VINAYKUMAR SHARMA
Bengaluru,India
Summary
Innovative AI-Driven Quality Engineering Specialist & Lead SDET with 8+ years of experience building scalable automation frameworks for web and mobile platforms. Expert in Java, Selenium, and Flutter automation, with a deep focus on integrating GenAI, RAG, and DeepEval to revolutionize testing ecosystems. Proven success in refactoring legacy systems, leading automation transformations, and bridging traditional QA with next-gen AI methodologies to build intelligent, self-evolving testing environments.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
Work History
Lead SDET
SUKI.AI
09.2024 - Current
- Architected "TestCraft", an AI-powered automation engine leveraging RAG and DeepEval for autonomous test case generation and validation.
- Contributed to a gRPC Testing Framework to validate high-performance microservices, ensuring type-safe communication and low-latency data exchange across AI backend services.
- Implemented Performance-as-Code using K6, designing distributed load tests to baseline system behavior and identify bottlenecks in RAG retrieval pipelines.
- Rebuilt the Web Automation Framework in Java (Selenium) with a modular, scalable architecture to enhance long-term maintainability.
- Refactored Legacy Test Suites to improve execution efficiency and reliability, significantly reducing manual scripting overhead.
- Designed Playwright-based Headless Automation and synthetic monitoring to validate critical user flows and production readiness.
- Led Quality Initiatives and defined automation strategy, mentoring QA engineers to adopt AI-driven and modern test automation practices.
Senior QA Engineer
ANGKAS
09.2023 - 09.2024
- Directed Mobile Automation for the Driver app using Flutter (Patrol) integrated with BrowserStack for cross-device validation.
- Established Real-time Observability via Grafana dashboards, enhancing debugging and defect resolution.
- Championed Quality Processes ensuring stable, high-performing mobile releases.
Senior QA Engineer
GOTO FINANCIAL
09.2022 - 04.2023
- Drove Cost Reduction by 95% through Selenoid & Selenosis integration, optimizing web testing infrastructure.
- Automated Web, Mobile, and API Testing pipelines using Java, Selenium, Appium, and RestAssured.
- Promoted Shift-Left Testing with PRD-to-BDD alignment, improving requirement clarity and early bug detection.
- Built GitLab CI Pipelines for dynamic, environment-based automation execution.
Senior SDET
TESTVAGRANT TECHNOLOGIES
05.2021 - 09.2022
- Developed a WebDriverIO + TypeScript core automation framework designed for modular adoption.
- Automated Performance Testing using Lighthouse and PageSpeed APIs, ensuring SEO and speed compliance.
- Designed Cypress-based Automation from the ground up, leading the migration from legacy systems.
Education
Bachelor of Science (B.Sc) - Information Technology
Mumbai University
Diploma - Software Testing
Seed Infotech
Mumbai03-2016
Skills
- AI & LLM Engineering: RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation) , DeepEval (Faithfulness & Relevancy Metrics) , LLM-based Test Case Generation, Prompt Engineering (Few-Shot/CoT), Vector Databases (Qdrant/ChromaDB)
- Automation & Performance: Selenium WebDriver , Playwright , gRPC & GraphQL Testing, K6 (Performance-as-Code), Appium , WebdriverIO , Cypress
- Languages & Frameworks: Java , TypeScript , TestNG , Jest, RestAssured , Cucumber BDD, Flutter (Patrol)
- DevOps & Infrastructure: Docker , Jenkins , Selenoid/Selenosis , GitHub Actions, BrowserStack , Grafana Observability
Timeline
Lead SDET
SUKI.AI
09.2024 - Current
Senior QA Engineer
ANGKAS
09.2023 - 09.2024
Senior QA Engineer
GOTO FINANCIAL
09.2022 - 04.2023
Senior SDET
TESTVAGRANT TECHNOLOGIES
05.2021 - 09.2022
Bachelor of Science (B.Sc) - Information Technology
Mumbai University
Diploma - Software Testing
Seed Infotech