John Joseph Padinjakkara
Quality Assurance Engineer
Velten
Summary
Experienced methodical Quality Assurance Engineer with over 5 years of expertise in software development processes and implementing effective testing strategies. Provides comprehensive quality assurance support to teams, ensuring exceptional product production. Known for open and clear communication skills, multitasks effectively. Highly organized with strong attention to detail, consistently delivers high-quality results.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
8
8
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Mobile Quality Assurance Engineer
Neugelb Studios GmbH
06.2023 - Current
- Optimized team collaboration by actively participating in Agile meetings, providing timely updates on progress and potential roadblocks.
- Promoted knowledge sharing among peers through regular training sessions and documentation of lessons learned from past projects.
- Ensured compatibility across various devices and platforms by conducting comprehensive mobile testing procedures.
- Increased product quality by designing and executing test cases based on project specifications.
- Collaborated with developers to resolve issues, resulting in improved app stability and user satisfaction.
- Enhanced app performance by identifying and resolving software defects through rigorous testing processes.
- QA Owner of the Team and conducted several Stab faces to improve the Quality of the product
- Ensured seamless integration of new features by conducting thorough end-to-end and system tests, detecting any potential issues before production release.
Quality Assurance Engineer
Auto1 Group
11.2021 - 06.2023
- Worked with two different teams in Auto1 group.
- Responsible for each product release as the sole QA in the team
- Along with front end and UI testing, got a chance to work with database testing and backend testing.
- Acquired an extensive knowledge in API testing and basic knowledge in automation testing.
- Optimized test cases to maximize success of manual software testing using Shift.
- Fixed identified issues to increase productivity and boost workflows.
- Documented integration issues and vulnerabilities and outlined improvement recommendations.
- Assessed software bugs and compiled findings along with suggested resolutions for development team members.
- Partnered with leadership team to develop test strategy and execution plan.
Quality Assurance Intern
New Horizon GmbH
08.2019 - 07.2021
- Worked in two different projects (Gapless App (Vehicle management mobile app), Timeless App (Stock investment app)) from the starting phase onwards and reported issues and functionality defects directly to the project team
- Performed Functional testing, Negative testing, Regression testing, User
- Acceptance (UAT) Testing, System Integration testing,Mobile testing,
- Smoke testing, Sanity testing and Client testing on modules and full software implementations
- Collaborated with developers and product owners to stay current on product features and intended functionality
- Identified and tracked defects with Jira and Confluence and supported developers in resolving problems by completing additional tests and keeping the documentation organized and easy
- Wrote and optimized test cases to maximize success of manual software testing with consistent, thorough approaches
- Effectively interacted with the frontend and backend development departments regarding software defects and critical issues, working closely to develop innovative solutions
- Experienced in compatibility testing and cross browser testing.
Software Quality Assurance Tester
IBS Software Services
09.2015 - 09.2017
- Identified and tracked Severity 1 (Blockers), Severity 2 (Critical), Severity 3 (Major), Severity 4 (Minor) and Severity 5 (Trivial) defects with JIRA and supported developers in resolving problems by completing additional tests
- Wrote and optimized test cases to maximize success of manual software testing with consistent, thorough approaches
- Evaluated function, performance and design compliance of every product against design standards and customer needs
- Completed in-depth usability testing on Windows, Android and iOS devices
- Operated under Agile and Scrum frameworks to complete releases every two weeks and well-organized sprints
- Weekly status regarding the testing activities were presented
Education
Master - Engineering and International Business
SRH Hochschule Berlin
Berlin 10.2017 - 11.2021
Bachelor of Engineering - Electronics And Communications Engineering
Mahatma Gandhi University
Kerala, India 07.2011 - 06.2015
Skills
Software Development Life Cycle
Defect Monitoring
Web and Mobile Testing
API testing using Postman, Swagger etc
Cross browser testing using Browserstack
SQL and DB testing
Expertise in Jira, Confluence and Test rail
Basic knowledge in Selenium using Java
Trained in C, C and Java
Knowledge in HTML, CSS and Javascript
MS Office
Documentation and Presentation skills
Quick learner and Team player
Multi tasking ability
Critical thinking
Knowledge in Github ,Azure and Jenkins
Accomplishments
- Worked as the only QA in several teams during my career.
- Was responsible for the very critical products and applications.
- Recognized as the best employee in the team while working in IBS
- Introduced new testing methodologies to making the QA process more disciplined in New Horizons GmbH as it was a start up firm and had no specific pattern.
- Always delivered the best at the earliest.
Timeline
Mobile Quality Assurance Engineer
Neugelb Studios GmbH
06.2023 - Current
Quality Assurance Engineer
Auto1 Group
11.2021 - 06.2023
Quality Assurance Intern
New Horizon GmbH
08.2019 - 07.2021
Master - Engineering and International Business
SRH Hochschule Berlin
10.2017 - 11.2021
Software Quality Assurance Tester
IBS Software Services
09.2015 - 09.2017
Bachelor of Engineering - Electronics And Communications Engineering
Mahatma Gandhi University
07.2011 - 06.2015
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