Ankith Kalai
@ankithkumar
Quality Engineering Lead specializing in test automation, AI-augmented testing, and CI/CD-driven quality infrastructure.
IndiaWhat I'm looking for
I am a Quality Engineering Lead with deep experience building scalable UI and API automation frameworks, migrating tooling to Playwright, and driving AI-augmented test automation to reduce flakiness and accelerate test authoring. I have led CI/CD and observability efforts, created performance testing solutions with K6 and ELK, and mentored QA teams to improve test quality and reliability.
My work includes designing self-healing locator mechanisms, prototyping AI agents that generate Playwright TypeScript scripts, and implementing production monitoring and alerting integrated with Elasticsearch and Slack. I prioritize automation resilience, performance-first testing, and cross-functional collaboration to ensure high-quality releases.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Quality Engineering Lead
Volvo Cars
Aug 2021 - Present (4 years 10 months)
Built scalable UI and API automation frameworks, migrated WebdriverIO to Playwright, and implemented CI/CD pipelines to run daily and PR-level tests; developed AI agents and self-healing locators to reduce test authoring time and flakiness. Designed a K6-based performance testing framework and ELK dashboards to surface throughput, latency, and error metrics.
Senior Software Engineer
L&T Technology Services
Dec 2018 - Aug 2021 (2 years 8 months)
Led automation for MediaKind client by expanding Nightwatch-based frameworks, implementing cross-platform testing with TypeScript and Appium, and maintaining CI/CD pipelines to improve pass rates and release quality. Drove POCs for Detox, Cavy, and WebdriverIO to evaluate new testing approaches.
Software Engineer
Altair
Jul 2013 - Dec 2018 (5 years 5 months)
Developed UI automation with JavaScript and Nightwatch and implemented API automation using Java, TestNG, and Rest Assured; established pipeline jobs for sanity, smoke, and regression test execution to improve release validation.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
Manipal Institute of Technology
M.Sc. Tech, Technology
2014 -
Grade: Aggregate 8.13 GPA
Completed M.Sc. Tech program at Manipal Institute of Technology with aggregate GPA 8.13.
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