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Sharanya Ramesh

QA Engineer
London

Summary

Experienced QA Engineer | Expertise in Full-Stack Testing, Automation, CI/CD Integration, and Team Building | Proven Track Record in Reducing Defects, Enhancing Efficiency, and Delivering High-Quality Web & Mobile Applications

Overview

10
10
years of professional experience
4
4
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification

Work History

QA Engineer

Profinda
City Of London, City of London
09.2023 - Current
  • Pioneered QA efforts as the first QA hire in my pod, establishing testing frameworks, processes, and best practices from scratch, leading to a 40% reduction in production defects and improving release cycle time by 25% within the first six months.
  • Acted as Subject Matter Expert (SME) for QA processes, mentoring team members and ensuring adherence to quality standards.
  • Owned the entire QA lifecycle, from defining strategies and test plans to execution, defect management, and final delivery, ensuring 100% on-time delivery of QA deliverables for all major releases.
  • Interfaced directly with clients, translating business requirements into actionable QA objectives, aligning 80% of customer requirements with QA processes and enhancing customer satisfaction by 20%.
  • Led Root Cause Analysis (RCA) for critical issues, identifying underlying problems and implementing preventive solutions to improve product stability.
  • Collaborated in Agile teams to test and deliver high-quality web and mobile applications, ensuring software met acceptance criteria and business requirements.
  • Developed and automated regression test suites using Playwright and JavaScript, reducing manual testing effort by 50% and increasing test coverage by 30%.
  • Refined user story acceptance criteria with team members, embedding quality from the requirements analysis phase and ensuring clear, testable requirements.
  • Performed exploratory testing to identify defects and recommend improvements, ensuring newly developed features met high standards of quality.
  • Streamlined QA workflows by integrating automated testing into CI/CD pipelines, supporting a fast-paced and regular release cycle.
  • Conducted performance testing using JMeter to validate application scalability and stability under load.
  • Utilized cloud-based testing solutions on AWS, enabling scalable and efficient QA practices, which led to a 25% increase in test execution speed across multiple environments.
  • Collaborated with cross-functional QA teams for integration testing and shared component validation, ensuring consistent functionality across systems.

Senior QA(Mobile) Engineer

Plentific Technologies
City Of London, City of London
04.2021 - 09.2023
  • Pioneered QA efforts as the first QA hire for the company, establishing testing frameworks and processes, resulting in a 50% reduction in critical defects during production releases.
  • Performed functional, regression, exploratory, UAT, security, and cross-browser testing for web and mobile applications (iOS/Android), ensuring high-quality product launches.
  • Automated test cases using Cypress and TypeScript, as well as Playwright and JavaScript, to enhance test reliability and reduce manual effort.
  • Developed cross-browser testing solutions and created Proof of Concepts (POCs) that enhanced test execution efficiency, leading to a 25% improvement in testing speed across supported browsers.
  • Integrated CI/CD pipelines to enable automated nightly test runs, ensuring continuous feedback and early detection of defects.
  • Led full-stack testing (Front End, Back End, API) for mobile applications, ensuring seamless functionality and integration across all layers.
  • Conducted security testing, identifying vulnerabilities and ensuring applications adhered to industry security standards.
  • Collaborated with Project Managers and QA teams to optimize testing processes, reducing QA cycle times by 20% through reusability of assets and streamlined communication.
  • Expanded the QA team by hiring and onboarding 4 new QA engineers, successfully scaling the QA function to meet the company’s growth needs.
  • Mentored junior QA engineers, fostering skill development and instilling best practices to align with company goals and quality standards.
  • Streamlined QA workflows by integrating automation frameworks into CI/CD pipelines, supporting a fast-paced and efficient release cycle.
  • Owned the entire QA lifecycle, from planning and test strategy development to execution, defect management, and delivery.
  • Conducted performance testing using JMeter, ensuring application stability and scalability for up to 10,000 concurrent users.

Test Engineer

Cast Software India Pvt Ltd
Bengaluru, India
03.2017 - 10.2020
  • Performed tests for REST APIs, various web applications, and SQL Server databases.
  • Utilized risk-adaptive testing techniques where appropriate.
  • Refined QA approaches across departmental and project scopes.
  • Facilitated the production and maintenance of guides for application products, old and new.
  • Collaborated with cross-functional teams in a vast corporate setting.
  • Authored system specifications and oversaw QA metric tracking.
  • Collaborated with the Integration team for testing and release management to achieve high-quality products
  • Engaged in professional development to master new testing tools.
  • Addressed and fixed complicated problems for add-on services of dashboard data.

Test Engineer

Oak Systems
11.2015 - 03.2017
  • Prepare Test matrix like Test case effectiveness, defect aging
  • Creation of defect summary and test summary report in JIRA
  • Reviewed over 50 new features/designs for functionality and quality before release

Test Engineer

Qualcomm
03.2015 - 10.2015
  • Handled all field audio mixing for 2 productions per week
  • Worked with video editors to synchronize audio with video segments
  • Performed sound quality checks and front-of-house mixing to maintain the company sound system
  • Set up, maintained, and operated audio recording equipment and performed troubleshooting and audio system breakdown for many broadcasts

Education

Bachelor of Engineering - Electronics And Communication

Vishweshwaraiah Technological University
Bengaluru
06.2010 - 06.2014

Skills

  • Test Automation

  • Playwright / Cypress - JavaScript

  • Regression Testing

  • Functional Testing

  • REST API

  • Test Cases

  • SQL

  • POSTMAN

  • Shift left testing

  • Validation QA methodologies mastery

  • Ability to monitor

  • Project management expertise

  • Software development knowledge

  • Technical troubleshooting

  • Performance testing

  • SQL, AWS, CI CD

Accomplishments

  • Performed root cause analysis on production issues and developed and implemented corrective actions to improve efficiency by 21%.
  • Awarded twice with the 'Sprint champ' for contributions to Sprint tasks.

Certification

Playwright using JavaScript

Timeline

Playwright using JavaScript

01-2025

QA Engineer

Profinda
09.2023 - Current

Senior QA(Mobile) Engineer

Plentific Technologies
04.2021 - 09.2023

Test Engineer

Cast Software India Pvt Ltd
03.2017 - 10.2020

Test Engineer

Oak Systems
11.2015 - 03.2017

Test Engineer

Qualcomm
03.2015 - 10.2015

Bachelor of Engineering - Electronics And Communication

Vishweshwaraiah Technological University
06.2010 - 06.2014

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