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QA Engineer | Software Testing | Manual Testing | API Testing | Postman | SQL | Jira | Test Case Design | Regression Testing | Product Associate | Agile

About

I’m a QA Engineer with 4+ years of experience in Software Quality Assurance, with a strong focus on building reliable, user-focused products and improving the overall quality of the product lifecycle. Over the years, I’ve worked across Manual Testing, API Testing, Regression, Integration, End-to-End Testing, UAT, Firmware Testing, Log Analysis, Debugging, and Production Support. I enjoy going beyond executing test cases—understanding the product, identifying gaps early, challenging requirements, and making sure we build the right thing in the right way. A few highlights from my experience: • Led a 5-member QA team, taking ownership of planning, task allocation, reviews, quality gates, release validation, and delivery. • Contributed to PRD reviews, requirement discussions, design reviews, feature planning, and release sign-offs, giving me strong exposure to the complete product development lifecycle. • Built and improved QA processes from the ground up, including test strategy, test coverage, test cases, regression suites, defect management, and release processes. • Worked extensively with APIs using Postman, along with integrations involving platforms such as HubSpot and QuickBooks. • Hands-on experience with firmware testing, log collection, debugging, and root-cause analysis, allowing me to work effectively with engineering teams on complex technical issues. • Contributed to a 70% reduction in issues reaching customer support in one product and approximately 90% reduction in support-reported issues in another through stronger testing, coverage, and quality processes. • Worked across different products and domains, giving me the ability to quickly understand new business workflows and translate requirements into meaningful test scenarios. I’m particularly strong at breaking down complex requirements, identifying edge cases, connecting technical issues to business impact, and collaborating across Product, Engineering, Design, and QA. Beyond QA, my involvement in product discussions has developed my interest in Product Management. I enjoy understanding user problems, researching solutions, thinking through workflows, and using AI tools to accelerate research, prototyping, documentation, and testing. I’m always looking to work on challenging products where I can combine quality, technical understanding, product thinking, and ownership to create a meaningful impact.

Location

Greater Bengaluru Area

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Work experience

QA Engineer and product associate at Tohands, Feb 2026 - Present · 8 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, Led the QA function for a 5-member QA team, owning test planning, execution, defect management, release validation, and overall quality across the product. Took end-to-end ownership of QA activities and acted as the QA Lead, coordinating work allocation, reviews, priorities, and release readiness across the team. Collaborated closely with Product, Engineering, and Design teams from the early stages of product development, contributing to requirements gathering, PRD reviews, design discussions, and feature planning. Translated business and product requirements into comprehensive test scenarios, test cases, and coverage plans, ensuring functional and edge-case scenarios were addressed before development and release. Drove functional, regression, integration, API, end-to-end, and UAT testing across critical product workflows. Owned defect triage and worked closely with developers to perform root-cause analysis, debugging, log analysis, and issue resolution. Strengthened QA processes and quality gates, contributing to a 90% reduction in bugs/issues reported through customer support. Participated in release sign-offs, validating critical workflows and ensuring production readiness before deployment. Worked cross-functionally to identify product gaps early, improve requirements clarity, and reduce defects reaching production. Mentored and supported the QA team, ensuring consistent testing practices, better coverage, and timely delivery across releases.

Software Test Engineer at Delightree, Apr 2024 - Oct 2025 · 1 yr 7 mos, India, Joined as the 2nd QA engineer and contributed to building and strengthening the QA process and team, which grew to 5 members. Owned QA for 10+ key product modules/features, covering functional, regression, integration, UAT, and end-to-end testing. Analysed requirements and actively participated in PRD reviews, design discussions, and release planning, identifying gaps and edge cases early in the development cycle. Designed and executed comprehensive test cases and test scenarios, improving test coverage across critical business workflows. Performed API testing using Postman, validating request/response payloads, status codes, business logic, negative scenarios, and integrations. Tested and validated third-party integrations with HubSpot and QuickBooks, ensuring reliable end-to-end data flow across systems. Worked closely with Product and Engineering teams for defect triage, root-cause analysis, debugging, and production issue resolution using Jira. Analysed production issues and support tickets to identify recurring problems, contributing to a 70% reduction in QA-related issues reported through support. Participated in release validation and sign-off, ensuring critical workflows were thoroughly tested before production releases. Took ownership of QA quality gates and continuously improved testing processes, documentation, and collaboration between Product, Development, and QA teams.

Software Engineer at Test Yantra, Dec 2020 - Dec 2022 · 2 yrs 1 mo, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, • Analyzed business and functional requirements and collaborated with Developers, QA and stakeholders to convert requirements into test scenarios, test cases and acceptance criteria. • Designed, executed, updated and maintained test cases covering positive, negative, boundary and end-to-end scenarios across web and enterprise applications. • Performed Manual Testing including Functional, Integration, System, Smoke, Sanity, Regression and End-to-End Testing throughout the SDLC/STLC. • Performed REST API Testing using Postman, validating GET, POST, PUT and DELETE requests, HTTP status codes, JSON payloads, headers and business logic. • Used Oracle SQL and SQLPlus for Database Testing, Backend Testing and Data Validation by verifying application results against database records. • Prepared and maintained Requirement Traceability Matrix (RTM), mapping requirements to test scenarios and test cases to ensure complete test coverage. • Managed the Defect Life Cycle using Jira, including defect logging, severity/priority assessment, tracking, retesting, regression validation and closure. Used TestLink for test management and execution. • Tested multi-tier web applications across E-commerce and B2B domains, validating business workflows, integrations, data flows and end-to-end user journeys. • Performed testing of Salesforce and dynamic business applications, covering functional workflows, integrations, business rules and regression scenarios. • Conducted Mobile Application Testing across multiple devices/platforms, covering functional, compatibility, usability and regression testing. • Investigated customer-reported technical issues, reproduced defects, performed initial troubleshooting and collaborated with Development and Support teams for resolution. • Participated in Agile/Scrum ceremonies including Daily Stand-ups, Sprint Planning, Sprint Reviews and Retrospectives; supported client interaction, stakeholder communication, team training and knowledge transfer.

Education

Bachelor of Technology - BTech, Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Presidency University Bangalore

intermediate, Science, Don Bosco High School - India