Yaashick Sriram
Senior QA Engineer
Chennai
Summary
Senior QA Engineer with 4+ years of experience testing AI-driven, data-intensive platforms and SaaS products. Strong expertise in AI output validation, RAG systems, and agentic workflows, combined with Playwright automation (Python & TypeScript) and API testing. Proven ability to reduce defect leakage by 97%, prevent critical production issues, and own end-to-end QA strategy in fast-paced product environments.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Senior QA Engineer
Mindsprint
10.2024 - Current
AI-driven Financial Monitoring and Optimization Platform.
- Owned an end-to-end QA strategy for a data analytics and AI-based financial monitoring system.
- Analyzed PRDs and user stories to derive manual, automation, and API testing strategies.
- Validated AI-generated verbiage, RAG outputs, and vector-based search results for accuracy and reliability.
- Designed and executed UI and API automation using Playwright (Python).
- Created comprehensive test artifacts, including test scenarios, test cases, and RTMs.
- Conducted regression and exploratory testing aligned with QA timelines.
- Led defect management, including root cause analysis, failure log tracing, and test data preparation.
- Collaborated closely with product stakeholders and developers to improve feature quality and platform stability.
- Reduced production defects by 97% and prevented multiple critical release issues.
QA Engineer
Kissflow Inc.
08.2022 - 09.2024
Low-Code / No-Code SaaS Platform for Workflow & Case Management
- Performed QA for a large-scale LCNC SaaS platform supporting workflow automation and custom applications
- Designed and executed manual and regression test strategies for complex, interdependent modules
- Automated critical UI flows using Playwright (TypeScript) and validated APIs using Postman
- Created and maintained test documentation, RTMs, and aligned release QA timelines.
- Collaborated actively with product and engineering teams on feature enhancements and maintenance
- Identified and reported 10+ critical and 20+ high-severity defects, preventing major release failures
- Improved test coverage for blast-radius scenarios across newly introduced features
Machine Learning Data Associate
Amazon Development Center
10.2021 - 08.2022
Astro – Home Security & Assistive Robot
- Supported QA and validation for computer vision and ML-driven systems
- Performed data annotation and validation for image and video datasets
- Preprocessed and validated datasets for human presence and activity detection models
- Conducted quality checks to ensure high-accuracy ML inputs and outputs
- Coordinated delivery timelines and ensured data readiness for ML pipelines
Education
Bachelor of Engineering - Engineering
Bachelor of Production Engineering
Chennai, India 04.2001 -
Skills
Playwright (Python, TypeScript)
API Testing (Swagger UI, Fast API)
Prompt Engineering,
Core Python
JavaScript
Devtron
Fast API
LangChain, ReAct (Langgraph)
Manual QA Validation
Test Strategy and Execution
Defect Management
Certification
Certificate in Prompt Engineering for AI Systems
Timeline
Certificate in Prompt Engineering for AI Systems
01-2026
Senior QA Engineer
Mindsprint
10.2024 - Current
QA Engineer
Kissflow Inc.
08.2022 - 09.2024
Machine Learning Data Associate
Amazon Development Center
10.2021 - 08.2022
Bachelor of Engineering - Engineering
Bachelor of Production Engineering
04.2001 -
Projects
- Tested RAG-based applications, vector search outputs, and AI-generated responses
- Built and tested a personal chatbot project using Azure OpenAI, LangGraph, React, with pytest-based validations
- Hands-on exposure to agentic workflows (LangGraph, ReAct) and AI system behavior testing