Skills

Writing software, unit-testing, putting breakpoints, code-reviews and using Stack Overflow.

Experience

Writing software tools for Google manufacturing workflows.
Creating an automation framework to test a new set of APIs.
Designing and developing new manufacturing APIs for our partners and vendors to upload manufacturing data.
Tools used: Python, Flask, Google Cloud, databases and many internal Google tools.

Tools development and test automation for self-driving cars and driver monitoring.
Tools used: Python, Linux, Bash, Git.

Software updates and UI testing of all the platforms (Model SX3) for all the countries.
Automation testing of software updates (OTA) of all the platforms for all the countries.
Automation testing of the factory software and tools used to flash the firmware while the cars were on the assembly line.
Automation testing of map updates of the platforms for all the countries.
Automation testing of the software flashed on the Autopilot hardware.
Developed scripts to run automated workflows and debugging steps on the cars.
Triage worldwide software update failures of all the platforms.
Doing adhoc testing of the Tesla mobile app.
Driving a Tesla every single day and testing the UI on the commute.
Tools used: Ruby, Perl, Python, Jenkins, Git, Linux.

Test automation of storage products involving NFS, CIFS, data backup & protection features like Snapshot, SnapMirror.
Created test plans and designed automation frameworks.
Tools used: Perl, Bash, Perforce and Linux.

Technical support engineer for a product used to provision Linux cluster.
Test automation engineer for a product used to provision PCs and Macs.
UI automation engineer for a clinical application.
Test automation engineer for a data migration project involving merger of two banks.
Tools used: Linux, Bash, Perl, QTP, Selenium.

Did my masters while working Full-time during day and changing diapers of my then newborns during night.
Took two courses every year (Fall and Spring) and spent summers either taking rest or preparing for next semester.
Spent many weekends and nights doing assignments and projects.
The last semester was done completely working from home and raising two toddlers during infamous 2020 (Covid-19).
Experienced three different work cultures during the program (Tesla, Nvidia and Google).

The courses which I enjoyed the most during this program: Engineering Drawing, Engineering Mechanics, Applied Physics, C & Data Structures, Electrical Engineering, Electromagnetic fields and Fields & Radiating systems.
Conducted seminars and workshops on open source technologies like Linux and Perl.
Spent more time on computers than attending classes.
In hindsight majors in Computer Science would have been awesome.