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Manali Kishor Gawande - Technical Mentor in Tempe, AZ

Manali Kishor Gawande

Junior SDET/QA Automation Engineer specializing in FinTech testing and CI/CD automation

Arizona State UniversityArizona State UniversityTempe, AZ2 Years ExperienceJunior LevelWorks On-Site

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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).

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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

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Experience

Technical MentorArizona State University · Jan 2025 – Aug 2025
Quality Assurance Engineer (SDET)Bajaj Finance Ltd. · Jul 2021 – Oct 2023

Education

Arizona State Universitymaster, Computer Engineering (2025)
College of Engineering Punebachelor, Electrical Engineering (2021)

Awards

  • Best Employee Award (2022) - Bajaj Finance Ltd.
  • 2nd Place - Hacks for Humanity (2025)

Languages

English

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Manali Kishor GawandeJunior SDET/QA Automation Engineer specializing in FinTech testing and CI/CD automation