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01const goal = "reduce repetitive engineering work";
02agent.run(async () => {
03 const tests = await ai.generateTests(spec);
04 const results = await runner.execute(tests);
05 await report.publish({ results, insights });
06});
07// building tools that ship quality faster
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Hi, I'm Abhijeet Farane

Building practical AI tools that improve productivity, software quality, and engineering workflows.

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15+ Years Experience
Quality Engineering
Automation at Scale
Playwright · Selenium · CI/CD
AI-Assisted QA
LLM Workflows · Tool-using Agents
Engineering Manager
Global distributed teams

About

Engineer by training, builder by instinct.

Abhijeet Farane
Abhijeet Farane
Project Test Lead · Engineering Manager
“Quality Engineering leader with 15+ years across enterprise cloud and industrial automation — now building AI-assisted quality engineering with LLM workflows and tool-using agents.”
Step 01

B.Tech, Mechanical Engineering

Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Technological University · 2003–2007. Foundations in systems, precision, and problem-solving.

Step 02

Piping Design Engineer

CINDA Engineering · 2008–2011. EPC projects, SmartPlant 3D, design reviews and standards compliance.

Step 03

Software Testing @ Dassault Systèmes

Joined in 2011 — discovered a love for finding what breaks in enterprise CAD & cloud software.

Step 04

Automation & Frameworks

Built scalable Selenium + Java automation frameworks integrated into CI/CD for enterprise SaaS products.

Step 05

R&D Engineering Manager

Led global QE teams across enterprise cloud & desktop products; owned release governance and delivery.

Step 06

Executive MBA + PMP

Formalized program delivery — Executive MBA (2013) and PMP® certification (2025).

Step 07

Test Lead @ Rockwell Automation

Since May 2023 — Playwright + TypeScript automation for industrial cloud & analytics platforms.

Step 08

AI-Assisted Quality Engineering

Building LLM workflows + tool-using agents for end-to-end verification of requirements, tests, and defects.

Projects

Small, sharp tools that ship real value.

LLM · Agents · 2025

AI-Assisted QA Validation

AI-driven QA validation for end-to-end verification of requirements, tests, scripts, and defects.

LLM WorkflowsTool-using AgentsAzure OpenAITypeScript
Problem · Manual traceability between requirements, tests, and defects is slow, inconsistent, and hard to audit.
Solution · LLM workflows + tool-using agents validate requirements ↔ test cases ↔ automation ↔ defects automatically.
Lesson · Grounded, tool-using LLMs turn QA governance from paperwork into a real-time system.
Enterprise engagement
E2E · UI · API

Playwright + TypeScript Automation Framework

Designed and implemented a scalable Playwright framework for web-based industrial monitoring.

PlaywrightTypeScriptREST APIsCI/CD
Problem · Regression coverage for critical monitoring workflows was manual and time-consuming.
Solution · A modular Playwright + TypeScript framework — page objects, fixtures, parallel runs, CI hooks.
Lesson · Industrial-grade UX deserves industrial-grade automation — reliability beats cleverness.
Enterprise engagement
QA Analytics

REST-Based QA Metrics Dashboard

A live QA metrics dashboard delivering real-time execution and quality insights.

REST APIsJavaWeb
Problem · Weekly status decks consumed engineering hours and were always stale by the meeting.
Solution · A live dashboard aggregating execution and quality metrics via REST APIs across teams.
Lesson · Reduced manual status reporting by ~90% — the best report is the one nobody has to write.
Enterprise engagement
Image Processing · CAD

OpenCV Visual Regression Engine

Automated image comparison for detecting UI discrepancies in complex CAD applications.

OpenCVPythonDiff Engine
Problem · Pixel-level regressions in CAD UIs were invisible to functional tests and painful to catch manually.
Solution · OpenCV-powered visual diff engine that flags meaningful discrepancies and ignores noise.
Lesson · Great automation removes decisions — not just clicks. Visual truth is a feature.
Enterprise engagement
Cloud · Regulated

Microservices UI + API Automation Suite

UI + API automation for a microservices-based cloud application in a regulated domain.

SeleniumRESTJavaCI/CD
Problem · Manual regression across microservices was slowing release cadence for a critical product.
Solution · End-to-end UI + API automation stitched into the CI pipeline for every service change.
Lesson · In microservices, contract tests + a thin UI layer beat one giant E2E suite.
Enterprise engagement
Enterprise SaaS

Selenium + Java Automation Framework

Shared, opinionated automation framework used across multiple product teams.

