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Shobith Rai

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Test Architect at Ascendion
📍 Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Shobith Rai is a Test Architect at Ascendion with nearly 18 years of experience in quality engineering, focusing on GenAI-powered testing and automation at scale. A Certified ScrumMaster with a Bachelor of Engineering from Visvesvaraya Technological University, colleagues describe him as a forward-thinking, reliable, and technically proficient leader.

He is passionate about redefining traditional testing models into intelligent, adaptive QA systems. His recent focus includes gaining hands-on experience with Googles Gemini and exploring Agentic AI frameworks to optimize quality assurance processes, reduce regression cycles, and lower manual overhead.

He champions a "Shift Left" philosophy that emphasizes changing core thinking early in development, believing the riskiest decisions are made long before CI pipelines run.

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Experience
17 Years
Current Role
Test Architect
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
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GenAI in QA
He is pioneering the use of Generative AI to transform traditional testing into intelligent systems for test discovery, failure analysis, and faster defect detection.
Test Architecture
His core strength and current role involve architecting modern, scalable test automation solutions and strengthening quality strategy across platforms.
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Career

Work history

2-2026
Test Architect
Ascendion
11-2023 - 1-2026
Lead SDET Engineer
GlobalLogic
6-2022 - 6-2023
QA Test Architect
Western Digital
3-2020 - 5-2022
QA Test Manager
Western Digital
6-2012 - 2-2020
Principal Engineer
Western Digital
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Education
8-2003 - 5-2007
Bachelor of Engineering - BE
Visvesvaraya Technological University
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