Naresh Sekar
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Naresh Sekar

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Tamil Nadu, India

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  • TestGorilla
    Engineering Manager verified_user Verified experience
    TestGorilla
    Aug 2023 - Current (1 year 11 months)
    • Leading the Customer Activation team, specializing in payment and subscriptions. • Set ambitious OKRs for the goals that can leverage technology. • Defined pragmatic OKRs for labor-intensive objectives. • Offered regular performance feedback and biannual formal feedback sessions. • Actively participated in recruiting top developers. • Mentored and coached team members with empathy, promoting growth and development within their roles. • Adapting Agile methodologies actively for faster project delivery. • Developed ways of working documentation for seamless async collaboration. • Fostered strong cross-collaborative relationships with teams across different platforms (Sales, CS, Finance, Marketing) and Product Management, influencin
  • TestGorilla
    Lead Software Development Engineer in Test
    TestGorilla
    Feb 2023 - Aug 2023 (7 months)
    • Implemented automated testing in CI as well as in CD for autonomous deployment. • Calibrated product alerts for optimized platform performance. • Established shift-left testing approach with proactive coverage monitoring. • Expanded alert systems for comprehensive metric monitoring around Mixpanel, Chargebee, and Brevo. • Increased releases from once a day to over five times daily.
  • TestGorilla
    Senior Software Development Engineer in Test
    TestGorilla
    Apr 2022 - Feb 2023 (11 months)
    • Integrated Storybook with Playwright for Angular.js, enhancing CI visual and accessibility tests. • Implemented Playwright for UI E2E tests in the CD pipeline, ensuring rapid feedback. • Developed Python (pytest) E2E tests for API in CD. • Conducted backend performance tests with k6.io in CD &CI. • Led frontend performance testing with Lighthouse <> Playwright in CD. • Transitioned from bi-weekly to daily deployments, boosting release frequency.
  • Hopin
    Senior Software Development Engineer in Test
    Hopin
    Feb 2021 - Mar 2022 (1 year 2 months)
    • Optimized testing pipeline in GitLab, reducing execution time from 45 to ~15 mins, enabling ~20 daily releases. • Introduced Pact-Contract testing with self-hosted pact broker, ensuring stable pipeline and frequent deployments. • Implemented Browserstack for cross-browser testing, minimizing compatibility concerns. • Conducted interviews at Hopin and provided technical mentorship to test engineers. • Facilitated cross-functional collaboration via closed and open beta launch. • Deployed Visual Regression Tests with Testcafe and Percy in GitHub pre-merge state, empowering team autonomy.
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    Software Development Engineer in Test
    Vue.ai
    Mar 2020 - Feb 2021 (1 year)
    • Developed Python packages for REST API & UI automation, supporting ML/AI use cases organization-wide. • Managed two teams in an 8:1 Dev to SDET ratio, implementing Agile release processes. • Configured CI/CD for ML/AI microservice using Jenkins, Bitbucket, AWS, and Spotinst, reducing infrastructure costs via IaC.
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    Contributor
    Teber (Open-Sourced Pet Project)
    Aug 2019 - Aug 2023 (4 years 1 month)
    • Established open-source repositories for Test Automation frameworks and intricate CI/CD setups. • Developed frameworks in various programming languages including Ruby, Published and maintained common libraries the NPM.
  • Weinvest
    Software Development Engineer in Test
    Weinvest
    Jan 2019 - Feb 2020 (1 year 2 months)
    • Managed internal testing servers to accelerate testing cycles. • Reduced costs by leveraging a freemium version of Postman for ETL transformation support. • Modularized and transformed UI and GraphQL automation frameworks into Ruby gems. • Spearheaded robust CI/CD integration with GitHub, Jenkins, and Docker. • Utilized Cucumber alongside RSpec for effective Behavior Driven Development (BDD).
  • Freshworks
    Software Engineer
    Freshworks
    Jun 2017 - Jan 2019 (1 year 8 months)
    • Strategized manual and automation test execution in pre-development stages through collaboration with Product Owner and Tech Leads, optimizing release processes. • Upheld code quality and comprehensive unit test coverage starting from the PR stage. • Contributed to the launch of Freshcaller product in beta and GA phases. • Achieved 100% regression automation coverage and managed Jenkins pipelines.
  • Cognizant
    Programmer Analyst
    Cognizant
    Jun 2015 - Jun 2017 (2 years 1 month)
    • Spearheaded web application automation using HP's UFT tool. • Proactively automated tasks to streamline operations and save time. • Reduced testing costs in a data server migration project with an automation script, earning recognition as Best Automation Resource for the Year 2016. • Ensured adherence to CMMI Level 5 practices across all projects.
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    Bachelor of Engineering
    Anna University.
    Jul 2011 - May 2015 (3 years 11 months)