Akshatha Prabhu

About Akshatha Prabhu

I’m a dedicated and detail-oriented Quality Assurance Engineer with over 9 years of experience in both manual and automation testing across industries such as e-commerce, food tech, banking, and tax software. My passion lies in delivering high-quality software products through robust QA strategies, intelligent automation, and a collaborative team approach.At Amazon India, I currently lead QA initiatives for high-impact projects, owning everything from test planning to end-to-end automation and CI/CD deployment tracking. I actively contribute to process improvement, mentor team members, and explore GenAI tools to improve test efficiency across the QA lifecycle.Key areas of expertise include:Test Automation (Java, Selenium, TestNG)Mobile Testing (Appium, Android Studio, Xcode)API Testing (Postman)CI/CD integration & Deployment trackingAccessibility and Functional TestingGenAI in QA – test generation & automationAmazon bedrock knowledge based QA Metrics, Peer Code Reviews, Team LeadershipI enjoy building scalable automation frameworks, improving QA processes over time, and exploring how new technologies—like AI—can make testing smarter and more efficientIf you\'re passionate about building reliable software or want to collaborate on innovative testing solutions, feel free to connect!

Experience

1. Senior Quality Assurance Engineer

   Amazon

   Jan 2023 — Present

   Implemented scalable automation system processing 40-45K ASINs weekly across 350+ brands, eliminating manual validation via AWS Glue and GenAI, achieving 50%+ performance improvement. Led GenAI integration across QA lifecycle, integrating Amazon Bedrock and CLINE MCP to cut test plan creation by 3 days per feature and generate 10+ UI test cases in under 5 minutes. Owned QA for 15+ high-impact e-commerce features, delivering 200+ automated test cases across Amazon DP, Search, and Browse. Implemented Day-1 automation strategy, reducing testing effort by ~3 days per feature through reusable UI automation components. Mentored 7+ QA engineers on automation frameworks, feature testing methodologies, and GenAI tool adoption, conducting QA Lab sessions and providing detailed code review feedback. Improved QA processes by creating a QA Intake Request system, establishing bi-weekly reviews, launching team retrospectives, and influencing strategic decisions on framework adoption and testing approaches.

Education

• Visvesvaraya Technological University

  Bachelor of Engineering (BE), Information Science

  2010 — 2014

• VTU Group

  Bachelor of Technology

• Pompei P.U. College kinnigoli. D.K.Dept. of P.U. Education Board

  STD 12; B.E

  2010

• Rotary High SchoolKinnigoli. D.K.Karnataka Secondary Education Board

  STD 10

  2008