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description: "Meet Karan Sonkar, Engineering Manager - QA @ Rebel Foods | Leading QA Org-Wide | AI-Driven Test Automation | Playwright | CI/CD | DevX based in Mumbai. AI stack includes claude, cursor, and meta."
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# Karan Sonkar on Tal

## Headline

Engineering Manager \- QA @ Rebel Foods \| Leading QA Org\-Wide \| AI\-Driven Test Automation \| Playwright \| CI/CD \| DevX

## About

🎯 Engineering Manager leading Quality Engineering at Rebel Foods Owning QA strategy and execution across the organization, leading a team of 10\+ across QA Leads, Senior QAs, QAs, and interns\. Background: 9\.5\+ years as a hands\-on Principal SDET before moving into management — building scalable test automation in fast\-paced product environments\. What I've driven at Rebel Foods: ✅ AI\-powered test automation strategy ✅ Multi\-framework test platforms ✅ Annual → continuous load testing shift ✅ 45% reduction in test cycle time Now scaling quality engineering as an org\-wide discipline — standardizing practices, upskilling teams on automation and AI\-assisted testing, and building the reporting and observability leadership can trust\. 💬 Let's connect if you work at the intersection of QA, DevOps, engineering management, and AI\.

## Location

Mumbai

## AI stack

claude

cursor

meta

Canva Magic Studio

Chroma

OpenAI Agents SDK

## Education

Master of Technology \- MTech, Information Technology, Vellore Institute of Technology

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