Tarun Tiwari

About Tarun Tiwari

Senior SDET with 10+ years of experience delivering quality for enterprise-scale SaaS and product platforms across Web UI, REST APIs, workflows, integrations, and modern release pipelines.Currently working on large-scale enterprise products, driving end-to-end quality engineering with strong expertise in automation architecture, regression optimization, release confidence, and scalable testing strategies.Core Technical Expertise:• UI Test Automation: Selenium, Playwright, Java• API Testing & Automation: REST APIs, request/response validation, integration testing, backend data validation• Test Engineering: Functional, Regression, Smoke, Sanity, Risk-based testing• CI/CD & Delivery: Jenkins, Git, Maven, continuous testing practices• Agile Execution: Sprint planning, story validation, cross-functional collaboration, defect triageKey Business Impact:• Increased automation coverage from 45% to 85% across critical modules using scalable hybrid automation frameworks• Improved regression cycle efficiency by 50% through suite optimization, flaky test reduction, stronger assertions, and stable DB operations• Reduced nightly failure investigation effort by 40% through strong RCA, log analysis, and environment validation• Implemented an in-house database dump solution that reduced regression execution time by 52%• Improved product quality and release readiness through robust validation across UI, APIs, workflows, and integrationsAI & Modern Engineering Experience:• Hands-on experience using AI-assisted tools such as Anthropic Claude Code and Windsurf IDE for requirement analysis, reusable workflows, test case generation, test data creation, and automation scripting• Applied GenAI workflows to improve test design efficiency and accelerate delivery cycles by 70%• Strong interest in combining AI with Quality Engineering to improve coverage, speed, defect prevention, and engineering productivityAdditional Strengths:• Experience using in-house WPT tooling to identify UI/API bottlenecks, analyze page performance, and prevent regressions• Strong ownership mindset with proven ability to work as a senior individual contributor• Mentoring junior engineers through reviews, automation guidance, and quality best practices• Effective stakeholder collaboration with developers, product managers, and cross-functional teamsOpen to Senior SDET / Senior QA Automation / Quality Engineering opportunities in India and UAE (Dubai), especially roles focused on modern automation, AI-enabled engineering practices, and continuous learning.

Experience

1. Senior Quality Engineer

   ServiceNow

   Oct 2023 — Present · Hyderabad, IN

   Delivered end-to-end testing for enterprise platform modules covering Web UI, workflows, integrations, and REST APIs.• Built and maintained hybrid automation frameworks using Playwright, Selenium, Java, and in-house tools, increasing automation coverage from 45% to 85%.• Improved regression efficiency by 50% through suite optimization, flaky test reduction, stronger assertions, and stable DB operations.• Led daily/nightly automation triage, reducing failure investigation effort by 40% through RCA, log analysis, and environment validation.• Analyzed epics, user stories, and acceptance criteria to define test strategy and comprehensive functional coverage.• Leveraged AI tools such as Anthropic Claude Code and Windsurf IDE for test design, reusable workflows, and automation scripting, improving delivery efficiency by 70%.• Implemented an in-house database dump solution that reduced nightly regression execution time by 52%.• Used in-house WPT tooling to identify UI/API bottlenecks, improve page-load performance, and enhance user experience.

Education

• Motivational Pathway

  Engineer’s Degree, ECE

  2010 — 2014