Shreyas Joshi
@shreyasjoshi9
Lead SDET and QA automation lead building scalable test frameworks and CI/CD automation for web, API, and mobile.
IndiaWhat I'm looking for
I’m a Lead SDET / QA Automation Engineer with 9 years of experience designing test frameworks, CI/CD pipelines, and automated testing for web, API, and mobile applications. I’ve delivered quality engineering at scale for global clients across security, VPN, gaming, and enterprise platforms, collaborating with Japan and international teams to catch defects early and ship on time.
In my current role as Software Engineer (SDET) at Persistent Systems, I design hybrid automation frameworks using Python, Selenium, Pytest, and Playwright, and integrate automated suites into CI/CD with Jenkins and GitHub Actions. I also drive API/back-end testing with Postman and RestAssured, performance testing with Apache JMeter, and cross-browser testing with Sauce Labs and BrowserStack—while leading training, code reviews, and documentation to standardize automation practices.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Software Engineer (SDET)
Persistent Systems
Jul 2021 - Present (4 years 11 months)
Designed hybrid Python-based automation frameworks (Selenium, Pytest, Playwright) for smoke/sanity/regression across multiple products, integrating suites with Jenkins/GitHub Actions for continuous testing. Reduced Ivanti Neux VPN manual effort 60% and achieved 100% CSAT; cut test execution time 40% using Selenium Grid and pytest-xdist.
Senior Test Automation Consultant
Brownbox Consulting
Jan 2020 - Jul 2021 (1 year 6 months)
Built end-to-end Python/Playwright automation for Heineken's web platform covering UI and API test coverage, including infrastructure-level validations before release. Reduced manual overhead 70% by replacing Excel checklists with scripts and prevented a release delay by identifying a critical API authentication bug pre-production.
QA Engineer
Ubisoft Entertainment
Jul 2017 - Jan 2020 (2 years 6 months)
Developed Selenium WebDriver + Python automation for UI validation, login flows, and leaderboard testing across PC, console, and mobile platforms, and used Appium for Android/iOS coverage. Reported 56 critical bugs in a single day to prevent a faulty release, automated 50% of repetitive sanity tests, and managed defects end-to-end in JIRA.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
JLPT (Japanese-Language Proficiency Test)
JLPT N4 (studying for N3), Japanese Language (JLPT)
JLPT N4 certified and currently studying for JLPT N3.
Savitribai Phule Pune University
Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.), Computer Science
2013 - 2016
Completed a B.E. in Computer Science at Savitribai Phule Pune University from 2013 to 2016.
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