Amit Sarkar

AI & Tech enthusiast

Passionate about AI, technology, software quality, and continuous learning

๐Ÿ‘ค About me

Combining professional expertise with personal passions.

Professional Experience

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Software test manager with 17+ years of experience in a variety of industries.

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Proven track record of leading and managing teams across both offshore and onshore.

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Proven ability to lead and motivate teams.

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Proven track record of delivering high-quality software on time and within budget.

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Developed and implemented test plans and strategies for complex software projects.

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Excellent communication skills, able to clearly explain complex technical concepts to technical and non-technical audiences.

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Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to identify and resolve issues.

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Passionate about testing and always looking for new ways to improve software quality or discover new testing techniques.

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Expertise in managing teams with a variety of testing skillsets, including security testing, performance testing, and test automation.

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Experienced in conducting 1:1s and appraisals to track team performance and identify areas for improvement.

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Understand the costs and benefits of quality assurance, and able to communicate its value to stakeholders.

Personal Experience

A tech-savvy adventurer, always eager to explore new horizonsโ€”both online and off.

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Co-host a podcast.

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Write a newsletter.

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Regularly read technology & engineering blogs and listen to various technology podcasts.

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Fully licensed UK ham radio operator

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Active practitioner of yoga

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Studied Introduction to Astronomy and Astrophysics at the Royal Observatory Greenwich.

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Back-packed South America over land and by air, with my partner.

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Rode a motorbike in the Leh region of India, with friends.

๐Ÿช‚ Tried skydiving, ๐Ÿคฟ scuba diving, ๐Ÿช‚ para gliding, ๐Ÿ„โ€โ™‚๏ธ paddle boarding, ๐Ÿง—โ€โ™‚๏ธ bouldering, ๐Ÿƒโ€โ™‚๏ธ running a vertical kilometer (VK), ๐ŸŽค public speaking, ๐ŸŽญ acting, ๐Ÿ›น skateboarding

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Cycled London to Paris in 24 hours

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1 ร— Tough Guy finisher, 3 ร— Tough Mudder finisher

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Built this website from scratch using open source ๐Ÿ› ๏ธ tools

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Learnt browser automation from scratch using Taiko and Gauge, and delivered multiple meetups on it.

๐ŸŽ™๏ธ Podcast

I currently co-host a podcast with Rinat Malik called Tech Talk with Amit & Rinat

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๐Ÿ’ฌ Languages

Languages I know.

English

Fluent

Hindi

Fluent

Bengali

Basic

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