Chennai, India

I'm

Nihal Manoj

Software engineer with 4+ years at Zoho, building test automation, API pipelines and production SaaS.

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  • Software Engineer
  • AI Engineer
  • Automation Developer

Key numbers

profile.spec6 passed

  • 1,000+CRM regression and integration scenarios automated
  • 60%less manual QA effort
  • 30%of UI test suites moved to faster API workflows
  • 92%lower query latency (2.3 s to 180 ms) on the Corazon task tracker
  • 84%task completion rate for ShadowBot across 50 multi-step workflows
  • 300+users of the SYNC VJ Android app

Tests: 6 passed, 6 total

About

Software Engineer with 4+ years at Zoho building scalable automation architectures, high-throughput API pipelines, and production full-stack systems.

  1. Automation

    Engineered Java testing frameworks for 1,000+ scenarios and introduced HAR-to-YAML definitions that cut manual QA by 60%.

  2. Full-stack

    Architected multi-tenant SaaS platforms using Next.js, Supabase (PostgreSQL), and MongoDB, optimizing database latency by 92%.

  3. AI agents

    Experienced in building AI-powered native macOS agents using Swift, Anthropic API, and Model Context Protocol (MCP).

  4. Strengths

    Strong expertise in system isolation, RBAC security, REST APIs, and applying LLMs to solve real-world engineering challenges.

Skills

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  • Languages

    • Java
    • Python
    • SQL
    • Swift

  • Automation & Testing

    • Selenium
    • API Testing
    • Postman
    • Test Automation
    • Playwright

  • Development

    • Spring Boot
    • Next.js
    • SwiftUI
    • AppKit
    • Maven
    • Git
    • REST API
    • FastAPI
    • Node.js

  • Databases & Cloud

    • MySQL
    • PostgreSQL
    • MongoDB
    • Supabase
    • Vercel
    • Pagination
    • Query Optimization

  • AI & Engineering

    • RAG
    • Agentic AI
    • MCP
    • LLM-assisted Development
    • WebLLM
    • Ollama
    • Claude

  • Engineering Practices

    • SOLID
    • OOP/OOD
    • Design Patterns
    • Clean Architecture
    • Multithreading & Async Programming
    • Full-Text Search
    • Unit & Regression Testing
    • Code Review
    • Root-cause Analysis
    • Performance Profiling
    • SDLC

Experience

Zoho Corporation

Quality Analyst - Automation Developer

Nov 2022 - Present

zoho.specenv: Zoho Corporation7/7 passed

  1. Architected and scaled automated testing pipelines for 1,000+ CRM regression and integration scenarios using Java and Selenium, cutting manual QA overhead by 60%.

  2. Optimized automation execution performance by replacing fragile polling mechanisms with API-based synchronization, significantly mitigating flaky runs caused by network latency and backend scheduler delays.

  3. Accelerated execution speed by converting 30% of UI test suites into fast API workflows by generating declarative YAML test definitions directly from HAR network captures.

  4. Engineered robust automation handling for dynamic CRM architectures, complex single-page apps (SPAs), nested components, and multi-layered iFrames.

  5. Automated REST API verification using Postman and Java frameworks while integrating structured exception capturing and real-time execution reporting to streamline root-cause analysis.

  6. Led end-to-end defect triage and release validation across application logs, backend API responses, and front-end state failures to guarantee release stability.

  7. Applied SOLID design principles to maintain modular, scalable test utilities and elevated team engineering standards through structured peer code reviews and cross-functional collaboration.

30% of UI test suites converted into fast API workflows

  1. capture.har

    HAR network captures recorded from UI workflows

  2. test.yaml

    Declarative YAML test definitions generated from the capture

  3. API run

    API-based synchronization instead of fragile polling

  4. report

    Structured exception capturing and real-time execution reporting

Projects

Education

  • B.Tech in Computer Science

    Vimal Jyothi Engineering College (KTU)

    2018 - 2022

    CGPA: 7.6 / 10

Certifications

  • Introduction to MCP

    Anthropic

  • IBM RAG and Agentic AI

    Coursera

  • Data Analysis

    Udemy

Leadership

  • Chairperson

    ACM Student Chapter

    2021 - 2022

Get in touch

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