Rakesh Mishra
About Rakesh Mishra
Rakesh Mishra is a Senior Software QA Engineer with extensive experience in quality assurance across various companies, including AOL, McAfee, and Verint. He specializes in automation using JavaScript and employs tools like RestAssured for API testing.
Current Role at Verint
Rakesh Mishra serves as a Senior Software QA Engineer at Verint, a position he has held since 2017. He operates in the San Francisco Bay Area, focusing on ensuring software quality through various testing methodologies. His responsibilities include implementing record replay automation using JavaScript and the DOM API within the Selenium automation framework. He also employs RestAssured for API testing, contributing to the overall efficiency and reliability of the software products.
Previous Experience in Software QA Engineering
Rakesh has extensive experience in software quality assurance, having worked at several notable companies. He was a Senior Software QA Engineer at AOL from 2003 to 2008, where he spent five years in Mountain View. He then worked at Netscape Communications as a Software QA Engineer from 2001 to 2003 in San Diego. Following that, he served as a Senior Software QA Engineer at McAfee from 2010 to 2012 in Santa Clara, and later at Switchfly, Inc. from 2013 to 2017 in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Leadership Roles in QA Engineering
Rakesh has held leadership positions in quality assurance, notably as a Lead QA Engineer at youwho, Inc. from 2012 to 2013 in Mountain View, and at Skiff LLC, Hearst Corp. from 2008 to 2010 in Palo Alto. In these roles, he was responsible for guiding QA teams and implementing testing strategies to enhance product quality.
Technical Skills and Tools
Rakesh Mishra possesses a diverse skill set in software testing and automation. He utilizes JavaScriptExecutor within a Java framework for both desktop and mobile testing automation. His expertise extends to technologies such as NodeJS, JavaScript, AWS, BigData Kafka, and Druid. He also employs tools like SauceLabs and BrowserStack for cross-browser and mobile testing, ensuring comprehensive coverage in the testing process.
Educational Background
Rakesh studied at Nazareth Academy, where he laid the foundation for his career in software engineering. His educational background has contributed to his technical proficiency and understanding of software quality assurance practices.