Kowsalya A
Quality Engineer · Amazon
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Software Test Engineer · Amazon

Kowsalya
Anbalagan

Quality. Ownership. Heart.

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Kowsalya A
Amazon Feb 2024 – Present
About Me

The Story Behind
the Testing

Kowsalya

Exploring · Chennai

Finding joy beyond the screen
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The Engineer

2 years at Amazon Chennai — leading Fire TV application testing, accessibility audits, and device validation across Vega OS and Fire OS. Zero ETA misses, high ownership mindset, always delivering on time.

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The Builder

Built automation tools that saved hours of manual effort — VPKG/APK pusher, build downloader, SMP BAT Wiki. Authored documentation adopted by the entire team. Mentored new hires through KT sessions.

Spot Award Exceptional contributions to quality & tooling · Amazon
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Dashing Debut Award Impactful delivery & strong ownership · Amazon
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B.Sc. Graduate Servite Arts & Science College for Women · 2020
Work History

Experience & Impact

Amazon
Software Test Engineer
Feb 2024 – Present
Education
B.Sc. Graduate
2020
Project Aquila
Fire TV App Testing
  • Led testing for high-priority streaming apps across Dev & Production environments
  • Validated UI navigation, media playback, localization & performance
  • Executed functional, regression and exploratory testing across multiple devices
  • Served as single point of ownership for multiple high-priority releases
  • Collaborated with developers on defect triage, debugging & fix verification
Fire TVVega OSFire OSRegressionExploratory
Accessibility & Audit Testing
Vega & FOS Audits · Device Testing
  • Validated VoiceView, Magnifier, HCT, TextBanner & subtitle features
  • OS-level accessibility audits within strict release timelines
  • Built automation tool for VPKG/APK file pushing & build downloading
  • Authored Wiki & SMP BAT documentation adopted by entire team
  • Supported daily/weekly automated test runs via CI pipelines
AccessibilityMPE DevicesEchoCI/CDAutomation
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0Gerrit Fixes
0Hrs/Month Extra
Servite Arts & Science College for Women
Bachelor of Science · 2020
  • Graduated with a strong foundation in science and analytical thinking
  • Developed structured approach to problem-solving and documentation
  • Built communication and mentoring skills through academic activities
Capabilities

Skills & Expertise

Testing Expertise
Manual & Exploratory TestingExpert
Accessibility TestingExpert
Regression & SanityExpert
Stress & Stability TestingAdvanced
Automation & Scripting
Selenium WebDriverAdvanced
AppiumAdvanced
Java + TestNG + CucumberAdvanced
Jenkins & CI/CDIntermediate
Tools & Platforms
JIRATestRailTestLink PostmanOracleiSQL Plus GitMavenADB Fire TVEcho DevicesMPE Devices Vega OSFire OSLinux Alexa AppAgile–Scrum
Soft Skills
Knowledge TransferMentoring Wiki DocumentationRelease Ownership Cross-team CollaborationSOP Creation
Beyond Work

What Makes Me, Me

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Teaching

Sharing knowledge brings genuine joy. From onboarding teammates to KT sessions — teaching is how I multiply impact beyond my own work.

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Cooking

The kitchen is my creative lab. Experimenting with new recipes, discovering flavors — cooking is my way of expressing care and creativity.

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Exploring

New places, new perspectives. A scenic coastal ride or a hidden street café — I find inspiration in every corner I haven't seen yet.

Get In Touch

Let's Connect

Open to new opportunities in QA, testing and automation.
Chennai · Bangalore · Remote — let's build something great.

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Currently available
Open to Opportunities

Preferred: Chennai · Bangalore · Remote

  • 2 years QA engineering at Amazon
  • Fire TV & accessibility testing expert
  • Automation tools builder
  • Zero ETA misses, full ownership mindset
  • Immediate availability