Summary
Chai Narukulla is a Sr. Quality Assurance Analyst Manager with nine years of experience building and scaling test automation and quality programs, now leading QA efforts at DEFCON AI from Seattle. With a background that spans AWS automation engineering, operations management, and aircraft quality control in the US Navy, he blends disciplined, systems-oriented process design with pragmatic tooling to improve test reliability and throughput. He has a track record of designing reusable test harnesses, dashboards, and developer-facing tools that shorten feedback loops and standardize production testing across distributed teams. Trained in advanced Python development and aviation mechanics, Chai brings both software craftsmanship and a hands-on engineering mindset to complex, safety- and performance-sensitive systems. Known for mentoring onsite and offshore teams, he pairs technical leadership with clear stakeholder communication to turn quality strategy into measurable outcomes.
8 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Associate of Arts and Sciences - AAS Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies, Associate of Arts and Sciences - AAS Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies at Seattle Central College
Journeyman mechanic Aviation Power-plant Mechanic., Journeyman mechanic Aviation Power-plant Mechanic. at U.S.Navy
Advanced Software Development in Python , Advanced Software Development in Python at Code Fellows
HighSchool Deploma Mathematics, HighSchool Deploma Mathematics at Garfield highSchool