Sai Prasad Madisetty Venkata

About Sai Prasad Madisetty Venkata

Accomplished Quality Engineering and Technical Program Management leader with 24+ years of experience driving quality excellence across product and service-based organizations including Amazon, PayPal, and other Fortune 500 companies. Proven track record of scaling automation initiatives, leading cross-functional teams, and delivering high-impact programs that drive business growth and operational efficiency.

Experience

1. Quality Assurance Engineering Manager

   Amazon

   Dec 2025 — Present · Bengaluru, IN

   Leading quality excellence for Alexa\'s Speech Middleware across the global Echo device ecosystem. Responsible for ensuring world-class speech quality and reliability for millions of Alexa customers worldwide.Core Philosophy: Quality is not a checkpoint—it\'s a continuous commitment. We shift quality left, automate relentlessly, and measure what matters to deliver exceptional speech experiences for every Alexa customer.Key Responsibilities:• AI-Driven Quality Innovation – Leverage generative AI tools to accelerate automation coverage, implement predictive test selection, and enable self-healing test frameworks• Strategic Quality Leadership – Define and execute comprehensive QA strategy for Speech Middleware across first-party (Echo Family), second-party (Amazon-branded), and third-party (non-Amazon) devices, spanning multiple operating system variants• Quality Shift-Left Initiatives – Drive proactive defect prevention through CI/CD integration, automated testing frameworks, and developer enablement, eliminating downstream bug leakage to Product QA and customers• Release Acceleration – Optimize qualification efficiency through intelligent test matrix design (device × OS × locale), smart test selection, and automated regression suites, reducing cycle time while maintaining rigorous quality standards• Team Development & Scaling – Build and mentor high-performing QA teams across geographies, establishing unified testing standards and frameworks that scale across all platforms and device categories

Education

• S.V. University, Tirupati

  Master of Science (M.Sc.), Computer Science

  1998 — 2000

• Jawahar Navodaya Vidaylaya

  6th Class to +2

  1986 — 1995

• S.V Degree College, Cuddapah

  Bachelor's Degree, Computer Science

  1995 — 1998

Skills

• Team Management
• Test Strategy
• User Acceptance Testing
• Jira
• Scrum
• Quality Assurance
• Agile Methodologies
• Performance Testing
• Agile Project Management
• Test Cases
• Usability Testing
• Selenium
• Software Quality Assurance
• Defect Tracking
• Requirements Analysis
• Software Development Life Cycle (Sdlc)
• Certified Scrum Master Csm
• Test Management
• Manual Testing
• Sdlc
• Agile Testing
• Testing
• Test Automation
• Regression Testing
• Test Planning