About Me
Friends don’t let friends ship buggy code
As a Software Developer in Test, I can create Automated Test Suites that test all layers of your application - UI, APIs and the data.
As an Automation Architect, I can analyze your application, identify points of failures, pick the best tools for the job and build a scalable stack of testing tools and framework that teams can leverage.
As an experienced Manager, I can build and mentor teams, plan ambitious yet attainable milestones, and foster a culture of shifting-left within the organization.
Places I’ve Been, Things I’ve Done
I run TestCreed and we help hyper scaling startups steady ship and ensure that they do not leave product quality in the dust while on the quest for growth. I’m also working on an LLM validating engine that compares LLM models based on YOUR usecases and helps you to pick the one that suites your needs (Performance <> Accuracy <> Cost)
I worked as the Head of QA (started as the Founding QA) at Light Consulting Inc , building out Automation Test Stacks, pre prod enivornments and establishing QA processes. Focusing on AI in edTech, hiring and deep research domains, I helped 4 products to successfully Get to Market:
AlphaFlashCards and StudyReel in the EdTech space utilizing AI tutors and Vision to check for Antipatterns etc; HireScoutie for an automated recruitment platform which integrates with LinkedIn (automated messaging and setting up of interviews), ATSes, conducts screening interviews; and an AI based Student Information System for the Trilogy Group.
In 2023, I worked as the Lead Software Developer (In Test) at Top Hat, Toronto . I joined as the first SDET/Automation resource, built the frameworks, GitHub Action pipelines for Test, established design patterns before building out the SDET Team. We implemented the company’s first ever automation stack for Regression Tests. The tech we used: Playwright with Typescript for Web Automation (for a React-based EdTech website hosted on AWS), Appium with Typescript for the Mobile Apps (Native iOS and Android), Postman scripts for API Contract Testing. All of which was triggered using Github Actions on PR merges.
Before Top Hat, I worked as a QA Automation Engineer at Amazon Canada. As a part of the growing AmazonAds team, I created nodejs based tools that tested the rollout of Advertiser’s self-service video ads (the video ads that you see on Amazon.com). I also led testing of other projects including: the feature that made every ad placement on the Amazon (and affliate websites) biddable; Forecasting of the effectiveness of various ad delivery algorithms etc.
Prior to Amazon, I was a QA Engineering Lead at VerticalScope Inc, Toronto. I was in charge of the Automated Test stack (Test framework, test environments, quality gating of PRs). My team and I supported quality for ~2000 forum websites hosted on the Google Cloud Platform that were under the VerticalScope umbrella. Primary tools and languages were Selenium (with Python), Groovy for Jenkins CI/CD
I have more than 14 years of experience in the industry and have worked in organizations of varied sizes: Industry behemoths like BlackRock, Bank of Montreal; Consultancy firms like Headstrong Capital Markets and Accenture; and self-driven startups (Algo trading).