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Ruchi Patel

Monroe

Summary

Quality Automation Engineering Lead with extensive experience at Amazon, specializing in test strategy and automation frameworks. Achieved 85% API test coverage and reduced regression leaks by 75% through effective CI/CD practices. Proven ability to enhance team collaboration and elevate QA maturity across multiple projects.

Overview

13
13
years of professional experience

Work History

Quality Automation Engineering Lead

Propio
Seattle
09.2022 - Current
  • Led a 4-member QA team; increased API test coverage from 0% to 85%, cut regression leaks by 75%, and reduced QA validation time by 40%.
  • Built a shift-left API automation framework from scratch; integrated it with CI/CD pipelines, boosting deployment velocity by 35%.
  • Rolled out TestMO for test management; improved test traceability, and execution tracking by 50% across all test phases.
  • Led the GenAI strategy and execution of a company-wide chat assistant using OpenAI APIs, vector DBs, and RAG; delivered MVP in 72 hours, improved internal support resolution by 45%, and cut external onboarding time by 30% through a unified MCP-based assistant framework.

SDET Engineer

Amazon
Seattle
03.2017 - 09.2022
  • Delivered 25+ product and feature launches across Amazon People Engine, Amazon One, Amazon Go, and AWS Redshift by leading test strategy, automation, and execution across UI, API, and data layers.
  • Built and scaled automation frameworks using Java, Selenium, TestNG, Rest Assured, Playwright, and AWS (Lambda, DynamoDB, S3, CloudWatch), achieving over 90% automation coverage and reducing regression defects by 75%.
  • Led end-to-end testing for the Manage My Team app; implemented a bi-weekly QA cadence, reducing production bugs by 80% and release testing time by 30%.
  • Developed reboot automation for Amazon One devices, reduced manual test effort by 85%, and prevented 50+ production bugs annually.
  • Designed virtual store test automation for Amazon Go; cut test execution cycles from 2 weeks to 2 days, using S3-based planogram replication.
  • Built API automation for the Redshift control plane; raised 50+ defects pre-launch, and improved post-deployment confidence through CI-integrated test coverage.
  • Introduced shift-left QA practices across teams, accelerated defect detection, and improved deployment velocity by 35%.
  • Mentored over 10 engineers across teams; created test guides, reusable templates, and initiated knowledge-sharing forums to uplift QA maturity.

Software Engineer

SABRE
Bangalore
03.2015 - 06.2016
  • Built and maintained Selenium-based automation, cutting testing time by 50% and increasing test reliability. Developed internal tools for test result analysis, maintained defect databases, and resolved client-facing issues—boosting system stability by 30% and delivery speed by 25%.

SDET Engineer

YODLEE
Bangalore
06.2012 - 02.2015
  • Built and enhanced automation frameworks using Sahi Pro, Rest Assured, and TestNG; increased API test coverage by 60%. Developed Java utilities for payment processing automation, integrated test suites with Jenkins and TestLink, and improved regression stability across builds by 40%.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Computer Science And Programming

Rajiv Gandhi Proudyogiki Vishwavidyalaya
India
03.2012

Skills

Core skills

  • Test planning, coordination, and execution
  • Defect lifecycle management
  • Test strategy, coverage analysis, and risk-based testing
  • Strong communication and stakeholder alignment
  • Problem solving, algorithms, and data structures

Programming and scripting

  • Java, Python, TypeScript
  • Rest assured, Sahi, TestNG

Automation and testing tools

  • Playwright, Selenium WebDriver, and Appium
  • Amazon internal automation tools
  • TestMO, TestRail, TestLink, Quality Center

AI and GenAI tools

  • OpenAI APIs (ChatGPT, embeddings, vector DB)
  • Retrieval-augmented generation (RAG)
  • Prompt engineering, LLM integration for QA

Cloud and AWS services

  • Lambda, S3, DynamoDB, Redshift, Athena

CI/CD and DevOps

  • GitLab CI, Jenkins
  • IntelliJ, Eclipse

Defect and project tracking

  • JIRA, Bugzilla

Timeline

Quality Automation Engineering Lead

Propio
09.2022 - Current

SDET Engineer

Amazon
03.2017 - 09.2022

Software Engineer

SABRE
03.2015 - 06.2016

SDET Engineer

YODLEE
06.2012 - 02.2015

Bachelor of Science - Computer Science And Programming

Rajiv Gandhi Proudyogiki Vishwavidyalaya

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