Sarthak Gholap

Software Quality Engineer with 1+ year of hands-on experience in Manual and Automation Testing (Playwright, TypeScript). Skilled in designing test cases, executing regression and end-to-end testing, and managing the defect life cycle using Jira and Postman. Experienced in Agile/Scrum environments, collaborating closely with developers and business analysts to ensure high-quality, reliable software releases.

AUTOMATION ENGINEER (Playwright) - THE BAAP COMPANY

(2025-08 - 2025-11)

Simplify Sandbox (Client Project) — ERP / Supply Chain Management application

• Developed and maintained end-to-end (E2E) test automation using Playwright and JavaScript, covering complete business workflows from start to finish.
• Automated critical application workflows to validate functional behavior, business logic, and overall application stability.
• Created and executed automated test cases for functional, regression, and UI testing, achieving approximately 70% automation coverage for identified test scenarios.
• Performed cross-browser testing with Playwright to verify consistent application behavior and user experience across supported browsers.
• Analyzed automation execution results, identified failures, and reported defects with clear reproduction steps and relevant evidence.
• Collaborated with developers to investigate issues, validate fixes, and improve overall product quality.
• Designed and maintained reusable and scalable automation scripts to support reliable and repeatable test execution.
• Validated 200+ newly developed features through manual testing before automating suitable scenarios, ensuring functional correctness and workflow stability.
• Executed automated regression suites after feature enhancements and defect fixes to identify potential impact on existing functionality.
• Investigated automation failures through test logs and execution results, updated scripts when required, and improved test reliability and maintainability.

MANUAL QA ENGINEER - THE BAAP COMPANY

(2025-11)

Boardview Project | The Baap Company (Client Project) — App + Web platform

• Executed Manual Testing for the Boardview application, covering Functional, End-to-End (E2E), Regression, Exploratory, and API Testing across multiple application modules.
• Designed, documented, and executed 1,000+ test cases based on business requirements, application workflows, and functional specifications.
• Detected and reported 800+ defects during testing, helping identify functional, validation, UI, workflow, and integration issues before production release.
• Performed requirement analysis and test scenario preparation to understand expected application behavior and ensure adequate test coverage.
• Conducted API validation using Postman, verifying request and response data, HTTP status codes, endpoint behavior, and data consistency.
• Carried out regression testing after feature changes and defect fixes to confirm that existing functionality remained unaffected.
• Re-tested resolved defects, verified fixes against expected results, and updated defect status based on test outcomes.
• Logged, documented, and tracked defects through the defect life cycle, providing clear reproduction steps, expected versus actual results, and supporting evidence.
• Collaborated with developers, Business Analysts, and stakeholders to clarify requirements, investigate issues, and facilitate timely defect resolution.
• Performed exploratory and negative testing to uncover unexpected behavior, edge cases, validation gaps, and usability issues beyond predefined test scenarios.
• Prepared test data and maintained test execution results and QA documentation throughout the testing cycle.
• Participated in SDLC and Agile testing activities, contributing to requirement analysis, test planning, execution, defect management, retesting, and release validation.

Bachelor of Computer Applications (BCA) - Mysore University (2026)

HSC - Maharashtra State Board (2022)

SSC - Maharashtra State Board (2020)