Mahad Tarin

SQA Automation Engineer with 3+ years building UI (Playwright, WebdriverIO, Cucumber), API (Postman, Mocha), and performance (k6, JMeter) test suites integrated into CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitHub Actions). Reduced release testing time by 50% through automated build and reporting pipelines, and achieved 60% automation coverage of core product features. Experienced in TypeScript-based test frameworks, streaming/real-time API validation, and LLM output evaluation.

Software Quality Assurance Engineer at Emumba Pvt. Ltd (2023-07 – Present)

• Design and execute manual and automated test cases across UI and API layers, identifying and tracking defects to ensure high release quality.
• Reduced release testing time by 50% by building and optimizing automated build and reporting pipelines.
• Engineered comprehensive UI automation suites using Playwright, Cucumber, and TypeScript, achieving 60% automation coverage of core product features.
• Own a dedicated QA Automation repository, managing the codebase, reviewing pull requests, and maintaining framework integrity.
• Developed and maintained API test suites using Postman, Mocha, and TypeScript to validate backend data accuracy, including automated tests for streaming chat APIs handling real-time data.
• Implemented Jenkins pipelines to automate overnight builds with Slack notifications for pass/fail results, and configured GitHub Actions to trigger automated tests on every push for immediate developer feedback.
• Built a local Markdown-file verification tool during manual review that proved valuable enough for the client to request its integration into the live portal — owned the transition from prototype to production release.
• Benchmarked a 9-API data product using k6 performance testing, evaluating response times and load handling to improve scalability and consistency under load.
• Led QA as the sole tester on the Hereto CMS migration project, validating and verifying all migrated content to ensure a smooth, error-free transition.
• Use GitHub Copilot and GenAI tools to speed up test script authoring and explore AI-assisted test case generation from user stories.
• Evaluate and validate LLM-generated responses for task completion, factual accuracy, and overall quality against defined prompts and expected behavior.

Trainee Engineer at Huawei Technologies (2023-04 – 2023-07)

• Supported daily operations and maintenance of Ufone-MSC as part of the Core Network team.
• Built working knowledge of CS (GSM) and PS (GPRS, LTE) network flows, including local and international roaming.

BS in Electrical Engineering – FAST-NUCES (2018-08 – 2022-12)