Rahul Choudhary

Lead 12 engineers; plan and delegate work by skill, capacity and priority to protect release commitments, and define sprint-level scope with Product Managers and Engineering Leads. Led the migration of automation from a legacy Robot Framework (Python) stack to Playwright on a platform used across the company, cutting test automation time by 60% and lowering the complexity of designing and maintaining automation. Own API and backend quality across REST/SOAP services with Playwright, Postman, RestAssured and Pytest. Created a smart log analyzer using RAG and AI that detects mistakes from the logs as users write queries, interprets intent and the typical user flow, and suggests fixes on the fly, cutting turnaround time by 80% for user-reported issues in identifying the right IBPL queries.

Cut release time by 60% with a Gherkin-based RestAssured framework for backend pipelines; extended coverage with Playwright (JavaScript). Established Jenkins CI/CD with nightly and on-demand pipelines for shift-left, continuous release validation across data pipelines reconciling 150+ sources into 8 destinations (Snowflake, BigQuery). Led 8 engineers (5 QA and 3 developers), including appraisals and growth planning; training all 8 members cut testing time by 50%. Improved onboarding speed by 70% with HLD/LLD and onboarding documentation.

Reduced testing time by 30% by automating Web, Backend and Mobile coverage with two custom frameworks. Managed test coverage for a multi-part program across Voice, Search and Visual, allocating testers per functional area. Independently owned quality for Amazon Music voice-driven discovery end to end: evaluated the ASR, NLU and recommendation pipeline using golden datasets across languages and regions, including ambiguous utterances and accent and regional variation; authored test plans and documentation.

Founded a tech-enabled trucking platform that connected shippers directly with transport fleets, letting users book shipments on pre-defined fleet routes from one place; owned product vision, scope and delivery priorities. Designed the platform architecture as a microservices system with User Management, Booking, Fleet and Order services.

Front-facing coordinator for the Returns-as-a-Process (RAP) team across 8 collaborating teams, covering tasks, status and API communication. Cut automation time by ~40% by replacing a legacy JUnit framework with ; built a Cypress framework for a second project. Senior-most on a 4-person team: planned sprints, prioritized requests and mentored members.

Worked in the insurance sector for client Concirrus, one of the leading AI-enabled service providers to insurance companies and underwriters, covering two distinct products: Marine Insurance and Motor Insurance. Managed onboarding, sprint tasks, appraisals and offboarding for ~12 resources across the Concirrus Marine and Motor insurance product engagements.

Automated API and mobile coverage for Payback and Dominos; trained 3 interns to independent contribution.