LambdaTest Author

Rakesh Vardan is a Principal Software Engineer at Medtronic with over 15 years of experience in software engineering and test automation. He has led automation initiatives at Medtronic and EPAM Systems, architecting full-suite regression and CI/CD frameworks using Java, Selenium, REST-Assured, and DevOps tools. Rakesh has mentored over 60 mentees through 10,227+ minutes on Preplaced, authored a full Java test automation course on GeeksforGeeks, and spoke at TestIstanbul 2024 on deploying LLMs via Ollama. His stack spans Java, .NET, Spring Boot, Cypress, Playwright, Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform, and more. He holds certifications including GCP Architect, Azure AI Fundamentals (AZ-900), and ISTQB credentials. As a tech blogger and speaker, Rakesh now focuses on building scalable, maintainable, and cloud-resilient automation frameworks that align with modern testing and DevOps workflows.