Manali Kishor Gawande

About

QA automation engineer from Bajaj Finance who owned end-to-end automated test suites for large-scale web/mobile products (70M+ users), building Python and API automation integrated with Jenkins/Azure DevOps. Drove measurable quality outcomes (40% less regression effort, 35% fewer production defects, 98% successful UAT across 25+ releases) and has strong fintech lending domain experience (loan disbursement/repayment/eligibility).

Experience

Education

Key Strengths

• Owned end-to-end automation for web and mobile apps serving 70M+ users
• Built Python automation frameworks and API validation suites (Postman/Swagger) integrated into CI/CD (Jenkins, Azure DevOps)
• Reduced regression effort by 40% through defect trend analysis and coverage refinement
• Improved reliability by 37% and reduced production defects by 35% across 25+ production releases
• Stabilized flaky tests (explicit waits, test data isolation, Cypress cy.intercept) and cut validation time by 30% via tiered/parallel pipelines
• Implemented fast feedback loops with automated alerts (Slack/email) including logs and screenshots
• Found and isolated high-impact backend defect via API response analysis; provided precise payload and expected vs actual enabling same-sprint fix
• Proactively clarified ambiguous requirements/edge cases early to prevent rework and release delays