Ankon Chakraborty
Senior Consultant at Fabric Group
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Summary
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Top SchoolAnkon Chakraborty is a Senior Consultant based in Melbourne with seven years of experience delivering custom software solutions across e-commerce, data analytics, cloud, and social applications. He combines hands-on back-end and database expertise with a consultancy mindset, having supported clients single-handedly at ThoughtWorks and led cross-functional delivery at Sahaj and Fabric Group. Ankon is also an active open-source contributor to notable testing projects like Gauge and Taiko, where he improved test automation reliability and implemented nuanced browser automation features. He’s passionate about solving complex problems, learning new technologies, and translating technical improvements into client value—often focusing on under-the-hood reliability and edge-case handling that quietly reduces production risk.
7 years of coding experience
diploma, Computer Science, diploma, Computer Science at APC Roy polytechnic, Kolkata
Github Skills (16)
browser-automation10
testkit10
javascript10
go10
mstest10
ui-testing10
teste10
test-automation10
testing10
behavior-driven-development9
automation9
automations9
nodejs9
debug8
debugging8
Programming languages (10)
Github contributions (5)
getgauge/taiko
May 2019 - Mar 2020
A node.js library for testing modern web applications
Role in this project:
Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:68 commits, 22 PRs, 101 pushes in 9 months
Contributions summary:Ankon contributed to the Taiko library by implementing and testing new features, specifically focusing on the "clear" API functionality, allowing for clearing input fields. They added new tests to validate the behavior of the `clear` function. The commits also include modifications to the core `taiko.js` file to handle edge cases, such as when a selector is undefined, and enhancements related to plugin loading and tab management within the browser automation library. These changes indicate a focus on both front-end testing and back-end library improvements.
web-applicationsjs-libraryheadless-chromiumnode-jstesting
getgauge/gauge
May 2019 - Jul 2019
Light weight cross-platform test automation
Role in this project:QA Engineer / Test Automation Engineer
QA Engineer / Test Automation EngineerContributions:5 commits, 5 PRs, 21 pushes in 1 month
Contributions summary:Ankon contributed to improving the test automation capabilities of the project. Their commits focused on modifying test configurations, particularly related to exit codes and logging within the testing framework. They also addressed issues related to plugin installation and validation processes, enhancing the reliability of the testing environment. Furthermore, the user worked on showing parameters in the console, modifying file formatters, which suggests improvements in how tests are presented and interpreted.
acceptance-testinggolanglight-weighttest-automationlight
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