Headline

Software Engineering Manager | Building AI-First Quality Engineering Systems | Scaling Automation Across Enterprise | Platform Thinking

About

Most QA teams don’t have a testing problem, they have a test execution scaling problem. I build systems that solve this at scale. At Warner Bros. Discovery, I designed and built a Kubernetes-native test execution platform capable of handling organization-wide functional and non-functional workloads. This transformed testing from a bottleneck into an elastic, on-demand capability. Key outcomes: * 10x increase in parallel test execution capacity * ~60% reduction in CI/CD pipeline execution time * Improved infrastructure utilization through dynamic scaling * Stable execution across UI, API, and performance workloads My approach is to treat quality engineering as a platform problem, not a tooling problem, leveraging distributed systems, cloud-native architecture, and intelligent automation. Currently focused on: * AI-first quality engineering * Autonomous testing systems * Intelligent test orchestration * Platform-led QA transformation I’m exploring QA leadership roles where I can drive quality engineering at scale and build systems that directly impact developer velocity and product reliability.

Location

Bengaluru

AI stack

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Work experience

Software Engineering Manager - Quality Engineering at Warner Bros. Discovery, May 2025 - Present · 1 yr 5 mos, Bangalore Urban, * Designed and built a Kubernetes-native distributed test execution platform supporting organization-wide functional and non-functional workloads * Enabled 10x scaling in parallel test execution using dynamic pod-based execution and autoscaling infrastructure * Reduced CI/CD pipeline execution time by ~60% through elastic resource allocation and workload distribution * Architected execution isolation strategies (pod-per-test and batch execution models) to improve reliability and reduce flaky tests * Implemented workload segmentation for functional and performance testing, eliminating resource contention and improving stability * Integrated observability (logging, metrics, execution insights) to improve debugging and failure analysis in distributed environments * Collaborated with DevOps and platform teams to align execution systems with CI/CD pipelines * Mentored engineers on scalable test design and distributed execution strategies * Drove shift from framework-based testing to platform-based execution across teams

Software Development Engineer In Test - III at Warner Bros. Discovery, Jul 2022 - May 2025 · 2 yrs 11 mos, Bengaluru, Developed scalable backend services and Kubernetes-based E2E environments, increasing system reliability by 35%

Software Development Engineer In Test - II at Warner Bros. Discovery, Dec 2021 - Jul 2022 · 8 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Senior Software Engineer at Prudential Financial, Jun 2019 - Dec 2021 · 2 yrs 7 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, - Part of scrum team building digital solutions for international insurance markets. Functioning as a primary QA for the project. - Working as a scrum master for the team performing daily standups and other sprint ceremonies. - Release readiness - Ensuring the all acceptance criteria has been met. - API testing - Automation of Integration and End to End Testing of scenarios in Agile Environment using Python and Java.

Senior Engineer, SDET at TiVo, Jul 2018 - May 2019 · 11 mos, Bengaluru Area, India, Designed multi-layered frameworks for UI, API, and mobile testing, achieving a 40% reduction in maintenance costs.

Software Engineer at Wipro Limited, Aug 2011 - Jul 2018 · 7 yrs, Banglaore, India, - Development and feature enhancement of Framework for automation of tests of products. - Stability Testing - Time based testing on devices to uncover issues in the devices such as memory leaks and kernel panic. (a) Stress Testing : Creation of scenarios which are most frequently used by the customers and running them on loop. (b) MTBR Testing - Mean Time between reboot/Failure - A special set of scenarios which runs iteratively which are historically known to uncover crashes. - Headless device in home that gets signal through cable, can be paired with an existing/new account. UI can be accessed via web page, mobile app or streaming devices. Shows can be recorded in cloud and can be streamed later -- Infrastucture creation and maintianince of test data. - Automating backend cloud recording scenarios and certifying the correctness.

Education

Master of Technology - MTech, Computer Software Engineering, Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani

Bachelor's Degree, Computer Programming, Specific Applications, IIMT Group of Colleges