API and Microservices Automation
REST API, Kafka, gRPC, database, and downstream workflow validation for distributed systems where failures need fast isolation.
SDET / QA Automation / AI-assisted quality engineering
Automation that proves complex systems are ready for real users.
I design maintainable automation frameworks and service-level test suites for APIs, microservices, Kafka, gRPC, databases, CI pipelines, AWS/Kubernetes environments, cloud systems, and browser apps.
- 6+ yrs
- SDET and QA engineering
- API -> Kafka -> DB -> gRPC
- Service-level workflow validation
- Python + Java
- Framework design, Docker/K8s and automation
Profile
Senior SDET for teams that need confidence beyond UI-only testing.
I am a Software Development Engineer in Test based in Islamabad, Pakistan, with strong software engineering and automation experience across enterprise QA systems, distributed microservices, backend validation, browser automation, CI/CD, Docker, Kubernetes (K8s), performance testing, and AWS.
At Motive, I work on substantial components of a large CI-driven automation framework using Java, JUnit 5, REST Assured, and Playwright, while also using Codex and Claude for codebase exploration, implementation, debugging, refactoring, and test development.
Client Searches I Match
QA automation services for modern product teams.
Search-friendly expertise written for clients looking for a hands-on SDET who can build, stabilize, and scale automation around real system behavior.
Automation Framework Architecture
Reusable clients, assertions, test data utilities, database checks, integration helpers, and patterns that keep large suites maintainable.
Browser and End-to-end Coverage
Playwright, Selenium, and pragmatic E2E testing that supports product confidence without turning the UI into the only source of truth.
CI Regression Reliability
Scheduled jobs, GitHub Actions, failure triage, regression pipelines, Docker/Kubernetes environments, and automation stability across framework, infrastructure, and environment layers.
Performance and Testability POCs
Locust-based API and browser performance experiments plus hardware/IoT mocking to remove physical dependencies from repeatable automated tests.
AI-assisted Quality Engineering
Practical use of Codex and Claude for repository analysis, automation development, debugging, refactoring, code review support, and reusable agent workflows.
Selected Engineering Highlights
Proof points clients can understand quickly.
Service-level coverage across distributed workflows
Validates real product behavior through API to service to Kafka to database to gRPC and downstream services, giving teams targeted coverage and faster failure isolation than UI-only end-to-end testing.
Virtual device testability
Built a software-based virtual device that mimicked real hardware behavior so hardware-dependent flows could run repeatedly without needing a physical device for every automated test.
Performance engineering in Python
Created Locust-based API and browser performance POCs to model workload behavior, expose bottlenecks, and strengthen system readiness.
AI-supervised delivery workflow
Uses repository context, structured prompts, persistent memory, reusable local instructions, and careful review to supervise AI coding agents on real engineering tasks.
Experience
From functional QA to senior automation ownership.
Nov 2022 - Present
Motive formerly KeepTruckin
SQA Engineer - Automation / SDET | Safety POD
- Architects substantial framework components using Java, JUnit 5, REST Assured, and Playwright.
- Builds service-level tests for REST APIs, Kafka messaging, gRPC services, databases, and cross-service workflows.
- Owns scheduled CI automation jobs and diagnoses failures across application, framework, infrastructure, messaging, and environment layers.
Apr 2022 - Nov 2022
Eurus Technologies
Senior SQA Engineer
- Tested AWS infrastructure and cloud resources, including provisioning and validation of cloud environments.
- Performed stress and performance testing for cloud systems and an in-house CloudFormation CLI automation tool.
- Created Bash and CLI automation for repeatable infrastructure checks across VPC, EC2, ELB, S3, ECR, and Lambda.
Oct 2020 - Mar 2022
Vizteck Solutions
SQA Engineer
- Built Python and Selenium automation and performed end-to-end API testing for backend services.
- Created Locust-based performance and stress tests for APIs and browser-driven workflows.
- Developed a mock IoT device POC to remove physical hardware dependency from automated testing.
Feb 2020 - Oct 2020
BCD Apps
Junior SQA Engineer
- Executed functional, regression, and release testing for web and application features.
- Supported test case development, defect reporting, and validation of fixes across development cycles.
Technical Skills
Hands-on stack for automation-heavy teams.
Languages
Python, Java, JavaScript, SQL, Bash
Automation
PyTest, unittest, JUnit 5, REST Assured, Playwright, Selenium, API testing, service-level testing, browser automation
Systems and Data
REST, gRPC, Kafka, microservices, event-driven workflows, PostgreSQL, Redis, ORMs, database validation
CI/CD and Cloud
GitHub Actions, scheduled CI jobs, Docker, Kubernetes (K8s), Git, Bash, Cron, AWS VPC, EC2, ELB, S3, ECR, Lambda
Performance
Python Locust, API load testing, stress testing, browser-driven performance POCs, hardware/IoT dependency mocking
AI and Tools
OpenAI Codex, Claude, prompt engineering, context engineering, agent supervision, Jira, TestRail, Charles Proxy, Redash, Sauce Labs, LambdaTest
Education and Certification
Engineering foundation with automation specialization.
BS Software Engineering
National University of Modern Languages (NUML), Islamabad | 2016 - Jan 2020
REST API Automation with REST Assured
Udemy certification
Contact
Need a reliable SDET for automation, APIs, CI, or distributed systems testing?
I am open to senior QA automation, SDET, API automation, framework design, and AI-assisted quality engineering opportunities.