AVANTIKA PENUMARTY
Newark,CA
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Product Manager, Quality
Walmart
05.2024 - Current
- Created and executed comprehensive quality assurance processes and standards, ensuring the highest level of product excellence
- Worked closely with engineering, design, operations, and supply chain teams to align on quality goals and deliver superior products
- Defined and communicated product vision and strategy, aligning with Walmart’s goals and objectives
- Created automated testing frameworks using Python and SQL to validate data integrity and accuracy across various stages of the analytics pipeline
- Developed end-to-end testing processes to ensure pipeline reliability and performance, reducing data discrepancies by 30%
- Implemented data validation checks and monitoring systems using Datadog and AWS CloudWatch to detect and resolve data quality issues proactively
- Reduced data validation errors by 25% through rigorous testing and continuous monitoring
- Conducted performance tuning and optimization of data pipelines to enhance processing speed and reduce latency by 20%
- Utilized performance profiling tools to identify and eliminate bottlenecks in data processing workflows.
QA Manager
Marriott
05.2023 - 05.2024
- Managing a team of 15 QA engineers across multiple products onsite and offshore
- Managing workflow for End-to-End testing
- Establishing Automation testing strategies and implementing
- Oversaw the creation of key metrics, streamlining the QA process, and improving efficiency by 20%
- Collaborated with development team to understand requirements and design test cases
- Utilized various testing and analytical tools such as Python, SQL, JIRA, and TestRail.
QA Lead
Meta
01.2022 - 05.2023
- In the consumer connectivity team, I am responsible for Testing the connectivity features across all the Facebook Platforms for FB4A, FBIOS and FBlite
- Managed a team of QA engineers/Analysts across 3 products, leading to a 30% reduction in post-launch defects
- Designed and executed large-scale beta testing programs, integrating feedback to improve the final product
- Collaborated with development teams, providing consistent and actionable feedback
- Analyzed and reported KPIs and user-experience trends, resulting in enhanced product usability by 25%
- Oversaw the creation of key metrics, streamlining the QA process, and improving efficiency by 20%
- Collaborated with development team to understand requirements and design test cases
- Executed manual and automated tests, including functional, regression and performance testing
- Managed and prioritized testing tasks in an Agile development environment
- Utilized various testing and analytical tools such as Python, SQL, JIRA, and TestRail
- Documented and reported defects and test results to development team
- Conducted regression testing for new builds and releases
- Identify and Raise bugs to ensure the health of the feature
- Maintain and optimize infrastructure and application performance, scalability, and security
- Troubleshoot and resolve production incidents and performance issues
- Implement and enforce best practices for software development, testing, and deployment
- Developing and maintaining health metrics dashboard
- Collecting and verifying application logs
- Participated in the entire software development life cycle.
Snr. Test Engineer
Meta
07.2021 - 01.2022
- In the AR Wrist DE team, I was focusing on Core and Self-Care workstreams
- These include basic features on the watch such as calendar, camera, stories, media sync on the Core side
- Along with items such as GPS distance, pace, and steps accuracy on the Self Care side
- Extensively worked on developing test plans as per roadmaps
- Worked on multiple projects simultaneously, ensuring timely delivery of high-quality software
- Created and executed test cases, scripts, and plans
- Worked closely with developers to diagnose and report defects, decreasing reoccurrences by 40%
- Assisted in planning and executing dogfooding programs, leading to more user-centric product developments
- Conducted regular data analysis and reported on user experience trends
- Assisted in the preparation of test reports and test metrics
- Utilized automated testing tools such as QTP and LoadRunner
- Analyzed test results and provided feedback to development team
- Participated in code reviews and assisted in the development of test strategies
- Product testing, Regression testing, Stability testing for user and prod builds
- Managed and monitored production environments using monitoring and logging tools such as scuba
- Built dashboards for calendar, camera, story sharing, gallery, media sync, Selfcare overview
- Participated in the entire software development life cycle
- Collecting and verifying product logs
- Participated in the bug triage process and reported defects to the development team
- Contributed to the development of test plans and test cases.
Test Engineer
Meta
09.2018 - 07.2021
- In the Portal user trails team, which builds different voice controlled home electronic devices
- These home automation devices have WhatsApp, Facebook app, messenger and video calling on the core side
- Along with Alexa, Hey Portal voice controlling system on the voice assistance side
- I worked on testing and maintained the quality of the product
- Experience with performance testing and optimization
- Worked closely with developers and analysts to perform structured testing on four major product lines
- Introduced A/B tests, reducing product defects by 15%
- Liaised with engineers and project leads to prioritize and resolve identified issues
- Pioneered the integration of user experience research into product decisions, achieving a 20% increase in user satisfaction ratings
- Strong understanding of programming languages; Python
- Create test plan and test cases
- Build health metrics dashboard for visibility
- Participated in agile development process
- Collaborated with project and program managers to ensure timely delivery of project
- Maintained and improved system performance, availability, and scalability
- Participated in on-call rotations and incident response activities.
Education
California State University Northridge
Los Angeles, CA08.2018
MTech Computer Science - undefined
Jawaharlal Nehru technological university
05.2016
BTech, Bio-Medical - undefined
Jawaharlal Nehru technological university
05.2014
Skills
- Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities
- Expertise in QA methodologies and best practices
- Proficient in data analysis and interpretation
- User experience research and integration
- Leadership and team management
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills
Certification
- Certified Software Test Professional (CSTP)
- User Experience (UX) Research Certification
Languages
Hindi
Professional Working
Telugu
Professional Working
English
Full Professional
Timeline
Product Manager, Quality
Walmart
05.2024 - Current
QA Manager
Marriott
05.2023 - 05.2024
QA Lead
Meta
01.2022 - 05.2023
Snr. Test Engineer
Meta
07.2021 - 01.2022
Test Engineer
Meta
09.2018 - 07.2021
California State University Northridge
MTech Computer Science - undefined
Jawaharlal Nehru technological university
BTech, Bio-Medical - undefined
Jawaharlal Nehru technological university
- Certified Software Test Professional (CSTP)
- User Experience (UX) Research Certification