Sumedh Nikhade

Detail-oriented Test Engineer with 2.2 years of hands-on experience in manual mobile game testing, specializing in 3D virtual environments. Adept at designing comprehensive test suites that achieve 100% feature coverage, identifying critical defects, and reducing post-release bug rates. Skilled in JIRA-based defect lifecycle management and TestRail documentation.

Thrives in Agile/Scrum teams, consistently contributing to sprint planning, retrospectives, and daily standups to accelerate delivery quality.

Test Engineer - GlobalStep - Pune

(2025-10 - 2026-01)

• Designed and executed 120+ test cases covering 100% of gameplay feature specifications for a high-fidelity mobile drag racing title.
• Detected and documented 80+ defects across Functionality, Regression, Sanity, Smoke, and Exploratory cycles, reducing critical bug leakage by ~30%.
• Validated UI/UX consistency, opponent AI logic, and race-flow integrity across 5+ Android device configurations.
• Decreased average defect turnaround time by 25% by writing clear, step-by-step JIRA reproduction reports that eliminated back-and-forth with developers.
• Maintained zero feature-escape rate across 3 consecutive sprint releases by verifying every build against updated design documentation.

QA Tester - GameCloud Technologies Pvt. Ltd. - Pune

(2023-11 - 2025-09)

• Converted 100% of sprint feature requirements into structured, traceable test cases within TestRail, reducing missed-scenario incidents by 40%.
• Executed 200+ manual test cycles over 22 months, maintaining an average defect detection rate of 95% before each production release.
• Improved bug fix verification speed by 20% by providing developers with precise reproduction steps and environment details on first submission.
• Partnered with a 10-member cross-functional team (developers & designers) to resolve 150+ feature ambiguities, cutting mid-sprint scope changes by 35%.
• Conducted post-update regression suites covering 60+ test scenarios per build cycle, ensuring zero regression escapes across 18 release builds.

Bachelor of Engineering - G.H. Raisoni College of Engineering & Management, SGBAU (2019-06)

HSC – Science Stream - Shri Shivaji College of Arts, Commerce & Science (2015-02)

SSC - New English High School (2013-03)