Gokul M

Detail-oriented Software Test Engineer with hands-on experience in Manual Testing, API Testing, Automation, and SQL Database Validation for enterprise fintech applications. At L&T Finance, identified 70+ defects and automated critical regression workflows using Selenium WebDriver (Java), TestNG, Maven, and Page Object Model, significantly reducing regression execution time. Strong command of SDLC, STLC, Agile/Scrum, Postman, and JIRA with a quality-first engineering mindset in customer-facing financial systems.

Software Test Engineer Intern - L&T Finance - Bengaluru, India

(2026-01 - 2026-05)

Modules: Loan Management System & Payment Processing

• Designed and executed 240+ manual test cases covering loan applications, repayments, collections, customer onboarding, and transaction processing workflows — increasing end-to-end test coverage by ~45% across critical customer-facing financial modules.
• Identified and reported 70+ defects (50+ high severity, 20+ medium severity) using structured root cause analysis in JIRA, contributing to a ~30% reduction in production risk across multiple Agile release cycles.
• Validated REST API endpoints using Postman — testing request/response payloads, authentication headers, and edge case inputs — uncovering 12+ backend inconsistencies invisible to UI-level testing.
• SQL queries using JOINs and subqueries to cross-validate frontend transactions against backend records across 6+ relational tables, ensuring 95%+ data accuracy between layers.
• Automated critical regression workflows (login validation, repayment processing, form validation, customer navigation) using Selenium WebDriver, TestNG, Maven, and POM — with synchronization via explicit waits and screenshot capture — reducing regression execution time significantly.
• Built reusable automation framework components and maintained regression test suites across two-week Agile sprints, collaborating with developers to reproduce defects, validate fixes, and ensure end-to-end product quality.

B.Tech - Computer Science Engineering - B.S. Abdur Rahman Crescent Institute (2021 - 2025)