Pratiksha Gore

Associate QA Engineer with 3.2 years of experience in automation and manual testing, with hands-on expertise in Selenium WebDriver using Java, TestNG, and Cucumber BDD. Experienced in API testing using Postman, backend data validation using SQL, and defect management using JIRA within Agile Scrum teams. Comfortable using AI-assisted development tools such as GitHub Copilot to improve testing productivity. Adaptable, curious, and quick to pick up new tools, frameworks, and testing practices.

QA Associate Engineer - Anmeda System Private Limited

(2024-10 - 2026-05)

Project: RetroN21 (equipment data capture platform for centralized reporting, analytics & monitoring) | Tools: Selenium WebDriver, Cucumber BDD, TestNG, Maven, Postman, JIRA

• Collaborated with developers and the project team to clarify requirements and translate them into comprehensive test cases and scenarios spanning multiple modules.
• Designed and developed automation test scripts using Java and Selenium WebDriver, applying the Page Object Model (POM) and reusable methods to improve script maintainability and reduce future test-development time; used GitHub Copilot to speed up script writing and boilerplate code generation.
• Built BDD automation scripts using Cucumber, and structured test suites with TestNG and Maven for repeatable execution and reporting.
• Performed API testing using Postman to validate REST API responses, status codes, and payloads as part of functional test coverage, alongside manual functional and regression testing.
• Prepared detailed TestNG test result reports and maintained test documentation to support traceability across builds.
• Logged, tracked, and retested defects using JIRA, coordinating closely with developers to validate fixes and support timely defect resolution.
• Actively participated in Agile Scrum ceremonies and cross-team coordination, contributing to sprint planning and continuous improvement of QA practices.

Associate Software Engineer - Mphasis, Pune - Pune

(2022-01 - 2023-07)

Project: Thinkorswim – financial trading & investment platform for Charles Schwab Corporation, USA | Tools: Selenium WebDriver, TestNG, JIRA

• Conducted manual and automation testing with a focus on functional and regression testing for a live US financial-services platform, collaborating with developers and stakeholders to ensure alignment with requirements.
• Reviewed and executed Selenium/TestNG automation scripts, and generated test plans, scenarios, and documentation across the platform's modules.
• Reported and tracked defects in JIRA, working with developers on root-cause discussions and retesting to support faster resolution.
• Provided technical support to team members, contributing to smoother sprint delivery and knowledge-sharing within the QA team.

Bachelor of Engineering - B.E. - Savitribai Phule Pune University (2021)