Bhanu Prasad
About Bhanu Prasad
Bhanu Prasad is the Lead Software Development Engineer in Test at Coupa Software, with extensive experience in quality assurance and automation engineering.
Professional Background at Coupa Software
Bhanu Prasad has been working at Coupa Software since 2021 as the Lead Software Development Engineer in Test. Located in Hyderabad, Telangana, India, his role focuses on leading and implementing testing strategies within the organization. He has significantly contributed by increasing the automation backlog from 4% to 22% by adding 200 tests out of 990. He integrated automation processes with Azure Pipeline to enhance CI/CD workflows and designed and developed API and UI automation frameworks from scratch, receiving approval for the complete design.
Previous Roles and Experience
Before joining Coupa Software, Bhanu worked as a Quality Assurance Test Lead at Optum from 2019 to 2021 in Hyderabad. His responsibilities included leading testing efforts and ensuring quality assurance across projects. Prior to that, he was a Senior QA Specialist at Invesco Ltd. from 2018 to 2019, where he focused on improving QA practices. Bhanu also spent three years at NetApp as an MTS QA, contributing to the development and testing of software solutions. At Cisco Systems, he served as a Software Engineer from 2011 to 2014, and earlier in his career, he worked as a Consultant at Capgemini Consulting from 2008 to 2011.
Educational Background
Bhanu Prasad has a substantial educational background in engineering and science. He earned a Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) in Electronics and Instrumentation Engineering (EIE) from Anna University Chennai, completing his studies from 2003 to 2007. Preceding that, he attended Vikas Junior College where he studied Mathematics and Science, earning a Board of Intermediate from 2001 to 2003. He completed his secondary education at Ushodaya School in 2001, obtaining a Board of SSC education.
Expertise in Test Automation
Bhanu Prasad is skilled in test automation, particularly utilizing Selenium with C# and RestSharp for API automation. He has played a pivotal role in integrating automation processes with Azure Pipeline, thereby enhancing CI/CD workflows within his projects. His contributions include enabling manual engineers to transition into automation roles, which has encouraged skill development within the team. His work in designing and developing both API and UI automation frameworks from scratch has been recognized and approved, underlining his expertise in this field.