About my career

  • Software Quality Engineering Leader with 15+ years of experience in designing and implementing automated test frameworks for mobile, web, and API applications
  • Used Python (PyTest), Java (TestNG), and Kubernetes/Docker for seamless test execution.
  • Expertise in Kafka-based products, REST APIs, and microservices testing using Proto messages and Page Object Model (POM).
  • Strong background in CI/CD pipelines using GitLab CI, Jenkins, and CircleCI, with integration of Allure reports and Slack notifications.
  • Skilled in mobile automation using Appium, XCUITest, and Espresso, and web automation using Selenium and Playwright.
  • Experienced in creating custom web portals for test status reports using Django, Bootstrap with Render.
# Type Link
1 LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/swami-padmanabhan-81b95311/
2 Playwright Tests https://github.com/swami-padman/playwright-auto-tests
3 Python CLI & API Tests https://github.com/swami-padman/geoloc
  • Jan '24 - to date (Andover, MA)

    Symbotic

    ⏵Designed & Implemented PyTest based framework to automate API and Kafka based component tests and E2E tests

    ⏵Selenium and Playwright for ACS and Workstation UI E2E tests and APIs for backend tests

    ⏵Used FEIGN for emulation tests for Alert Console System (ACS) and Workstation projects

    ⏵Dev triggered pipelines to run automated tests for every merge to mainline in dev repo

  • Jan '22 - Dec'23 (Remote from NC)

    Aspiration Inc

    ⏵Test Strategy, Planning and execution for iOS and Android mobile app

    ⏵Framework recognized as the best in the organization

    ⏵Native automation, Appium, Playwright with Sauce Labs

    ⏵Mobile, Web, API automation implemented for the product

  • Dec '19 - Jan '22 (Charlotte, NC)

    LendingTree

    ⏵100% Automated testing of plaid/stripe implementation and credit score feature update

    ⏵Achieved 0% bugs leak to PROD, overall, 95% bug leak reduction

    ⏵Mobile UI, API tests and KAFKA events 100% automation coverage

  • Apr '14 - Dec '19 (Indianapolis, IN)

    KAR/ADESA

    ⏵Non stop automated tests on 54 different UI applications and capture UI metrics

    ⏵Automated tests were reporting data to CTO office on a web portal for live health checkup

    ⏵Mobile app automation for iOS and Android with Appium using inbuilt simulator and emulators

  • July 2012 - Apr 2014 (Waltham, MA)

    Kenexa (Brassring) - IBM

    ⏵Worked on maintaining existing SilkTest TCL scripts and act as bi-monthly QA support engineer

    ⏵Migrating existing SilkTest suites to Selenium-Java POM Test Framework

  • Apr 2008 - July 2012 (Nashville, TN)

    Cognizant Tech Solutions

    ⏵Automation test lead and onshore SME for multiple healthcare clients

    ⏵Converting WinRunner to QTP tests to support clinician web application

    ⏵Led multiple projects in manual testing and automated test solutions