Overview
Work History
Education
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PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
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Swetha Idukulla

Tracy,CA

Overview

17
17
years of professional experience

Work History

Quality Engineer

Google
08.2021 - Current
  • AI-Powered Feature Validation: Drafted and executed test strategies for AI-powered OS features, including advanced Camera/Multimedia enhancements like live captions, generative AI backgrounds, and noise cancellation.
  • GenAI Ecosystem Testing: Worked on Chromebook Plus and deep Gemini/GenAI integrations (like Help Me Write, AI wallpapers, and crystal-clear video call features).
  • ChromeOS Device Platform Testing: Validated various unreleased device models from different OEMs (Lenovo, Asus, Dell, etc.) to ensure stability before public release.
  • Hardware & Audio Subsystem Testing: Tested Chromebook platform features including Camera, Multimedia, Bluetooth, Audio, Video, and UI testing.
  • Speech-to-Text & Microphone Auditing: Tested ChromeOS microphone hardware with built-in Speech-to-Text models, ensuring features like System Dictation type out spoken words quickly and accurately at the platform level.
  • Real-time Transcription Testing: Verified the audio pipeline inside the native Screencast app, ensuring the on-device AI model generates smooth, real-time text transcripts from the microphone while recording the screen.
  • CTS / GTS Automation Execution: Set up Google CTS and GTS test environments locally to run automated tests on real ChromeOS devices in the lab.
  • Root Cause Analysis: Used Linux and ADB commands to trace automation logs, take corrective action (like re-running flaky tests), provide root cause analysis, and file detailed bugs in Buganizer and Jira.
  • Release Management: Led bi-weekly ChromeOS releases and managed QA validation for weekly platform patch releases, ensuring core features and system security updates rolled out smoothly without regression bugs.
  • Onsite/Offshore Coordination: Participated in daily and weekly meetings with onsite and offshore teams, collating testing status across >50 devices and providing clear updates to stakeholders.
  • Quality Sign-off: Owned the final ChromeOS Quality Sign-off for the bi-weekly release cadence by collaborating closely with cross-functional teams (Product, Engineering, Build, and Support).

Quality Assurance Analyst

Hewlett Packard Enterprise
04.2015 - 02.2021
  • E2E Application Testing: Executed end-to-end testing for web and mobile applications in high-traffic e-commerce domain, ensuring optimal performance and user experience.
  • Automation Elements: Wrote precise XPath and CSS Locators for web test automation setups to clean up and stabilize test runs.
  • Compatibility Verification: Conducted extensive Android and Browser Compatibility testing to ensure smooth UI performance across multiple environments.
  • Release Strategy Execution: Drafted and executed successful test strategies for major, minor, and patch software updates.
  • Core Functional Testing: Identified and resolved critical functional bugs in e-commerce workflows, enhancing reliability of the shopping cart 'Coupons' engine.
  • Team Leadership: Led coordination of project deliverables and timelines in an offshore-onsite model within Agile/Scrum framework, improving team collaboration and project flow.

Senior Software Engineer

Hewlett Packard Enterprise
09.2009 - 03.2015
  • Developed and executed comprehensive test strategies to ensure successful deployment of major, minor, and patch software updates.
  • Conducted thorough functional testing to enhance e-commerce operations by tracking and addressing critical bugs in the shopping cart 'coupons' engine.
  • Facilitated project execution by managing deliverables and timelines, leveraging an offshore-onsite model to enhance team collaboration.

Education

Bachelor's of Engineering - Information Technology

Osmania University
India
06-2009

Skills

  • Testing Tools: Selenium IDE, Jmeter, ADB
  • API Testing: Postman
  • Test Management Tools: TestRail
  • Bug Tracking Tools: Jira, Buganizer
  • CI/CD: Jenkins
  • Documentation Tools: Confluence Wiki

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

  • 15+ Years of experience in the field of Quality Engineering across device platforms, operating systems, and e-commerce applications.
  • Hands-on experience with ChromeOS and Android device platforms, including end-to-end testing of Audio, Video, Camera, Multimedia, Bluetooth, and UI features.
  • Deep experience testing AI-enabled features, including drafting and executing test strategies for AI-powered OS enhancements like live captions, generative AI backgrounds, and noise cancellation.
  • Strong background in Voice and Speech-to-Text (STT) testing, specifically validating microphone hardware with local STT models to ensure features like System Dictation and Screencast transcription run fast and accurately at the platform level.
  • Experienced with Chromebook Plus and Gemini integrations, including hands-on testing of conversational features like 'Help Me Write,' AI wallpapers, and video call optimizations.
  • Expertise in Google CTS and GTS automation infrastructure, including setting up environments locally, running nightly test suites on physical devices, and parsing logs to isolate regressions.
  • Strong technical skills in Linux and ADB commands, tracking down bugs by tracing automated execution logs, analyzing root causes, and filing clean defects.
  • Proven track record in Release Management, owning and leading bi-weekly release cycles and weekly patch validation streams with cross-functional teams.
  • Excellent team coordination skills, collaborating with Product, Engineering, and Build teams while mentoring and managing large onsite/offshore QA teams (>50+ devices).

Timeline

Quality Engineer

Google
08.2021 - Current

Quality Assurance Analyst

Hewlett Packard Enterprise
04.2015 - 02.2021

Senior Software Engineer

Hewlett Packard Enterprise
09.2009 - 03.2015

Bachelor's of Engineering - Information Technology

Osmania University
Swetha Idukulla