SeleniumJavaTestNGCI/CD
Problem · Cross-team quality tooling was fragmented; each product team reinvented its automation.
Solution · A single Selenium + Java framework with fixtures, tagging, and CI hooks adopted org-wide.
Lesson · Convention beats configuration — ship defaults that make the right thing easy.
Enterprise engagement
Safety-Critical

Compliance & Traceability Test Strategy

QA leadership for the modernization of industrial device profiles to updated safety standards.

Test StrategyTraceabilityRisk-Based Testing
Problem · Modernizing safety-critical device profiles required tight compliance with evolving standards.
Solution · Owned test strategy, traceability, and compliance reporting across the modernization program.
Lesson · In safety-critical domains, traceability is not overhead — it is the deliverable.
Enterprise engagement

Bookmarks

Things worth your attention.

A living, hand-picked list of books, videos, podcasts, and articles I recommend to engineers, QA leaders, and AI-curious builders.

Deep Work
Book

Deep Work

Cal Newport

The best mental model I have for uninterrupted deep engineering time.

Open
Accelerate
Book

Accelerate

Nicole Forsgren, Jez Humble, Gene Kim

The research behind why high-performing engineering orgs really win.

Open
The Manager's Path
Book

The Manager's Path

Camille Fournier

The book I wish I had when I first stepped into leadership.

Open
The Pragmatic Programmer
Book

The Pragmatic Programmer

David Thomas, Andrew Hunt

Timeless. Every QA and dev should re-read it every few years.

Open
Intro to Large Language Models
Video
1h 0m

Intro to Large Language Models

Andrej Karpathy

The clearest 1-hour explanation of how LLMs actually work.

Open
Let's build GPT: from scratch, in code
Video
1h 56m

Let's build GPT: from scratch, in code

Andrej Karpathy

Legendary hands-on build of a mini-GPT from first principles.

Open
But what is a neural network?
Video
19m

But what is a neural network?

3Blue1Brown

The most beautiful visual explanation of neural networks ever made.

Open
Latent Space
Podcast

Latent Space

swyx & Alessio

The go-to podcast for AI engineers shipping in production.

Open
Lenny's Podcast
Podcast

Lenny's Podcast

Lenny Rachitsky

Product, engineering leadership, and growth — deeply operator-driven.

Open
Software Engineering Daily
Podcast

Software Engineering Daily

Jeff Meyerson & team

A daily interview show — great for staying broadly technical.

Open
Prompt Engineering Guide
Article

Prompt Engineering Guide

DAIR.AI

The most comprehensive open reference for practical prompting.

Open
The Bitter Lesson
Article

The Bitter Lesson

Rich Sutton

A short essay that reframes how you think about AI progress.

Open
How to be a great engineering manager
Article

How to be a great engineering manager

Will Larson

A field guide to leading engineers with substance, not ceremony.

Open
Playwright: Web Automation Testing From Zero to Hero
Course
13h

Playwright: Web Automation Testing From Zero to Hero

Artem Bondar · Udemy

The most complete Playwright course — TypeScript, POM, fixtures, CI, and API testing.

Open
100 Days of Code — The Complete Python Pro Bootcamp
Course
60h

100 Days of Code — The Complete Python Pro Bootcamp

Angela Yu · Udemy

A daily-cadence bootcamp — the fastest way from Python novice to shipping projects.

Open
The Complete Agentic AI Engineering Course
Course
30h

The Complete Agentic AI Engineering Course

Ed Donner · Udemy

Hands-on agents, tools, MCP, LangGraph, and multi-agent systems — end-to-end.

Open
LangChain — Develop LLM-Powered Applications
Course
10h

LangChain — Develop LLM-Powered Applications

Eden Marco · Udemy

Build production LLM apps with LangChain, RAG, and vector stores — clear and current.

Open
Selenium WebDriver with Java — Basics to Advanced
Course
48h

Selenium WebDriver with Java — Basics to Advanced

Rahul Shetty · Udemy

The classic path for QA engineers moving from Selenium to production-grade frameworks.

Open

Resume

15+ years, in a single interactive story.

Experience, skills, and highlights — shaped by curiosity and continuous learning.

