Senior QA & Backend Automation Engineer

Kannaji Kotana

6+ years ensuring quality, reliability, and seamless delivery across web, API, and game testing.

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Current role Backend Automation Test Engineer Arrise Solutions · Live Casino Games

About

Automation and Backend QA professional with 6+ years of experience and a strong focus on quality assurance, testing, and process improvement.

I specialize in identifying and resolving defects, ensuring software reliability, and enhancing user experience. I work with Backend testing, UI and Web applications using Selenium, JIRA, and Postman, and am known for analytical thinking, problem-solving, clear communication, and being a consistent bug finder.

I collaborate effectively with business clients, project managers, and developers to streamline QA processes and deliver reliable results on time.

Experience 6 Years 2 Months

Location Hyderabad, India

Languages English, Hindi, Telugu

Key skills

Mobile Application Testing
Mobile Game Testing
Automation Testing
Web Application Testing
Web Services Testing
API Testing
Database Testing
Web Testing
Regression Testing
Load Testing
Integration Testing
Kibana Dashboards
Jenkins CI/CD
Game Development QA
Supply Chain Management
BDD Cucumber Framework
Postman
JIRA
TestRail
MongoDB
DBeaver
Eclipse
Jenkins
JMeter
Kibana
Bluestacks
Azure
GPS simulation

Work experience

Jun 2023 – Present

Backend Automation Test Engineer

Arrise Solutions India · Live Casino Games

Results-driven QA Engineer for software and game testing. Develop test plans, execute test cases, and manage the full defect lifecycle with Jira, TestRail, WebSocket, MongoDB, DBeaver, Eclipse, Jenkins, and JMeter. Experienced in API debugging, web element inspection, and geolocation testing (Bluestacks, GPS simulation). Active in Agile, Scrum meetings, grooming, and retrospectives; prepare QA documentation and conduct tester training.

Dec 2021 – Jun 2023 · 30 months

QA Engineer

Rapid Rabbits India Pvt Ltd · Logistics & Supply Chain

QA for RARA NOW (Indonesia logistics product merged with the #1 supply chain player). Contributed to seller panel and drivers app. Used Jira, TestRail, MongoDB, DBeaver, JMeter; API debugging and geolocation/geo-fencing with Bluestacks and GPS simulation. Agile methodologies, Scrum, grooming, and stakeholder presentations.

Nov 2019 – Nov 2021 · 18 months

QA Engineer

Filament Consulting Services · Social & E‑commerce Apps

Associate Test Engineer on online dating app, e‑commerce platform (DATES REMEMBERED), and geolocation tracking applications. Built strong testing skills and domain understanding across these product types.

Notable projects

Live casino games

Delivered highly successful games: Treasure Island, Sutda Baccarat, Free Chips Service, Blackjack variants, Azure migrations, and more.

RARA NOW

Logistics and supply chain management. Developed projects from scratch—Drivers App and Sellers Panel—as an individual contributor to their success.

Tools & technologies

Java Selenium JIRA Cucumber Cursor Pixel Perfect TestRail Postman WebSocket MongoDB DBeaver Eclipse Jenkins JMeter Kibana Bluestacks Azure GPS simulation

Education

B.Sc — MITS
XII^th — English
X^th — English

Contact

Hiring for QA, SDET, or Automation? I'm open to full-time and contract roles in Hyderabad, across India, or remote.

kotanak26@gmail.com (+91) 7799066237 Download resume 🔗 Portfolio