About

Ahmed Azhar is a highly skilled software engineer with a strong background in test automation and development. He is currently working as a Software Engineer at Nuance Communications, where he has optimized runtime for test automation for Ninaweb web-client by 80% for Quality Assurance. He has also built a highly efficient automated testing suite for Ninaweb web-client and developed JUnit tests in Java, used Selenium web driver and Gradle build framework. Ahmed actively uses the Agile Scrum methodology for the development process. Ahmed has previously worked at Haivision as an SDET, where he was a member of the Quality Assurance Team in Test Automation and worked with Agile Scrum methodology. He automated the testing procedure of Haivision’s embedded system -Makito Encoder/Decoder and built a Python dictionary as a database for MIB files associated with the Makito, saving time on MIB object searching. Ahmed tested the validity of 1000 MIB objects in under 2 minutes and developed an efficient testing suite with SNMP protocol and Pytest written in Python 3.6.8 to test the Makito device. He saved up to 75% in test execution-time and reduced testing from 1 month of manual testing to 1 week of automated run-time. Ahmed also automated testing of Network File System (NFS) server and optimized NFS server test-execution by 80%, reducing testing time from 5 hours to 1 hour. Ahmed has also served as Chief Technology Officer at Oodler Inc., where he was responsible for building web-applications with effective front-end/back-end designs using Bootstrap, Javascript and Shopify framework. He provided creative and effective software solutions to clients and conducted meetings, maximized team-understanding, and maintained a productive work environment. Ahmed has a Bachelor of Engineering - BE in Software Engineering from McGill University, where he graduated in 2020. He also holds a GCE A level in Pre-Engineering from Roots School. Ahmed is proficient in Software Engineering, test, Web, SDET, qa, Selenium, Python, Java, Javascript, Frontend, and Backend. With 2.77 years of relevant experience, Ahmed is a highly competent software engineer with a proven track record of delivering quality results.