YASHWANTH M.K

"I am a Senior QA Engineer with 4 years of experience, specializing in building end-to-end automation solutions across Web, Mobile, and API platforms. My core expertise lies in the Java ecosystem, where I focus on creating scalable frameworks that drive faster release cycles without compromising quality. In my recent roles, I have spent significant time architecting Hybrid Automation Frameworks. For Web, I leverage Java and Selenium WebDriver using the Page Object Model to ensure our test suites are maintainable and easy to scale. For Mobile, I’ve implemented solutions using Appium to handle both Android and iOS platforms, ensuring cross-device compatibility. I believe that UI testing is only one piece of the puzzle, so I’ve integrated Rest Assured into my frameworks to perform deep API validations. This allows us to catch bugs at the service layer before they ever reach the UI. To manage all of this, I use TestNG for execution—specifically implementing parallel testing and ThreadLocal to significantly reduce our suite run times—and Maven for dependency management. Beyond just writing code, I’m heavily involved in the DevOps side of QA. I manage our Jenkins CI/CD pipelines to ensure that our automated suites trigger on every code push, providing immediate feedback to the development team. I also prioritize observability by integrating Extent Reports for clear stakeholder visibility and Log4j for detailed debugging. One of the things I’m most proud of is my focus on framework stability. By moving away from implicit waits toward Explicit Waits and using libraries like Faker for dynamic data, I’ve been able to drastically reduce test flakiness in our regression suites. My goal is always to design clean, reusable code that acts as a reliable 'safety net' for the product."