Varun Vijaykumar

Experience

13+ years across embedded systems, automotive, cloud QA, and AI-driven validation.

Now2022

BMW Group

Munich, Germany
Test Architect / Solutions ArchitectOct. 2022 — Present
  • Improved legacy test infrastructure for enhanced stability and scalability across high-demand projects.
  • Designed and developed cloud-based applications to streamline testing across multiple automotive projects.
  • Defined enterprise-level test strategies and QA roadmaps aligned with project and business goals.
  • Built scalable, reusable automation frameworks and centralised test toolkits supporting ~100,000 tests/day.
  • Developed a global cloud-based test reporting platform serving ~40,000 users across multiple sites.
  • Led tool selection and CI/CD integration to support efficient automated testing.
  • Developed AI-powered orchestration solutions to automate complex workflows and improve system efficiency and reliability.
  • Created AI (NLP)-based testing tools to automate test creation and validation, increasing test coverage while reducing manual effort.
  • Designed and implemented an AI-driven recommender system to automatically derive test cases from customer and technical requirements.
  • Established QA best practices, KPIs, and quality governance processes.
  • Collaborated closely with Development, DevOps, and Product teams to align testing with delivery pipelines.
20222017

Continental AG

Ulm, Germany
Visualization Test ArchitectSept. 2017 — Sept. 2022
  • Analysed requirements and designed test strategies for visualization features.
  • Developed and maintained test automation pipelines integrated with CI frameworks for nightly builds and reporting.
  • Integrated simulators (CARLA, CarMaker) into test frameworks for open-loop simulation-based testing.
  • Created computer vision-based test algorithms to validate visualization outputs.
  • Automated HIL test deployments and reporting through custom scripting.
  • Designed and implemented image processing algorithms for shadow removal (See Through Bonnet) and software anti-aliasing using OpenGL.
  • Maintained and enhanced a Qt-based simulation tool for camera view configuration.
2016

Technical University Chemnitz

Chemnitz, Germany
Research AssistantApr. 2016 — Nov. 2016
  • Integrated Microsoft Kinect v1 & v2 for skeletal tracking and human body stream extraction in the AssiSt rehabilitation project.
  • Developed a secure networking toolbox (server/client, data encoding/decoding) for data transfer in the open-source XPCV computer vision platform.
20142011

Pace Micro Technology Pvt. Ltd.

Bengaluru, India
Embedded Software EngineerMay 2011 — Sept. 2014
  • Contributed to SDK API development and managed release cycles.
  • Designed and implemented a UI Test Harness Suite (TCTH) and an Electronic Program Guide (EPG) display system.
  • Developed and maintained MoCA-based Home Content Sharing (HCS) features.
  • Built test applications for PVR systems, including review buffer testing.
  • Created Adobe Flash Lite apps for set-top boxes (e.g., weather widgets, on-screen keyboards).
  • Developed device drivers for QWERTY keyboards in set-top boxes.
  • Upgraded embedded modules for network-based logging and debugging.

Education

20172014

Technical University Chemnitz

Chemnitz, Germany
MSc. Embedded SystemsOct. 2014 — Sept. 2017

Specialised in Machine Learning, Digital and 3D Image Processing in Embedded Systems, TV and Video Processing, and the Design of Heterogeneous Systems.

Industrial Thesis (with Continental AG): "Adaptive Anti-Aliasing of Fisheye Images in Surround View Systems"

20112007

Amrita School of Engineering

Coimbatore, India
BTech. Electronics & Communication EngineeringJuly 2007 — April 2011

Specialised in Digital Signal Processing, Electronics, and Embedded Software Design & Development.

Thesis: "Bio-Inspired imprecise computation blocks for efficient VLSI implementation of facial recognition"