Meet Palla Raghavendran
SDET · Former QA Lead · Trainer — helping engineers and students master test automation for over a decade.
From Selenium to AI agents
I'm a Software Development Engineer in Test who has spent 12+ years building, breaking and automating software — and a former QA Lead who loves turning beginners into confident automation engineers.
For years I trained engineers and students on Selenium with Java and Selenium with Python. As the industry shifted, I went all-in on the modern stack: TypeScript + Playwright, and the AI tooling reshaping our craft — Playwright MCP, AI test generation, planning and self-healing agents.
My teaching philosophy is simple: learn by building real things, understand the "why", and pair with AI instead of fearing it. Every session is live, practical and full of the small details that make automation actually hold up in production.
A decade of testing, always evolving
Manual & functional QA
Learned testing from the ground up — test design, defect advocacy and the discipline of quality.
Selenium with Java & Python
Built automation frameworks and began training hundreds of engineers and students on Selenium.
QA Lead & mentor
Led test teams, set automation strategy, and coached testers into automation roles.
TypeScript + Playwright + AI
Teaching the AI-first stack: Playwright MCP, AI test agents, planning and self-healing automation.
What makes my training different
- Live, not recorded-only — you code along and get unstuck in real time.
- Industry-relevant — exactly the tools teams hire for right now.
- Project-driven — leave with a framework you can show in interviews.
- AI-native — learn to build and direct test agents, a skill few have yet.
- Mentorship — resume reviews, mock interviews and honest career advice.
- Patient & clear — every doubt answered, no question too small.
Let's build your automation career
Tell me where you are today and where you want to go — I'll help you map the path.