Kritika Chauhan
Calgary
Summary
Full Stack Software Testing Engineer with over 12 years of experience designing, developing, and scaling end to end test automation frameworks across UI, API, mobile, accessibility, and AI driven platforms. Proven leader in driving quality strategy for complex, multi team products, strengthening CI CD integration, and improving test infrastructure, observability, and reliability. Experienced in visual regression testing with Percy and AI and LLM based testing using Braintrust and tools like Claude and Cursor to accelerate analysis and automation. Passionate about building scalable quality practices and mentoring teams to deliver high quality, inclusive user experiences.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Test Engineer
Coursera
Calgary, AB
06.2023 - Current
- Constructed and maintained comprehensive end-to-end test automation framework for seamless CI/CD integration.
- Upgraded testing framework to support improved observability and debugging capabilities, ensuring robust automated test performance.
- Collaborated with multiple embedded pods to promote quality-first mindset and consistency in testing practices.
- Led cross-functional accessibility audits with third parties, resulting in a published VPAT, and developed an accessibility framework to ensure compliance with WCAG guidelines and support inclusive design.
- Developed and executed GitHub workflow aimed at resolving accessibility challenges through Claude AI agents.
- Led end to end testing strategy for large scale, multi team product initiatives with complex requirements, dependencies, and user flows
Senior QA Automation Engineer
Thrillworks Inc
Calgary, Canada
12.2022 - 06.2023
- Developed and maintained test automation frameworks for Abbott Healthcare System mobile applications on iOS and Android.
- Collaborated with engineering teams to define testing requirements throughout development cycles.
- Created detailed software artifacts, including test plans, cases, procedures, and reports.
- Debugged and isolated issues while verifying fixes for each release.
- Researched and upgraded test tools and methodologies to enhance practices.
Automation Test Lead
Oracle
Bangalore, India
06.2021 - 07.2022
- Developed and maintained test automation frameworks for the Oracle Autonomous Database, collaborating with development teams on functional and non-functional tests.
- Managed and triaged test results during builds and deployments, maintaining the test codebase, and addressing regression issues.
- Investigated and resolved bugs, mentoring junior team members on automation best practices.
- Major Projects: Simplified, partitioned external table management, DBMS cloud support for Cloud Code repositories (GitHub, AWS CodeCommit, Azure DevOps).
Senior QA Engineer
AppDynamics - Part of Cisco Systems
Bangalore, India
08.2016 - 06.2021
- Conducted comprehensive end-to-end, regression, and user acceptance testing for the Database Monitoring Agent, automating REST APIs and UI tests effectively.
- Configured AWS cloud environments for MySQL, MSSQL, and MongoDB databases to enhance performance.
- Provided training and mentorship to on-site and offshore teams on QA standards.
- Created and tracked bug reports while collaborating with engineering teams on test planning priorities.
- Oversaw monitoring of test results during code builds, deployments, and promotions.
- Key projects consisted of DBMon License Modeling and DBMon APM Integration.
Senior QA Engineer
Snapdeal
India
07.2015 - 08.2016
- Executed end-to-end testing, encompassing functional, regression, database, and UAT for Snapdeal's search engine.
- Automated REST API testing using Java and TestNG for Snapdeal's search engine.
- Developed UI automation scripts utilizing Java and Selenium with TestNG framework.
- Resolved issues reported by customers, internal partners, and engineering teams.
- Created and managed detailed bug reports while facilitating communication with engineering teams and product owners.
- Monitored and triaged regression automation suite runs to address pipeline issues and implement test improvements.
- Contributed to major projects including spell correction layer and auto-suggestion generation.
QA Engineer
Make My Trip
India
06.2013 - 07.2015
- Developed and executed comprehensive test specifications for customer support section of MakeMyTrip website.
- Conducted UI, API, database, functional, mobile, cross-browser, and regression testing for each release.
- Investigated issues reported by customers and internal partners to enhance product quality.
- Created and managed bug reports, facilitating communication with engineering teams and product owners.
- Strategized test planning based on business requirements and feature risk assessments.
- Contributed to development of regression automation suite to improve testing efficiency.
- Led major projects including Online Cancellation, My Trip Rewards, and Responsive Design Implementation.
- Implemented E-Wallet functionality to enhance user experience on MakeMyTrip portal.
Intern
Make My Trip
India
01.2013 - 06.2013
- Created test specs and performed UI and backend testing for various projects.
- Worked with the operations team to help them resolve the post-sales queries from customers.
Education
Master of Computer Applications - Computer Science
Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology
India01.2013
Skills
- Test Strategy / Agile / SDLC
- Analytical and critical thinking
- Test automation / CICD / Github Workflows
- Selenium / Puppeteer / Playwright / Jest / TestNG / Cucumber
- Java / JavaScript
- Rest Assured / Postman
- Cloud Technologies - AWS
- AI and LLM testing
- Accessibility Testing
- Test Management / Bug Tracking / Debugging
- Visual testing using Percy
- Relational / Non-relational Databases
Languages
English, Fluent
Timeline
Senior Test Engineer
Coursera
06.2023 - Current
Senior QA Automation Engineer
Thrillworks Inc
12.2022 - 06.2023
Automation Test Lead
Oracle
06.2021 - 07.2022
Senior QA Engineer
AppDynamics - Part of Cisco Systems
08.2016 - 06.2021
Senior QA Engineer
Snapdeal
07.2015 - 08.2016
QA Engineer
Make My Trip
06.2013 - 07.2015
Intern
Make My Trip
01.2013 - 06.2013
Master of Computer Applications - Computer Science
Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology