✓ QA Analyst @ Statflo · Open to opportunities (EST/CT/PST)

Danish Ali

QA Engineer | Manual & Automation | CI/CD | AI-Assisted Test Automation

9+
Years Experience
34→100%
Regression Pass Rate
50%
Less Regression Effort
25%
Fewer Post-Release Issues
3
IEEE Publications
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Site tests CI status 🧪 This site is tested by its own Playwright suite. Live report → Lighthouse → 
$ npx playwright test --project=career
Running 6 tests using 1 worker
  ✓ experience › 9+ years in QA, manual + automation
  ✓ statflo › regression pass rate 34% → 100%
  ✓ statflo › repo size 26 GB → 80 MB
  ✓ servicetitan › post-release issues −25%
  ✓ research › 3 IEEE QoMEX papers published
  ✓ contact › open to new opportunities
  6 passed (9+ years)

Now

What I'm currently exploring

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Production QA at Statflo + AI-assisted automation

Owning a Playwright/TypeScript end-to-end suite at Statflo, along with its GitHub Actions pipelines, Allure reporting, and Slack regression notifications.

On the side, I'm still exploring how AI coding agents can speed up test authoring and flaky-test diagnosis without lowering the bar on reviewable, maintainable test code.

Featured Projects

Open-source testing frameworks and automation demonstrations

📡 Live CI status

Latest GitHub Actions run on main for each project, fetched live from the GitHub API.

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AI Playwright Demo

Modern test automation framework leveraging Playwright with AI-powered test generation and execution capabilities.

Playwright Tests CI status

Playwright AI Testing Automation
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AI Playwright GenAI

Advanced GenAI-powered test automation showcasing LLM-based test case generation and intelligent test data creation.

Playwright Tests CI status

GenAI LLM Playwright
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Manual Testing QA

Comprehensive manual testing repository with test cases, checklists, and QA best practices documentation.

Manual Testing Test Cases QA Processes
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ReqRes API Testing

RESTful API testing framework demonstrating comprehensive API validation, integration testing, and automation patterns.

API Testing REST Postman
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TestRail QA Setup

Complete TestRail configuration and integration guide for test management and reporting workflows.

TestRail Test Management CI/CD
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Case Study: Stabilizing a Production Regression Suite (Statflo)

Problem: The end-to-end regression suite was passing only 34% of the time, so a red run said nothing about whether the release was actually broken.

Approach: Resolved race conditions and timeouts, added configurable parallel worker scaling (1–6) in CI, built Allure reporting with historical trends and automated Slack regression reports, and wrote spec-level test contracts enforced in CI to prevent documentation drift.

Result: Regression pass rate improved from 34% to 100% with all flaky tests eliminated, and repository size dropped by 99.7% (26 GB → 80 MB), improving pipeline clone and checkout times.

Playwright TypeScript GitHub Actions Allure Slack
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Case Study: AI Playwright GenAI

Problem: Hand-writing and maintaining Playwright scripts for every new scenario slows down regression coverage as a product grows.

Approach: Built an open-source tool that takes a plain-English scenario ("As a user, I want to log in with valid credentials") and uses Google Gemini to generate a runnable JavaScript Playwright test, including selectors, navigation, and assertions.

Result: New scenarios go from spec to a running test in minutes instead of hand-writing boilerplate. Generated output is kept honest with a two-track CI setup: a reviewed example runs on every push with a live public report, while raw, unreviewed Gemini output only runs as an opt-in manual job — so the badge never reflects code nobody's looked at.

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Technical Expertise

Comprehensive skill set across testing, automation, and quality assurance

🧪 Testing

  • Manual & Regression Testing
  • Exploratory Testing
  • Functional & Integration
  • UAT & Root Cause Analysis
  • Accessibility Testing

🤖 AI & GenAI

  • AI-generated test cases
  • LLM test data creation
  • AI defect analysis
  • AI user simulation

⚡ Automation

  • Playwright (TypeScript/JavaScript)
  • Selenium & Appium
  • End-to-End Testing
  • Page Object Model

🔌 API & Performance

  • REST & GraphQL
  • Postman & SoapUI
  • SQL Data Validation
  • Load & Stress Testing
  • Performance Analysis

🛠️ Tools

  • Jira & TestRail
  • Charles Proxy & Xcode
  • Jenkins & GitHub Actions
  • GitLab CI/CD
  • Allure Reporting & Slack Alerts

📊 Methodology

  • Agile & Scrum
  • CI/CD Integration
  • Shift-left Testing
  • Test Documentation & Contracts
  • Dependency Security Triage

Professional Experience

9+ years building quality into software products

Quality Assurance Analyst

Statflo
March 2026 - Present · Toronto, ON
  • Own and maintain a Playwright/TypeScript end-to-end suite, raising the regression pass rate from 34% to 100% and eliminating all flaky tests
  • Fixed race conditions and timeouts, and added configurable parallel worker scaling (1–6) in CI for faster, more stable runs
  • Design and maintain GitHub Actions pipelines with environment-based triggers, parallel execution, and artifact retention policies
  • Built Allure reporting with historical trends on GitHub Pages, plus automated Slack regression reports across environments
  • Reduced repository size by 99.7% (26 GB → 80 MB), speeding up pipeline clones and checkouts
  • Wrote spec-level test contracts for 100% of the suite, enforced in CI to prevent documentation drift
  • Manual functional, regression, smoke, and exploratory testing of web apps and REST APIs, with SQL-based data checks; triaged dependency vulnerabilities (SSRF, prototype pollution)

QA Engineer

ServiceTitan
March 2024 - March 2026 · Toronto, ON
  • Designed and executed manual test cases for cross-platform scheduling, dispatch, invoicing, and mobile field operations
  • Built and maintained Playwright end-to-end suites, cutting regression effort by 50%
  • Validated third-party API integrations with Postman and SoapUI
  • Reduced post-deployment issues by 25%, increasing release confidence for weekly rollouts

QA Engineer

Unity Technologies
June 2021 - March 2024 · Montreal, QC
  • Executed comprehensive testing for Unity Play, Struckd Studio Web, and the Struckd app
  • Built and maintained test scripts for game mechanics and UI validation using internal automation frameworks
  • Conducted performance analysis with Unity Profiler, identifying critical bottlenecks
  • Strengthened release quality by detecting critical issues early in development

QA Tester

T-Labs, Telekom Innovation Laboratories
October 2018 - May 2021 · Berlin, Germany
  • Tested mobile apps and VR/AR prototypes with structured test plans
  • Automated core scenarios for improved repeatability and efficiency
  • Reduced regression effort by 50% through early automation adoption

QA Analyst

Raptor Interactive
March 2015 - April 2017 · Pakistan
  • Tested mobile games for gameplay flow, monetization, and network stability
  • Used Appium to automate key smoke tests and device-compatibility checks
  • Debugged purchase flows and ad network issues using Charles Proxy and Xcode
  • Discovered a critical monetization defect pre-launch, protecting revenue

Jr QA Tester

SATISTRUM
January 2014 - February 2015 · Lahore, Pakistan
  • Tested early-stage Android and web applications and documented defects in Jira
  • Proposed automation for repetitive regression scenarios to improve team efficiency
  • Recommendation was adopted as part of the team's regular workflow

Education & Certifications

Computer Science degrees and professional certifications

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Master of Computer Science

Technische Universität Berlin

2017 - 2021

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Bachelor of Computer Science

National College of Business Administration & Economics

2010 - 2014

Playwright JS/TS Automation Testing from Scratch & Framework Global Privacy and Data Protection (GDPR) California Consumer Privacy Act Security Awareness Fundamentals Android Development

Research & Publications

Published research in Virtual Reality and User Experience

QoMEX 2020 – IEEE

Influence of Hand Tracking as a way of Interaction in Virtual Reality on User Experience

Research exploring the impact of hand tracking interactions on user experience in VR environments, contributing to the understanding of natural interface design in immersive systems.

QoMEX 2020 – IEEE

Comparing emotional states induced by 360° videos via HMD vs screen

Comparative study analyzing emotional responses between Head-Mounted Display and traditional screen viewing of 360° content, providing insights for immersive media design.

QoMEX 2020 – IEEE

User Experience of Reading in Virtual Reality – Text Distance, Size and Contrast

Investigation of optimal text rendering parameters in VR environments, examining readability factors critical for comfortable extended reading experiences in virtual spaces.

Let's Work Together

Available for QA Engineering opportunities and collaborations

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Email

syeddanishdev@gmail.com
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Phone

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Location

Pickering, ON, Canada

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