Leading Quality Engineering Innovation

As QA Engineering Manager at Audax, I lead a cross-functional quality engineering team of 15+ members including SDETs, security testers, test engineers, and performance specialists. My role focuses on driving innovation and implementing modern testing practices.

Key achievements:

• Implemented shift-left testing approach resulting in 30% reduction in defect leakage and 20% improvement in user satisfaction
• Established data-driven quality measurement with full test traceability, leading to 50% increase in test coverage
• Championed Test Pyramid strategy for automating test cases across web, mobile, and API channels
• Ensured regulatory compliance in financial services through rigorous testing governance

Led development of innovative solutions:

• Created in-house Co-Pilot using open-source LLMs (ollama, colellama, starcoder2)
• Engineered “Testination” - an in-house test case management tool
• Developed “MockStar” - a versatile mocking framework for microservices testing
• Implemented synthetic data generation tooling
• Built AI-powered co-pilot using RAG for product teams

These initiatives significantly improved developer experience, reduced time-to-market, and enhanced overall software quality.