Anand Bagmar
Engineering Leader · AI-Enabled Engineering
Architecture, Delivery & Quality · Engineering Strategist · 25+ Years
"Strategic where it matters, practical where it counts - helping organisations build engineering capability for the AI era, where architecture, delivery and quality work as one system, whether as a leader, a consultant, or both."
Where Engineering Meets AI and Quality
Essence of Testing is an engineering effectiveness consultancy focused on helping organisations build lasting engineering capability - not just fix immediate delivery or testing gaps. From early-stage startups to large enterprise programmes, we bring strategic thinking and hands-on execution together.
We work at the intersection of engineering strategy, architecture, AI-enabled delivery, and quality - delivering outcomes that stick. Whether through targeted advisory, embedded leadership, or structured upskilling programmes, Essence of Testing creates measurable, durable change.
Engineering Leader · AI-Enabled Engineering · Architecture, Delivery & Quality
Anand Bagmar is a software engineering executive, keynote speaker, and AI-enabled engineering practitioner with over 25 years of experience leading engineering strategy, architecture and transformation across complex technology environments. He is open to senior engineering leadership roles - FTE or fractional/interim - as well as consulting and advisory engagements.
His work spans engineering assessments, architecture and roadmap definition, AI-enabled delivery, and hands-on implementation across telecom, e-commerce, gaming, SaaS, enterprise platforms, and banking/financial services - with deep expertise in quality engineering and test automation as part of that story. A Selenium and Appium contributor and creator of open-source tools used globally - and a regular conference speaker on engineering effectiveness, AI-driven engineering, and software quality.
Six pillars of measurable impact
Engineering Leadership & Strategy
Engineering operating models, governance frameworks, and risk-based practices that align architecture, delivery and quality with business outcomes. Learn more →
AI-Enabled Engineering & Quality
AI-driven engineering and scalable automation for web, mobile, API, desktop, and visual testing - improving reliability across CI/CD pipelines. Learn more →
Transformation & Advisory
Quality assessments, roadmaps, and contextual implementation - equally effective in short advisory engagements and full transformation programmes. Learn more →
Training & Enablement
Workshops, bootcamps, and enterprise programmes - training hundreds of professionals on modern automation and AI adoption. Learn more →
Framework & Tool Innovation
Creator of Teswiz, WAAT, and TTA - open-source tools adopted and trusted by the global testing community. Learn more →
Cross-Functional Improvement
Works across product, engineering, and leadership teams to reduce friction and build scalable, sustainable QA and SDET capability. Learn more →
How Essence of Testing creates value
Strategic Consulting
Practical, fit-for-purpose solutions leveraging AI and industry best practices - tailored to your product, team, and business goals.
AI-Powered Solutions
Adopt innovative AI tools to streamline testing, accelerate automation, reduce flakiness, and improve overall reliability.
Team Upskilling
Transform manual testers to automation-ready contributors. Deliver better ROI from your automation investment through structured programmes.
QA Community Engagement
Stay ahead with the latest practices, tools, and thought leadership - connecting with the global quality engineering community.
Trusted by global leaders across industries
- AmDocs EoT
- Reliance Jio MyJio, Jio.com EoT AI
- Myntra EoT
- Reliance Jio Ajio, Jio Prime Merchant EoT AI
- Sears TW
- SnapDeal EoT
- Sony TW
- Entain EoT AI
- PlayGames 24x7 EoT
- Vuclip
- OVE TW
- Suncorp TW
- Tieto Evry EoT
- Moolya Testing Services EoT
- Reliance Jio QECC EoT AI
- Srijan EoT
- ThoughtWorks
- Xnsio formerly AgileFAQs EoT AI
- AmberPoint
- Applitools EoT AI
- Borland
- Microsoft LiveMeeting
- Reliance Jio JioMeet, Enterprise, JPW EoT AI
- Specmatic EoT AI
- McKinsey TW
- Varian Medical Systems TW
- WebMD
- ChargedUp.green EoT
EoT Essence of Testing TW ThoughtWorks AI AI-powered engagement
Real engagements. Measurable outcomes.
1,080 Combinations, 15 Real Ones
An engineering architecture story: modelling a supplier matrix as a tree - not a product - turned a recurring, multi-day integration cost into a one-off, one-hour one. Read case study →
Reliance Jio: Transforming Quality Engineering at Scale
Assessment, strategy, and full implementation across 20+ product teams - automation frameworks, AI visual testing, and a Quality Engineering Competency Centre. Read case study →
Upskilling 50 SDETs with AI-Powered Test Automation
Intensive classroom programme that transitioned manual testers to automation-ready contributors - with AI-assisted automation, daily evaluations, and final projects. Read case study →
Influencing quality engineering worldwide
Regular speaker at major global testing conferences on quality, AI automation, and the future of QA.
Thought leadership through published articles and community contributions on testing strategy and AI.
Selenium and Appium contributor. Creator of Teswiz, WAAT, and TTA - tools trusted by the global QA community.
Ready to build engineering capability for the AI era?
Whether you need a strategic advisor, a hands-on engineering leader, or a training partner - let's talk.