hi, I’m Antra.
I make software trust­worthy.

Senior SDET in Bengaluru. I design test automation frameworks that scale — Playwright, Selenium, REST, CI/CD — so teams ship with confidence.

I’m a Senior QA Engineer
Antra Mahadkar Patel
01 — About

A quality engineer
who treats tests like a product.

Meticulous Senior SDET focused on test automation, software quality engineering and backend validation — with a soft spot for clean frameworks and a green CI pipeline.

what I do

I design and develop scalable, maintainable test frameworks with Selenium, Playwright, Cypress and Appium — using Java, JavaScript/TypeScript and Shell to keep things tidy.

End-to-end UI automation with cross-browser validation, test strategy definition and modular framework design aligned with enterprise-scale applications.

how I help teams ship

API testing with Postman and REST Assured, performance analysis through JMeter and Grafana, and seamless CI/CD integration via Jenkins, GitHub Actions and Docker.

Strong focus on quality ownership and continuous improvement — optimising test workflows and driving automation-led solutions that deliver measurable business impact.

Test Automation & SDET
API & Backend Testing
DB & Data Validation
CI/CD & DevOps
02 — Experience

a track record of shipping quality.

Seven years across product companies and academia — building automation that scales and mentoring the engineers behind it.

Rakuten India

Senior SDET — I
Jul 2025 — Present
  • Owning and architecting scalable Playwright-based end-to-end automation frameworks for multiple business-critical enterprise modules at Rakuten Japan.
  • Driving test strategy, automation planning and framework design to achieve high coverage, stability and faster regression cycles.
  • Leveraging advanced Playwright features (Test Runner, Fixtures, Tracing, Cross-Browser) to build reliable and debuggable suites.
  • Developing maintainable automation using JavaScript / TypeScript and Node.js — clean coding and modular design.
  • Implementing POM and data-driven testing patterns for long-term framework scalability.
  • Integrating automation into CI/CD pipelines for continuous quality validation and early defect detection.
  • Collaborating cross-functionally and mentoring junior engineers to enforce QA best practices.

The Porter

Senior Software QA & SDET
Oct 2019 — Jul 2025
  • Developed and maintained robust automation frameworks using Java, Selenium and Appium — enhancing coverage and reducing manual effort across web and mobile.
  • Implemented API testing strategies using REST Assured, ensuring backend services met functional and performance requirements.

CIP Technologies

Software QA
Dec 2018 — Oct 2019
  • Collaborated with clients like Myntra to conduct comprehensive website testing, ensuring optimal user experience.
  • Designed and executed detailed test cases, identifying and resolving critical issues before deployment.
  • Enhanced testing efficiency by introducing automated tools, reducing testing time by ~30%.
  • Performed API testing using Postman, manual testing and mobile testing on Android / iOS.

MVJ College of Engineering & Technology

Assistant Professor — Technical
Jan 2018 — Dec 2018

Parul University

Assistant Professor — Technical
Aug 2012 — Mar 2017
03 — Education

degrees & certifications.

Computer Science core, plus certifications in modern automation tooling to keep the foundation sharp.

Degree · M.Tech

M.Tech. in Computer Science

Parul University
Jul 2013 — May 2015
Coursework
  • Distributed Database Systems
  • Cloud Computing
  • Foundation of Algorithms
Degree · B.Tech

B.Tech. in Computer Science

Parul University
Jul 2008 — May 2012
Coursework
  • Database Management Systems
  • Algorithms & Optimisation for Big Data
  • Machine Learning
Online certifications
Simplilearn

Automation Testing Masters Program

  • Verified credential
  • Self-paced program
IBM

Automation Test

  • Verified credential
  • Awarded credential
04 — Skills

the toolkit.

A pragmatic mix — proven test automation tools and languages, observability stacks, and the CI plumbing that ties them together.

Languages

  • Java
  • JavaScript
  • TypeScript
  • HTML
  • CSS
  • C

Test Automation

  • Selenium
  • Cypress
  • Playwright
  • Appium
  • REST Assured
  • Postman
  • TestRail
  • DBeaver
  • SQL
  • Aginity Pro

Cross-browser & Mobile

  • BrowserStack
  • Android
  • iOS
  • Grafana

CI/CD & Containers

  • Jenkins
  • Git
  • GitHub Actions
  • Docker

Editors & Scripting

  • IntelliJ IDEA
  • Shell Script

Management & Tracking

  • Jira
  • ClickUp
  • Slack
05 — Resume

grab the full story.

Prefer a PDF in your inbox? Download the latest CV — projects, experience and contact details in one place.

Antra Mahadkar Patel — Senior SDET

One-page resume · Updated for senior SDET roles · PDF

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06 — Contact

let’s talk quality.

For roles, collaborations, or a chat about automation strategy — reach out through any of the channels below.

Based in

South Bengaluru, Karnataka

India

Open to

Senior SDET · Test Architect roles

Remote & Bengaluru hybrid

© Antra Mahadkar Patel · Crafted with care in Bengaluru.