Ramakrishna Reddy Nandyala
Lathrop
Summary
Software Quality Assurance Engineer with over 9 years of experience at Amazon and Google, specializing in test planning and automation framework development. Proven expertise in quality assurance and control, enhancing testing processes and fostering cross-functional collaboration. Focused on ensuring robust functionality and compliance in IoT devices, delivering high-quality products through effective leadership.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
Work History
Software Quality Assurance Engineer
Amazon - Lab126
Sunnyvale
04.2022 - Current
- Conducted component and end-to-end QA for Next Generation SMP and ECHO Platform Devices in Amazon's New Vega OS.
- Executed sanity, smoke, regression, functional, and additional testing on user and engineering builds.
- Created comprehensive test plans and cases to ensure thorough regression and functionality testing for Amazon Embedded devices.
- Automated manual test cases to boost execution efficiency.
- Managed bug tracking and performed escape analysis during release cycles.
- Developed test planning strategies for new Input Manager features.
- Analyzed system logs to identify issues encountered during testing.
- Tested various applications, including Prime Video, Netflix, and YouTube.
Test Engineer
Google Nest
Mountain View
01.2019 - 03.2022
- Validated IEEE802.15.4 (Thread Network) for Google Nest security devices.
- Conducted Matter protocol certification testing to ensure compliance and functionality.
- Executed integration and connectivity stack tests for Google Home devices with third-party products.
- Developed test plans and test cases for smart lights, locks, and sensors integration.
- Analyzed JLink logs, assessing pairing stability, device events, and communication protocols.
- Tested system components including BLE, Wi-Fi pairing, OTA updates, and stability of IoT device events.
- Designed and maintained QA test beds and topologies based on customer deployment models.
- Managed automated regression testing efforts while monitoring Jenkins jobs for consistency.
Test Engineer
Google's (Nest Labs)
Palo Alto
03.2017 - 12.2018
- Conducted testing on IoT embedded devices supporting IEEE 802.11/Wi-Fi, BLE, and IEEE 802.15.4 for home automation applications.
- Gathered requirements and analyzed features to ensure testability of embedded systems.
- Performed sanity testing on engineering builds prior to development and release phases.
- Executed various test cases based on end-user scenarios, utilizing attenuators and tracking defects in Jira.
- Managed end-to-end testing of new features and regression tests on daily software builds.
- Set up and executed Python automation scripts for regression and functional testing on embedded systems.
- Analyzed test automation logs to identify defects and suggest improvements.
- Conducted root cause analysis to enhance testing processes, strategies, and coverage.
Education
Master of Science - Electrical and Communication Engineering
University of Bridgeport
Connecticut, USASkills
- Leadership and team management
- Strategic test planning
- Cross-functional collaboration
- Quality assurance and control
- Mobile testing expertise
- Automation framework development
- Defect management analysis
- Agile methodologies
- Live operations testing
Timeline
Software Quality Assurance Engineer
Amazon - Lab126
04.2022 - Current
Test Engineer
Google Nest
01.2019 - 03.2022
Test Engineer
Google's (Nest Labs)
03.2017 - 12.2018
Master of Science - Electrical and Communication Engineering
University of Bridgeport