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SOMASHEKHAR MULIMANI

Pune

Summary

Experienced QA professional with 12 years in SDLC and software quality assurance for web and mobile applications. Proficient in testing diverse applications, including e-commerce, blockchain, Web3, and fitness apps. Skilled in Agile and Hybrid methodologies, defect management, and team leadership. Successfully led QA teams, managed requirements, and allocated tasks efficiently. Strong in defect tracking, reporting, and status updates. Effective communicator and collaborator, contributing to integration testing and decision-making. Mentored team members and conducted performance management.

Overview

13
13
years of professional experience

Work History

Lead QA Engineer

True Sparrow Systems Pvt Ltd
01.2018 - 10.2024

Projects: Agent-Mona | Raised.fund | Maticrobots.com | Jam.so

Responsibilities:

  • Facilitated daily stand-up calls and client status meetings to coordinate activities, resolve blockers, and manage product updates.
  • Delivered daily and release status updates, including test deliverables, to stakeholders and project managers.
  • Led QA team by managing functional requirements, reviewing specifications, and allocating tasks to meet project timelines.
  • Designed, developed, and executed manual test cases based on test plans and functional specifications.
  • Identified, troubleshooted, and documented issues, collaborating with development teams to resolve defects.
  • Reviewed and prioritized high-value test cases for automation, ensuring focus on critical workflows and reducing manual testing effort.
  • Led the development of smoke and regression automation suites, reducing test execution time by 20%.
  • Performed Prompt Engineering and Analysis on AI models such as ChatGPT, Groq-LLaMA 38b, and Replicate-LLaMA 3.
  • Designed wireframes and user flows to enhance user experience and communicate project objectives.
  • Monitored AWS logs for cron jobs to ensure smooth operations and timely issue detection.

Role: Principal QA Engineer
Projects: Ost- Simple Token | Pepo App | Moxie.xyz

Responsibilities:

  • Led a team of four in managing requirements and allocating QA tasks, ensuring efficient resource use and project timeline adherence.
  • Performed testing on Android and iOS mobile apps, covering functionality, usability, push notifications, and performance.
  • Document, investigate, and communicate defects discovered during test execution.
  • Led the development of smoke and regression automation suites, streamlining test execution and improving efficiency.
  • Reviewed and approved test cases, including identifying high-priority test cases for automation.
  • Participated in status meetings to report issues. Communicated with developers through all phases of testing to prioritize bug resolution.
  • Collaborated with cross-functional teams, conducted regression and UI/UX testing, and provided detailed test reports to stakeholders.

Principal QA Engineer

Forbair Technologies - PCH international Company
12.2015 - 01.2018

Project: Fab.com

Responsibilities:

  • Performed testing of web and mobile applications on iOS and Android.
  • Involved in Peer reviews of Test cases and Test results.
  • Performed Functional, Negative, Positive, Regression, End-to-end, and Browser Compatibility Testing.
  • Performed manual testing to ensure accurate user data tracking with Google Analytics and Redshift Tracking Tool.
  • Participated in status meetings to report issues. Communicated with developers through all phases of testing to prioritize bug resolution.
  • Document, investigate, and communicate defects discovered during test execution.

QA Engineer/ SENIOR QA ENGINEER

True Sparrow Systems Pvt Ltd
01.2012 - 09.2015

    Projects: Fab.com | Hem.com

    Responsibilities:

    • Acquired knowledge of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and Software Testing Life Cycle (STLC)
    • Gained experience in testing mobile and web applications.
    • Performed Functional testing, cross-browser, and compatibility testing on Web and Mobile Apps.
    • Participated in QA team meetings and defect review meetings.

Education

Master Of Bussiness Administration - TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT

Sikkim Manipal University, Manipal
Hubbali
06.2012

Master Of Computer Application -

Visveswaraiah Technological University (VTU)
Belgaum
09.2009

Bachelor of Science (B.sc) -

Karnataka University Dharwad
Sankeshwar
06.2005

Skills

  • Web and Mobile App Testing
  • Functional Testing
  • API Testing - POSTMAN
  • UI/Ux Testing
  • Documentation and Reporting
  • Defect Tracking and Management

  • Security Testing
  • Payment Gateway
  • SQL
  • Smoke/Sanity Testing/Ad-hoc Testing/Exploratory Testing
  • Selenium Web Driver, Java
  • Automation Strategy and Planning

TOOL AND TECHNOLOGIES

Platform Experience : E-commerce, Health & Fitness, Blockchain, Social, Web3, Mobile App, Web

Defect Tracking: Linear, JIRA, Notion, Bugzilla
API Testing: Postman
Database: DynamoDB, Redis, PostgreSQL

Collaboration & Documentation: Google Docs, Slack, Confluence, Notion
Analytics & Tracking: Google Analytics, Redshift Tracking Tool, Crashlytics, Google Lighthouse, Firebase
AI & Machine Learning : Prompt Engineering and Analysis on ChatGPT, Groq-LLaMA 38b, Replicate-LLaMA 3
Automation Tool & Language : Selenium WebDriver, TestNG, Java

Languages

English
Hindi
Kannada
Marathi

Timeline

Lead QA Engineer

True Sparrow Systems Pvt Ltd
01.2018 - 10.2024

Principal QA Engineer

Forbair Technologies - PCH international Company
12.2015 - 01.2018

QA Engineer/ SENIOR QA ENGINEER

True Sparrow Systems Pvt Ltd
01.2012 - 09.2015

Master Of Bussiness Administration - TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT

Sikkim Manipal University, Manipal

Master Of Computer Application -

Visveswaraiah Technological University (VTU)

Bachelor of Science (B.sc) -

Karnataka University Dharwad
SOMASHEKHAR MULIMANI