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title: "Pooja Mallick - QA Consultant & UX Specialist in Bengaluru | Tal"
description: "Meet Pooja Mallick, QA Engineer | Manual Testing | Learning Automation (Selenium + Java) | Bengaluru based in Bengaluru. AI stack includes claude code, claude, and github copilot."
image: "https://tal.club/meet/pooja-mallick/share-image"
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# Pooja Mallick on Tal

## Headline

QA Engineer \| Manual Testing \| Learning Automation \(Selenium \+ Java\) \| Bengaluru

## About

Manual QA professional with strong foundation in Software Testing and hands\-on experience in writing test cases, bug reporting, and functional testing\. I have completed Manual Testing training and am currently learning Core Java \+ Selenium to grow into Automation\. My previous experience as a UX Designer helps me think from the end\-user’s perspective while testing applications — catching both functional and usability issues early\. What I bring: • Strong understanding of SDLC, STLC, Test Case Design, Bug Life Cycle • Experience in Functional, Regression, Smoke, and Usability Testing • Ability to write clear test cases and detailed bug reports • Currently upskilling in Core Java and Selenium WebDriver • Background in UI/UX Design \(user research, wireframing, usability\) Looking for Manual QA / Software Tester / Junior QA Engineer roles in Bengaluru \(or remote/hybrid\)\. Open to full\-time opportunities\. Feel free to connect or message me\.

## Location

Bengaluru

## AI stack

claude code

claude

github copilot

grok

replit

Figma Make

## Work experience

QA Consultant & UX Specialist at Self\-Employed, Apr 2021 \- Present · 5 yrs 7 mos, Bengaluru South, Karnataka, India, Designed and executed functional, regression, and smoke test suites for 8\+ digital products across healthcare, e\-commerce, and SaaS — achieving zero critical defect escapes at launch on 3 healthcare platform releases ▸ Identified 100\+ UI/functional defects through structured exploratory and requirements\-based testing, reducing post\-release bug rates by \~40% across client projects ▸ Authored acceptance criteria and end\-to\-end test cases from user stories, enabling development teams to cut rework time by 25% through clearly defined pass/fail conditions ▸ Conducted API testing via Postman — validated request/response contracts, authentication flows, and data integrity between frontend and backend across 4 SaaS integrations ▸ Applied risk\-based testing methodology to prioritise critical user journeys, improving defect detection efficiency and ensuring maximum test coverage within constrained sprint timelines ▸ Managed full defect lifecycle in JIRA — from structured bug reporting \(steps to reproduce, severity, expected vs actual\) through triage, retesting, and sign\-off — across 5\+ Agile product teams ▸ Performed cross\-browser and cross\-device compatibility testing for web and mobile products, eliminating 30\+ device\-specific rendering defects pre\-launch ▸ Embedded QA processes into Agile sprint cycles — writing test plans, participating in sprint planning and retrospectives, and maintaining requirement traceability matrices for 4 concurrent projects\. Conducted usability testing sessions with real users to surface UX\-functional gaps early in the development cycle, improving user satisfaction scores by 20–30% across 3 product launches ▸ Currently building Tricentis TOSCA automation expertise \(QSpiders, 2026\) — model\-based test design, scriptless automation, and integration with CI/CD pipelines

## Education

Bachelor of Business Administration \- BBA, Business Administration and Management, General, Regional College of Management \(RCM\)

software testing with java automation, QSpiders \- Software Testing Training Institute

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