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Sanjay Dhami

Austin,TX

Summary

Innovative and results-oriented SDET Lead with 10+ years of experience designing scalable, cross-platform mobile automation frameworks. Proven expertise in Appium, Espresso, Jetpack compose XCTest, Selenium, Telerik Test Studio, K6 and cloud-based distributed testing environments. Adept at integrating CI/CD pipelines, visual testing tools, and mentoring teams to drive quality at scale. Committed to delivering robust, high-performance automation solutions that accelerate product releases and ensure software excellence.

Known for strong focus on team collaboration and achieving consistent results, adapting seamlessly to changing project requirements. Expertise in test automation, quality assurance, and problem-solving, bringing reliability and accuracy to software development projects.

Overview

16
16
years of professional experience

Work History

Software Development Engineer in Test Lead

Cox Automotive Inc.
04.2015 - Current
  • Architect native UI testing frameworks using Espresso, Jetpack Compose for Android native application and XCTest and XCUITest for iOS application.
  • Architected mobile automation frameworks using Appium, Java, TestNG using Page Object/Factory Design Pattern patterns.
  • Developed unified test scripts using Appium to run on both iOS and Android platforms.
  • Integrated K6 for performance testing of Mobile BFF APIs, ensuring backend reliability under load.
  • Integrated Applitools for visual validation, improving UI test accuracy by 30%.
  • Created and maintained BVT (Build Verification Tests), Smoke Tests, and Functional Tests to ensure continuous quality assurance.
  • Implemented quality gates to automatically trigger BVTs on pull requests, improving early detection of issues.
  • Leading an offshore team of SDETs, driving quality best practices and test strategy alignment across time zones.
  • Reporting to upper management on test coverage, defect trends, and quality metrics to support data-driven decisions.

Software Engineer

vAuto Cox Automotive Subsidiary
06.2014 - 04.2015
  • Built test automation framework using Telerik Test Studio and C#.
  • Designed regression test suites in qTest and performed functional automation.
  • Conducted a POC for mobile automation using Appium, Java, TestNG with Page Object Model.
  • Created and maintained BVT (Build Verification Tests), Smoke Tests, and Functional Tests to ensure continuous quality assurance.
  • Performed API testing using Postman and Swagger for validating request/response structures, endpoints, and service integrations.

Software Engineer

Customer Care, Inc.
08.2011 - 05.2014
  • Developed automation scripts using Selenium RC/WebDriver, TestNG, and JUnit.
  • Designed maintainable tests using Page Object design patterns.
  • Executed regression testing and managed test environments with Debian packaging.
  • Authored SQL queries and performed integration testing for a large-scale network management platform.
  • Collaborated closely with product owners and developers in agile sprints.

Graduate Teaching Assistant

South Dakota State University
01.2009 - 12.2010
  • Taught C/C++ programming and mentored students in computing fundamentals and project work.

Education

Master of Science - Computer Science

South Dakota State University
Brookings, SD
12.2011

Bachelor of Engineering - Computer Engineering

Tribhuvan University
Kathmandu, Nepal
12.2004

Skills

  • Automation Tools : Appium, Espresso, XCTest, Selenium, Jetpack Compose, TestNG, JUnit, XCUI, Applitools, Charles Proxy, Proxyman
  • Languages : Kotlin, Java, Swift, C#, JavaScript, SQL
  • CI/CD & Tools : Jenkins, Azure DevOps, BitBar
  • Frameworks : Page Object Model, Page Factory, Jetpack Compose
  • Other : JIRA, qTest, Xcode, Git, Oracle, Android Studio, Rally

Languages

English (fluent)
Hindi (fluent)
Nepali (fluent)

Timeline

Software Development Engineer in Test Lead

Cox Automotive Inc.
04.2015 - Current

Software Engineer

vAuto Cox Automotive Subsidiary
06.2014 - 04.2015

Software Engineer

Customer Care, Inc.
08.2011 - 05.2014

Graduate Teaching Assistant

South Dakota State University
01.2009 - 12.2010

Master of Science - Computer Science

South Dakota State University

Bachelor of Engineering - Computer Engineering

Tribhuvan University

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