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Amogh Pednekar

Mumbai

Summary

Lead Quality Assurance Engineer with ~ 10 years of experience in manual and automation testing, of which more than 5 years have been in QA leadership roles across E-commerce and Digital Health domains. Proven expertise in strategic test planning, team management, automation adoption and quality governance. Skilled in collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure the timely delivery of high-quality products, while driving continuous improvement and mentoring QA engineers. Recognized for establishing efficient QA processes, reducing defect leakage, and ensuring compliance with quality gates.

Overview

10
10
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Lead – Quality Assurance Engineer

Curve Tomorrow / Weguide
Mumbai
11.2020 - Current
  • Company Overview: Digital Health domain
  • Defined and implemented test strategies and quality gates at Weguide
  • Managed and mentored a team of 2 QA engineers, allocating tasks, tracking progress, and reviewing test coverage and managing their coaching
  • Oversaw manual and automated test execution (web & mobile), ensuring validation of functional and non-functional requirements, Performed API testing (swagger)
  • Introduced automation practices (Cypress, API testing) improving regression efficiency by 30%.
  • Monitored and analyzed QA metrics (test coverage, defect density, pass/fail rates), reporting status to stakeholders.
  • Drove process improvements—streamlined defect lifecycle management, implemented peer reviews, and improved test case traceability, introduced PO reviews to identify defects at start level.
  • Conducted risk assessments, compliance checks, and quality audits ensuring regulatory and security adherence during IS27001 and ISO13485 Audits.
  • Recognized with multiple commendations from PMs, CPO, and CTO for impactful contributions to product quality.

Lead - Quality and Manual Testing

Purplle.com
Mumbai
03.2018 - 11.2020
  • Led QA activities for E-commerce platforms, managing a team of 11 testers in Agile sprints.
  • Defined end-to-end testing scope, provided estimates, and contributed to sprint planning.
  • Improved QA efficiency by implementing structured regression suites and leveraging automation.
  • Performed API testing (Postman), web and mobile testing, and validation of CRM, logistics, finance, and offers modules.
  • Facilitated knowledge-sharing sessions and represented QA in company-level Tech Talks.
  • Awarded Best Performer of the Quarter (Sep 2019).

Sr. Test Analyst

SWQA Solutions
Mumbai
08.2015 - 03.2018
  • Conducted functional and regression testing for E-Learning platforms.
  • Collaborated with product owners to refine requirements and test coverage.
  • Provided guidance to automation team members and supported backlog grooming.
  • Delivered high-quality test documentation, reducing post-release defects.

Education

B.Sc. IT -

R.A.DAV College
Mumbai

H.S.C. -

R.J. College
Mumbai

S.S.C. -

I.E.S. Secondary School
Mumbai

Skills

  • Test Strategy & Planning
  • QA Process Improvement
  • Quality Governance
  • Risk Assessment
  • Cypress
  • Selenium
  • UiPath
  • TestRail
  • Jira
  • Jenkins
  • