plant Trees, educating underprivileged children. Enjoy trekking and solo travelling to explore various geographies and culture. Fitness enthusiast. Accomplishments & Initiatives Memory Tracker Automation Suite Contributed to a garbage collection detection project aimed identify memory leaks in web application. My contributions boosted the project's adoption rate by 70%, and almost 200 memory leaks automation test case, that helped improved application memory management by 30%. API Testing Tool Contribution Developed utilities for User management, and other API suites, to detect all kind of backend workflows, like purchase, onboarding, cancellation. Performance Dashboard & Analysis Analyzed and Strategize to use telemetry APIs, to identify the Performance of various FE APIs in Production and created SPLUNK Dashboard to evaluate overall performance and to present to stakeholders as an opportunity to increase the scope of optimization. Best Automation Practice Award Received the Best Automation Practice Award , for exceptional contributions to test automation and process improvements. Initiated and led a Memory analysis automation suite to help identify Garbage collection failures for Web and mobile Application, overall improved the application memory management by 30 %

Work Preference

Work Type

Full Time

Work Location

On-SiteRemoteHybrid

Important To Me

Career advancementWork-life balanceCompany CulturePersonal development programsTeam Building / Company RetreatsPaid sick leaveStock Options / Equity / Profit SharingPaid time offHealthcare benefitsFlexible work hours401k match4-day work weekWork from home option

Timeline

Lead Software Engineer

Adobe
06.2022 - Current

Lead Software Development Engineer

Disney+Hotstar
06.2021 - 07.2022

Senior Quality Engineer IV

Walmart
05.2020 - 06.2021

Senior Software Development Engineer In Test

Akamai
05.2018 - 05.2020

Senior Quality Engineer

TEKsystems
03.2015 - 06.2015

Senior Quality Engineer II

Symantec Softwares Pvt ltd
02.2015 - 04.2018

Software Test Engineer

Betsol Sotware Pvt Ltd
06.2013 - 06.2015

Test Engineer

Hewlett Packard Enterprise
01.2011 - 04.2013

Bachelor of Engineering Telecommunications - Engineering

Vemana Institute Of Technology
Vinod LohanaLead Software Engineer In Test