Kousthubh Varma Indukuri
Auckland,AUK
Summary
Results-driven Senior Quality Assurance Engineer known for meticulous attention to detail and ability to efficiently complete tasks with high productivity. Have worked as a only QA in a Platform based project & Lead QA with managing a small team of testers including working with offshore teams along with cross functional teams. Expertise in manual and automation testing, complemented by risk management skills, to deliver high-quality software solutions. Practical experience in testing latest AI/ML-driven projects, and Blockchain/Web3 platforms. Excel at critical thinking, problem solving, and effective communication to navigate complex quality assurance challenges and drive continuous improvement initiatives.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
5
5
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Senior Quality Assurance Engineer
Futureverse Inc
Auckland CBD, Auckland
10.2024 - 10.2025
- Led QA efforts for a large-scale platform, overseeing test planning, execution, and defect tracking through the full STLC.
- Developed and maintained Playwright automation framework for scalable test coverage and CI/CD integration.
- Conducted manual and regression testing for authentication and Web3 transaction services, enhancing reliability and security.
- Identified and reported backend vulnerabilities, contributing to DevSecOps initiatives.
- Established QA metrics to monitor efficiency, release confidence, and automation coverage.
- Managed multiple projects concurrently, ensuring on-time, quality-focused delivery.
- Mentored junior QAs, led Alpha/Beta test phases with 70+ users, and improved team communication through JIRA, Notion & Confluence.
Quality Assurance Test Analyst
Futureverse Inc
Auckland CBD, Auckland
06.2022 - 10.2024
- Defined and implemented QA strategy, aligning quality metrics with development and release milestones.
- Spearheaded test automation initiatives using Playwright and Jest, integrating test suites into CI/CD pipelines.
- Coordinated with DevOps, Product Owners, and Developers to ensure quality gates were met before each release.
- Conducted release readiness reviews, ensuring all acceptance criteria and regression tests were validated pre- deployment.
- Drove defect leakage reduction by introducing early QA reviews, shift-left testing, and root cause analysis sessions.
- Collaborated with UX/UI designers in Figma to validate design flows, improving user experience consistency.
- Supported AI/ML-based feature testing, focusing on visual asset generation, NLP outputs, and predictive analytics validation.
- Improved team documentation and onboarding through Confluence and Notion, reducing onboarding time for
new testers by 30%.
Intermediate Software Tester
DN 3010 - Sylo
Auckland CBD, Auckland
06.2021 - 05.2022
- Expertise in creating and executing detailed test plans, test cases, and test scripts for decentralised applications and blockchain systems.
- Smart contract and blockchain testing on platforms like Ethereum.
- Bug Reporting and Tracking Using JIRA.
- Use Postman tools to test the APIs.
- Conducted system integration testing for various components of the application.
- Monitoring application performance on an ongoing basis.
- Conducting pre-release and regression testing on builds deployed by the developers to confirm that a recent program or code change has not adversely affected existing features.
- Testing and detecting defects, bugs, and keeping a record of the bugs, and explaining the steps to reproduce them on the GitHub development platform, along with documenting the results.
- Participated in sprint planning meetings to provide input on the testability of user stories, along with product design reviews, to provide input on functional requirements, product designs, schedules, or potential problems.
- Created and maintained database of common and known testing defects.
- Experience in creating comprehensive test documentation, and a database of common and known testing defects using Confluence.
- Collaboration and communication with cross-functional teams.
Junior Software Tester
Optisol Software and Services
Jalgoan, India
03.2017 - 02.2018
- Performed manual testing on various iOS and Android applications to identify bugs and usability issues.
- Created and executed detailed test cases based on application feature requirements, and user stories.
- Logged defects in GitHub, providing detailed descriptions and steps to reproduce issues, leading to timely bug fixes.
- Participated in user acceptance testing (UAT) sessions to ensure the application met the end-user requirements.
- Created test plans and test cases based on requirements documents.
- Prepared reports that included details about application errors, stability issues.
- Checked software programs for usability, functionality, and design issues.
- Conducted regression testing after bug fixes or system updates were made.
- Provided feedback on UI and UX designs to ensure a positive user experience.
- Tested web application compatibility and performance to recommend cross-browser compatibility improvements to web development team.
- Regression testing and integration testing.
- API testing using Postman.
Education
Post Graduate Diploma - Information Technology
Eastern Institute of Technology
Auckland, NZ 03.2018 - 04.2019
Bachelors in Engineering - Electronics And Communication Engineering
VelTech University
Chennai, India 06.2013 - 03.2017
Skills
- Automated testing
- Manual testing
- API testing
- Security testing
- Regression testing
- Root cause analysis
- Test case creation
- Cross-functional collaboration
- Playwright Testing
- CI/CD pipeline
- Jira/Confluence
- Notion
Accomplishments
- Appreciation from the management for outstanding work on two platform products.
- Successfully continued the lead QA role for more than three years, working on the core platform of the company
- Boosted customer satisfaction by a margin, ensuring high-quality user experiences through rigorous usability testing
Work Availability
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References
References available upon request.
Work Preference
Work Type
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Senior Quality Assurance Engineer
Futureverse Inc
10.2024 - 10.2025
Quality Assurance Test Analyst
Futureverse Inc
06.2022 - 10.2024
Intermediate Software Tester
DN 3010 - Sylo
06.2021 - 05.2022
Post Graduate Diploma - Information Technology
Eastern Institute of Technology
03.2018 - 04.2019
Junior Software Tester
Optisol Software and Services
03.2017 - 02.2018
Bachelors in Engineering - Electronics And Communication Engineering
VelTech University
06.2013 - 03.2017