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Backend Testing Framework & Standards

Designed and standardized service-level unit testing practices for backend services, defining testing boundaries and reducing reliance on excessive mocking. Built reusable test helpers and conventions to enhance test reliability, readability, and long-term maintainability across services.

Tech Stack
GoGORMPostgreSQL

This project focuses on standardizing backend testing across multiple services to improve reliability and developer velocity.

Key Achievements

  • Test Standardization: Defined boundaries between unit and integration tests.
  • Helper Utilities: Built a suite of reusable test helpers for database seeding, mocking external gRPC dependencies, and asserting complex JSON responses.
  • Mocking Strategy: Reduced reliance on excessive interface mocking by introducing isolated test databases via Docker Testcontainers.
  • CI/CD Integration: Integrated the new testing standards into GitHub Actions, ensuring minimum coverage thresholds.