Abhijeet Farane

Abhijeet Farane

Project Test Lead · Engineering Manager

Pune, Maharashtra, India
afarane@gmail.com /in/afarane @afarane

Highlights

AI-Assisted QE Platform
LLM workflows + tool-using agents for end-to-end validation of requirements, tests, and defects.
Cut status reporting ~90%
Real-time REST QA dashboard replaced weekly manual decks.
15+ years, 3 domains
From EPC design to enterprise cloud QA to industrial automation.
Playwright at industrial scale
TypeScript-based UI + API automation for monitoring platforms.

Education

  • Executive MBA — Project Management
    MIT School of Distance Education, Pune
    2013 · 75% (A+)
  • B.Tech — Mechanical Engineering
    Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Technological University, Raigad
    2003 — 2007

Certifications

  • Project Management Professional (PMP®)
    PMI
    2025
  • Lean Six Sigma — Transactional Yellow Belt
    KPMG
    2025
  • Certified Scrum Master (CSM)
    Scrum Alliance
    2023
  • AWS Solutions Architect — Associate (SAA-C03)
    AWS
    2023
  • ISTQB Agile Tester Extension (CTFL-AT)
    ISTQB
    2022
  • ISTQB Foundation Level (CTFL)
    ISTQB
    2018

Experience

Project Engineer (P4) · Test Lead

May 2023 — Present
Rockwell Automation Pvt. Ltd. · Pune, India
  • Lead quality engineering for industrial cloud and desktop applications, focused on automation scalability and release quality.
  • Building an AI-driven QA validation solution using LLM workflows and tool-using agents for end-to-end verification of requirements, tests, scripts, and defects.
  • Designed and implemented a Playwright + TypeScript automation framework for industrial monitoring and analytics applications.
  • Own UI, API, regression, integration, and E2E testing across web-based industrial automation products.
  • Manage test planning, traceability, and compliance reporting for safety-critical programs.
  • Mentor engineers on automation practices, Playwright, and modern quality processes.
PlaywrightTypeScriptAzure OpenAILLM WorkflowsTest Strategy

R&D Engineering Manager

May 2011 — Apr 2023
Dassault Systèmes Solutions Lab Pvt. Ltd. · Pune, India
  • Led global QE teams supporting enterprise cloud and desktop software products.
  • Defined the automation roadmap and implemented scalable Selenium + Java frameworks integrated with CI/CD pipelines.
  • Owned release validation, UAT coordination, defect governance, and quality reporting across Agile programs.
  • Partnered with business stakeholders, architects, and dev teams to improve quality and delivery predictability.
  • Built REST-based QA dashboards and OpenCV-powered visual validation tools to boost regression efficiency.
  • Drove framework reviews, code quality standards, and continuous quality initiatives across the org.
SeleniumJavaTestNGREST APIsOpenCVCI/CD

Piping Design Engineer

Aug 2008 — Mar 2011
CINDA Engineering & Construction Pvt. Ltd. · Noida, India
  • Supported EPC projects using SmartPlant 3D — design reviews, documentation, and standards compliance.
  • Foundation years in systems thinking, precision, and cross-discipline collaboration.
SmartPlant 3DEPCDesign Reviews

Skills

Automation
PlaywrightSelenium WebDriverTestNGCucumber BDDRobot Framework
Programming & Scripting
TypeScriptPythonJavaJavaScript
AI & Intelligent QA
Prompt EngineeringLLM WorkflowsTool-using AgentsAzure OpenAIAI-Assisted Test Gen
DevOps & Cloud
JenkinsGitLabGitHubMavenAWSAzure
Test Management
Test StrategyTraceabilityUATRelease Governance
Quality Leadership
Release ReadinessRisk-Based TestingDefect GovernanceProgram Delivery

Leadership

  • Built and led QA orgs of 40+ engineers.
  • Hired, coached, and promoted next-gen tech leads.
  • Shaped an automation-first, learning-first culture.
  • Partnered with CTOs and product leaders on delivery.

Project Highlights

  • AI Test Generator — spec-to-Playwright in one prompt.
  • Org-wide automation framework, adopted by 5+ teams.
  • Visual regression pipeline — cross-device screenshot diffs.
  • Prompt Library — curated, versioned prompts for teams.

Contact

Let's build something practical together.

Recruiters, engineering leaders, and collaborators — I'd love to hear what you're working on.

afarane@gmail.com LinkedIn GitHub
Pune, Maharashtra, India