# Farooq Naeem

Farooq Naeem is a remote worker on Himalayas, Lead Automation Engineer at Hyly, based in Pakistan.

Source: https://himalayas.app/@farooqnaeem

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I build automation frameworks that reduce testing effort and improve software quality.
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| Detail | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Availability | Open to opportunities |
| Location | Pakistan |
| Authorized to work in | Pakistan |
| Salary expectations | 25k+ USD |
| Job categories | Automation Engineer, QA Automation Engineer, QA Engineer, QA Analyst, QA Manager, QA Test Engineer, Mobile QA Engineer, Software Test Engineer, Automation Engineer, Quality Assurance Engineer, Automation Testing Engineer, Software Quality Engineer, Engineering Lead, Process Engineer, IT Automation Engineer, Software Automation Engineer, Automation Solutions Engineer, Robotic Automation Engineer, Process Automation Engineer |
| Skills | Claude Code, Claude AI, Claude Workflows, Claude Opus 4.6, Notion AI, Playwright, Jenkins, CircleCi, Cypress, Selenium Webdriver, Selenium, Testing Automation, Test Driven Development, Data Driven Marketing, Behavior Driven Development, Automation Framework, Scripting, Automation Design, API Testing, End To End Testing, Performance Testing, Quality Assurance, Quality Analysis, Test Case Management, Test Script Development, Puppeteer, Postman, Cucumber, Continuous Integration, AWS CodeCommit, Code Review, Agile, Scrum, Kanban, PLC Programming, Document Management, Performance Monitoring, team training, Problem Solving, Notion, iOS, Compiled, Android, Process Engineering |

## What I'm looking for

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In simple terms, this section is for telling employers what you expect and what you are looking for in your next job.
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## About

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I've led automation across Hyly, Cinnova, BIDMyListing, Sendoso, and Pikessoft, building agent orchestration, automated code generation, testing frameworks, and release workflows. At Sendoso, I reduced pre-release testing effort by 95% through automation.

I work across Selenium WebDriver, Puppeteer, Cypress, Playwright, Postman, Cucumber, continuous integration, and Agile delivery. I also lead QA teams, train junior engineers, improve documentation, and resolve complex quality and production issues.
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## Experience

### Lead Automation Engineer (current)

Hyly. Jan 2024 - Present

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Developed Agent Orchestrator for streamlined management of automation tasks. Automated code generation using Claude Agents and engineered agents to interpret L1 specifications and create test cases.
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Skills: Code-Review, API-Testing, Quality-Assurance, Continuous-Integration, Problem-Solving, Performance-Monitoring, End-To-End-Testing, Automation-Design, Process-Engineering, Quality-Analysis, Test-Case-Management, Efficiency-Improvement, Automation, Agent-orchestration, Test-Case-Generation, Notion, Project-Management

### Quality Assurance Team Lead

Cinnova. Sep 2023 - Dec 2025

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Led quality assurance team to enhance process efficiency and developed automation framework to streamline testing procedures. Trained junior SQA team and introduced agile methodologies within company.
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Skills: Automation-Framework, Code-Review, API-Testing, Quality-Assurance, Agile, Continuous-Integration, Problem-Solving, Performance-Monitoring, Process-Automation, End-To-End-Testing, Automation-Design, Process-Engineering, Quality-Analysis, Test-Case-Management, Efficiency-Improvement, AWS-CodeCommit, team-training, Regression-Testing

### Principal Automation Engineer

BIDMyListing. Aug 2022 - Aug 2023

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Verified construction documentation and evaluated project requirements to identify risks. Provided technical leadership and ran automation scripts using Playwright.
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Skills: Code-Review, API-Testing, Quality-Assurance, Continuous-Integration, Problem-Solving, Performance-Monitoring, Scripting, End-To-End-Testing, Automation-Design, Process-Engineering, Quality-Analysis, Test-Case-Management, Efficiency-Improvement, Automation, Playwright, Technical-Leadership, Risk-Management, Documentation

### Senior Automation Engineer - L4

[Sendoso](https://himalayas.app/companies/sendoso). Aug 2019 - Jul 2022

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Established centralized test-case documentation and reduced testing effort by 95% prior to releases through automation. Implemented automation technologies including Selenium WebDriver, Puppeteer, and Cypress.
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Skills: Code-Review, API-Testing, Quality-Assurance, Continuous-Integration, Problem-Solving, Performance-Monitoring, End-To-End-Testing, Automation-Design, Process-Engineering, Quality-Analysis, Test-Case-Management, Efficiency-Improvement, Selenium-Webdriver, Puppeteer, Cypress, Postman, Scrum, Kanban

### Software Quality and Automation Engineer

Pikessoft. Jan 2014 - Jul 2019

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Executed performance tests for various clients and developed comprehensive reports for end-users. Created automation frameworks for hybrid and native mobile applications on Android and iOS.
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Skills: Automation-Framework, Code-Review, API-Testing, Quality-Assurance, Continuous-Integration, Problem-Solving, Performance-Monitoring, End-To-End-Testing, Automation-Design, Process-Engineering, Quality-Analysis, Test-Case-Management, Efficiency-Improvement, Selenium, Selenium-Webdriver, BDD, Cucumber, Mobile-Testing, Android, iOS, Performance-Testing

## Education

### Virtual University of Pakistan

Master of Science, Computer Science

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Master of Science degree from Virtual University of Pakistan.
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## Tech stack

- Postman
- AWS CodeCommit
- Node.js
- Puppeteer
- JavaScript
- F#
- iOS
- TypeScript
- Compiled
- Playwright
- Android

To contact Farooq, message them from this profile with a Himalayas employer account: [Hire on Himalayas](https://himalayas.app/hire).

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