Gaurav Tiwari

About Gaurav Tiwari

Innovative and results-driven Senior Software Development with 13+ years of expertise in test automation architecture, cross-platform framework design, and quality engineering leadership across web, mobile, desktop, and TV platforms.Proven track record of delivering scalable, maintainable, and high-coverage automation solutions that accelerate release cycles, improve product reliability, and ensure compliance with stringent accessibility standards.Career Highlights:Leadership & Mentorship: Guided cross-functional teams, influenced test strategy, and mentored engineers on automation best practices.Accessibility Compliance (EAA): Drove Android, iOS, and React Native accessibility gap remediation; implemented automation tools for accessibility verification.React Native Testing: Architected white-box integration frameworks, enforced code coverage in CI/CD, and built an E2E automation framework in TypeScript with WebdriverIO.Framework Design & Architecture: Created robust automation frameworks for web, mobile, desktop, and TV apps using Selenium WebDriver, WebdriverIO (TypeScript), and low-level integration tools.Specialization in Early-Stage Testing: Expert in embedding quality checks early in the development lifecycle, shifting focus from reactive defect fixing to preventive bug detection.Amazon Fire TV & Bigscreen Apps: Led automation strategy and framework development for Fire TV and TV applications, enabling reliable large-scale deployments.Desktop Chrome Container App: Delivered test automation for hybrid C++ and Vue.js applications with a Selenium-based framework.I specialize in transforming complex testing challenges into streamlined, automated solutions, enabling teams to ship with speed and confidence.

Experience

1. Senior Software Development Engineer - Sde-iii

   Amazon

   Jan 2025 — Present · San Francisco, CA, US

   Led EAA accessibility compliance completion for mobile client code spanning React Native and native Android/iOS codebases, driving team-wide efforts to close accessibility gaps.* Evaluated and integrated tools for accessibility testability, enabling earlier defect detection and faster remediation.* Led core software development and test automation for Bigscreen client applications, ensuring quality, performance, and scalability across TV platforms.* Partnered with engineering leadership to align development strategy and automation architecture with the long-term product roadmap.* Developed and maintained features for applications with backend services in Spring Boot and front-end TV clients including Fire TV, Apple TV, Roku, and other TV applications.* Initiated AI-driven accessibility documentation using Amazon Q to automate and standardize accessibility best practices across teams.* Applied deterministic AI models to enhance E2E testing and auto-generate unit and integration test code, improving coverage and reducing manual effort.

Education

• IIMT College of Engineering, Greater Noida

  B.tech, Computer Science

  2008 — 2012

Skills

• Jbehave
• Agile Methodologies
• Java Enterprise Edition
• Docker
• Java
• Mysql
• Css
• Tomcat
• Xml
• Calabash-Android
• Test Planning
• Visual Studio
• Eclipse
• Selenide
• Next Reports
• Javascript
• Maven
• Web Applications
• Html
• C
• Programming
• Core Java
• Test Automation Using Selenium Webdriver
• Jsp
• Mobile Applications
• Jenkins
• Test Automation
• Databases
• Appium
• Sql
• Manual Testing
• Servlets
• Test Driven Development
• Continuous Integration
• Selenium
• Calabash-Ios
• Competitive Analysis
• C#