Sydney, Australia

NaveenRaj

Senior Quality Engineering Lead Indie App Builder Founder, Playpal Apps

10+ years breaking complex systems so users don't have to. After hours, building AI-powered mobile apps that ship to real people.

Worked with
Block · Cash App Afterpay UBank Infosys
About

QA by day.
Builder by night.

Pessimist with a launchpad.

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Senior QA Lead

Lead Quality Engineer at Block (Cash App), owning end-to-end quality strategy for the Trust & Risk domain — identity verification, login systems, disputes, transfers, and compliance-sensitive financial flows.

Cash AppAfterpayUBankInfosys
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Indie App Builder

Using AI tools — Cursor, Claude — to design, build, and ship iOS & Android apps completely solo. 10 apps live across the App Store and Google Play spanning games, utilities, wellness, and productivity.

SwiftUIFlutterReactUnityAI-Assisted
Playpal Apps logo Playpal Apps · my studio

Built & shipped solo.

Every app designed, developed, and launched independently using AI-assisted engineering.

Astro Orbit
Astro Orbit
Game · Arcade

Defy gravity. Hop between orbital rings and dodge cosmic obstacles in this fast-paced space arcade game.

Canwasa
Canwasa
Creativity · Wallpapers

Generate stunning 4K abstract wallpapers instantly on your device. No cloud, no uploads, no tracking.

Fuzzy Pop
Fuzzy Pop
Game · Family

A child-safe, colourful bubble-popping game. Simple mechanics, satisfying to play — no ads interrupting the fun.

MergeRise
MergeRise
Game · Puzzle

A 2048-style merge puzzle with civilisation building. Merge tiles to raise cities, unlock skins, and conquer missions.

Night Bloom
Night Bloom
Health & Wellness

Sleep sounds, breathing exercises, and relaxation tools to help you wind down, sleep deeper, and wake up restored.

Palettely
Palettely
Creativity · Design

Extract colour palettes from any photo. Build moodboards. Export art that's unmistakably yours.

PaperLens
PaperLens
Productivity · Documents

Scan, extract, translate, sign, and protect your documents — powered by on-device AI. Zero cloud. Zero tracking.

Qito
Qito
Utilities · QR & Barcode

Fast QR code and barcode scanner. Generate, scan, and manage codes — clean interface, no bloat.

Time Zone Connect
Time Zone Connect
Productivity

Compare global times, find overlapping work hours, and plan the perfect meeting across any time zone.

Utilify
Utilify
Utilities

Your everyday tech toolkit. 18 tools, 2 platforms, 1 app — everything you need in one clean interface.

Experience

10+ years in fintech quality.

From Infosys to Block — building quality frameworks that protect millions of users.

Block
01 2022 – Present Block · Cash App
Current Role

Senior / Lead Quality Engineer

Lead QA for the Trust & Risk domain. Owned end-to-end quality strategy across identity verification, login migration, disputes, Borrow Loans, and account recovery. QA DRI for compliance-sensitive launches. Used AI tools to scale automation coverage across critical financial flows.

XCUITestEspressoIDVComplianceAI-Assisted
Afterpay
02 2021 – 2022 Afterpay · Block

Senior Quality Engineer

Built the mobile automation framework from scratch for Money by Afterpay. Led quality initiatives across payments and risk systems during the Block acquisition transition.

Mobile AutomationPaymentsFramework Design
UBank
03 2017 – 2021 UBank

Senior Automation Engineer

Primary automation owner for iOS and Android native banking apps. Designed mobile automation framework using Appium. Led strategic transition to Perfecto. Received Individual Achievement Award for Automation Excellence.

AppiumPerfectoiOS & Android
🏆 Individual Achievement Award for Automation Excellence
Infosys
04 2015 – 2017 Infosys

Systems Engineer

Built automation frameworks for enterprise digital platforms. Led the first-ever automation testing POC in the department, winning Abstraction's first Automation Project.

SeleniumEnterprise
🏆 Abstraction's First Automation Project
Skills

What I bring.

A decade of quality engineering expertise across mobile, API, and cloud platforms.

XCUITestEspressoAppiumREST AssuredJenkinsSwiftUIPerfectoBrowserStackTestRailPostmanJIRAFlutter XCUITestEspressoAppiumREST AssuredJenkinsSwiftUIPerfectoBrowserStackTestRailPostmanJIRAFlutter
Risk-Based TestingJavaAI-Assisted DevCursor / ClaudeLaunchDarklyJMeterCompliance QAJavaScriptSOAP UISauce LabsHP QC ALMQTest Risk-Based TestingJavaAI-Assisted DevCursor / ClaudeLaunchDarklyJMeterCompliance QAJavaScriptSOAP UISauce LabsHP QC ALMQTest
SwiftUIFlutterReactUnityApp Store ConnectPlay ConsoleTestFlightApp SigningASOSeleniumPlaywrightCustom Reporting SwiftUIFlutterReactUnityApp Store ConnectPlay ConsoleTestFlightApp SigningASOSeleniumPlaywrightCustom Reporting
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Mobile Automation

XCUITest, Espresso, Appium, Perfecto, BrowserStack, Sauce Labs, Seetest

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AI-Assisted Engineering

Cursor, Claude — automation scripting, framework acceleration, debugging, test generation

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API & Backend Testing

REST Assured, Postman, SOAP UI, JMeter — API validation across critical financial flows

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CI/CD & Tooling

Jenkins, TestRail, JIRA, QTest, HP QC ALM, LaunchDarkly

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Quality Strategy

Risk-based testing, release governance, compliance validation, regression optimisation

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Programming

Java, JavaScript, SwiftUI — test frameworks and production-grade mobile apps

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Web Automation

Selenium, Playwright, custom reporting frameworks for end-to-end web test coverage

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App Development

SwiftUI, Flutter, React, Unity — building and shipping production apps to App Store & Google Play solo

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App Publishing & ASO

App Store Connect, Google Play Console, TestFlight, release tracks, app signing, metadata & keyword optimisation

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AI-Accelerated Dev

Cursor, Claude — prompt engineering for code generation, solo full-stack delivery from idea to shipped product

Contact

Let's connect.

Open to senior QA, quality engineering leadership, and AI-assisted engineering conversations.

Based in Sydney, Australia. 10+ years in fintech quality engineering. Currently building AI-powered apps and always open to meaningful conversations.