AHMAD WAQAR

Experience

FYI.AI

Lead QA Engineer - AI Systems & Automation

Jul 2025 - PresentDubai, United Arab Emirates
Key Achievement
Impact

Lead fine-tuning initiatives for advanced vision models including Moondream and Qwen, optimizing performance for production AI systems and achieving enhanced accuracy in visual understanding tasks

Technical Focus
Quality

Architect and implement language-agnostic UI frameworks for cross-platform AI applications, ensuring seamless user experiences across diverse technological ecosystems

Team Impact
Growth

Spearhead backend automation strategies for media servers, designing robust pipelines that streamline content processing and delivery workflows

Technologies

Vision Model Fine-tuningMoondreamQwenLanguage Agnostic UI FrameworksAppiumLLM EngineeringMedia Server Automation

TRADELING

Senior QA Mobile Automation Engineer

Nov 2023 - Apr 2025Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Flutter Migration
100% Migration

Built Dart-based integration test framework using Patrol with CI/CD execution

Apex UI Engine
25+ Critical Issues Caught

Enterprise-grade framework for auto-validating dynamic UI against API data

Unified Testing
60% Faster Cycles

Migrated Java REST Assured to TypeScript K6 for functional, load, and browser testing

Technologies

Flutter (Dart)Patrol PackagePlaywrightK6 (TypeScript)PythonGitHub ActionsFirebase Test LabGrafana Cloud

MALWAREBYTES

Senior Software Development Engineer in Test

Jul 2023 - Oct 2023Tallinn, Estonia
Key Achievement
Impact

Automated the Android app using Jetpack Compose tests (ComposeTestRules), ensuring critical workflows execute with high reliability

Technical Focus
Quality

Achieved 95% test coverage for licensing workflows by leading UI automation with Playwright for internal back-office platform, streamlining releases and reducing regressions

Team Impact
Growth

Implemented advanced test orchestration in Azure DevOps, improving traceability by 30% and enabling structured cross-team collaboration through artifact management

Technologies

Jetpack ComposeComposeTestRulesEspressoFirebase Test LabPlaywrightAzure DevOps

EKAR

QA Automation Lead

Mar 2021 - May 2023Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Key Achievement
Impact

Developed a cross-platform mobile testing architecture using Appium, creating a modular framework with 85% automation coverage and mentoring a team of 5 QA engineers

Technical Focus
Quality

Built cloud testing infrastructure with SauceLabs, supporting 15+ device configurations for parallel validation, significantly accelerating release cycles

Team Impact
Growth

Led architecture and development of an enterprise API testing framework using JavaScript (Postman & Runscope), automating 72+ endpoints and reducing regression testing time from days to hours

Technologies

Appium (Java)RunscopeJavaScriptCypressSauceLabsPostman

MASHREQ BANK

Sr. QA Automation Engineer

Sep 2019 - Feb 2021Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Key Achievement
Impact

Developed a unified automation framework for mobile and web, enhancing test coverage and streamlining regression testing

Technical Focus
Quality

Validated critical payment and remittance flows, ensuring error-free transactions and improving user satisfaction

Team Impact
Growth

Integrated automated tests into Azure DevOps pipelines, accelerating release cycles and maintaining quality gates

Technologies

AppiumJavaRest AssuredSeleniumAzure DevOps
Professional Experience | Ahmad Waqar