I am a Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) with a strong background in building and maintaining automated test suites for UI and API validation using Selenium WebDriver, Playwright, WebDriverIO, and TestNG. I have designed and implemented BDD and TDD automation frameworks with Cucumber and Gherkin to improve collaboration between QA, development, and product teams. I have hands-on experience with end-to-end API testing for REST and SOAP services, database validation with MongoDB and SQL, and performance testing with JMeter. I thrive in Agile environments and am eager to contribute to a dynamic team focused on delivering high-quality software.

Balakishore Gangavarapu

I am a Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) with a strong background in building and maintaining automated test suites for UI and API validation using Selenium WebDriver, Playwright, WebDriverIO, and TestNG. I have designed and implemented BDD and TDD automation frameworks with Cucumber and Gherkin to improve collaboration between QA, development, and product teams. I have hands-on experience with end-to-end API testing for REST and SOAP services, database validation with MongoDB and SQL, and performance testing with JMeter. I thrive in Agile environments and am eager to contribute to a dynamic team focused on delivering high-quality software.

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I am a Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) with a strong background in building and maintaining automated test suites for UI and API validation using Selenium WebDriver, Playwright, WebDriverIO, and TestNG. I have designed and implemented BDD and TDD automation frameworks with Cucumber and Gherkin to improve collaboration between QA, development, and product teams.

I have hands-on experience with end-to-end API testing for REST and SOAP services, database validation with MongoDB and SQL, and performance testing with JMeter. I thrive in Agile environments and am eager to contribute to a dynamic team focused on delivering high-quality software.

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Work Experience

Software Engineer In Test (SDET) at People Hum Technologies
January 1, 2022 - May 1, 2025
Developed and maintained automated test suites for UI and API validation using Python, Selenium WebDriver, Playwright, WebDriverIO, and TestNG; built and maintained BDD and TDD automation frameworks with Cucumber and Gherkin; designed and executed end-to-end API testing for REST and SOAP services; integrated automated tests into CI/CD pipelines with Jenkins; performed database validation using MongoDB and SQL; conducted log analysis with Splunk and Graylog; led performance/load testing with JMeter; collaborated with cross-functional teams in Agile/Scrum to improve test coverage and deployment confidence.
SDET INTERN at People Hum Technologies
July 1, 2021 - December 1, 2022
Gained hands-on experience designing automated test scripts, collaborating with cross-functional teams to understand software features, and improving test coverage. Learned performance and load testing with JMeter, integrated automated tests into CI/CD pipelines, and gained API testing experience with Postman and REST-Assured. Contributed to BDD/TDD frameworks using Cucumber with Gherkin and participated in Agile ceremonies.

Education

Master of Science in Computer Science at University of Central Missouri
January 1, 2024 - January 1, 2025
Bachelor of Engineering in Information Technology at R.V.R &J.C College of Engineering
January 1, 2019 - January 1, 2023

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Software & Internet