Kavya Rapolu
@kavyarapolu
Senior Software Test Engineer and automation specialist ensuring reliable, high-quality deliveries.
What I'm looking for
I am a Senior Software Test Engineer with over 10 years of experience in manual and automated testing for web, mobile, and API platforms across domains including e-commerce, EdTech, manufacturing, hospitality, FMCG, and pharmaceuticals.
I build and maintain automation frameworks using Selenium, Playwright, Cypress, Appium and languages such as Java, JavaScript, Python, and TypeScript, integrating tests into CI/CD pipelines with Jenkins, Azure Pipelines, and GitHub Actions to ensure continuous quality delivery.
I lead cross-functional teams, drive test strategy and UAT, perform backend validation with SQL/MongoDB/AS400, and use performance and monitoring tools like JMeter, Dynatrace, and AWS CloudWatch to validate reliability and scalability.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Served as Product Owner and Scrum Lead for multiple freelance web and mobile projects, delivering e‑commerce, real estate, and booking platforms while defining MVPs, managing backlogs, and driving UAT to ensure timely releases.
Software Engineer in Test
Best Brains
Aug 2023 - Nov 2023 (3 months)
Automated web and mobile testing across Android, iOS, tablets, and desktops using Selenium and Cucumber, validated APIs and backend data, and integrated automation into CI/CD pipelines to improve release quality.
Automated web and API tests for MSC Industrial, led migration and data validation efforts including AS400 checks, integrated tests into Jenkins CI/CD, and used Dynatrace for performance monitoring to ensure stable production releases.
Designed test plans and accessibility/content testing for multi‑language AEM sites, developed cross‑platform automation with Cypress and BrowserStack, and built API test frameworks integrated into Azure DevOps CI/CD.
Test Analyst
HCL Technologies
Feb 2019 - May 2021 (2 years 3 months)
Built data‑driven automation frameworks with Java, Selenium, TestNG and Cucumber for Procter & Gamble, executed cross‑browser and API tests, and integrated regression suites with Jenkins for CI.
Analyst
HCL Technologies
Dec 2017 - Jan 2019 (1 year 1 month)
Prepared test plans and automation for Merck & Co., executed manual and automated test cases across web and mobile, performed database testing with SQL, and monitored applications using AWS CloudWatch.
Graduate Engineer Trainee
CIE Technologies
Feb 2015 - Dec 2017 (2 years 10 months)
Developed test scripts and performed load and functional testing using JMeter and Selenium, prepared RTMs and test cases, and supported UAT and release activities to improve product quality.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
GNITS
Bachelor of Technology, Computer Science
Grade: 7.00 GPA
Bachelor of Technology in Computer Science completed in May 2017 with a 7.00 GPA; coursework included web and mobile application development, networks, security, and cloud computing.
Tech stack
Software and tools used professionally
Postman
WebdriverIO
BrowserStack
Microsoft Azure
GitHub
GitLab
Bitbucket
AWS CodePipeline
Jenkins
GitHub Actions
Azure Pipelines
GitLab CI
React Native
Expo
MySQL
MongoDB
Cassandra
AWS CodeDeploy
Gmail
Node.js
Figma
Adobe XD
Redis
Visual Studio
Azure DevOps
Jira
Mocha
JavaScript
HTML5
Java
ES6
PowerShell
Google Maps
Appium
iOS
macOS
Windows
GraphQL
Vercel
JUnit
TestNG
Visual Studio Code
Firefox
Internet Explorer
REST Assured
SQL
Espresso
SoapUI
TestRail
Playwright
Refine
Dynatrace
Enhance
Availability
Location
Authorized to work in
Job categories
Skills
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