Rahul Priyadarshi

Sr Software Engineer in Test @Delivery Hero SE

Berlin, DE

Directed end-to-end test strategy across backend and mobile, implementing scalable automation with Golang, Docker, CI/CD, and EarlGrey to ensure robust test coverage for mission-critical systems.• Drove AI-powered test automation initiatives, accelerating test case generation, cutting regression cycles by >40%, and enabling faster, defect-free releases.• Strategic Test Management: Designed and executed efficient test strategies that minimized overhead while maximizing defect detection across services and mobile platforms.• Effort vs. Impact Optimization: Applied structured prioritization frameworks to focus QA efforts on high-value backend services, maximizing ROI on testing initiatives.• Expanded QA to mobile test automation (EarlGrey), aligning backend and iOS validation into a unified automation framework for end-to-end reliability.• Enhanced Backend Integration Testing framework with reusable domain models, helper functions, and templates, reducing test creation time by 50% and improving maintainability.• Software Quality Champion: Acted as a subject matter expert, creating specialized testing protocols and championing a culture of quality across squads.• Established continuous quality gates in CI/CD pipelines, embedding defect detection at every stage to reduce leakage into production.• Risk & Impact Analysis: Conducted risk-based testing to proactively identify and mitigate high-impact issues before release.• Root Cause Analysis & Innovation: Applied systematic root cause analysis and innovative automation approaches to catch defects early and strengthen release stability.• Continuous Improvement: Continuously evolved testing strategies, adopting emerging technologies and AI frameworks to future-proof QA capabilities.• Mentored teams in modern test automation practices, driving adoption of AI-enhanced validation, backend integration testing, and mobile automation across squads.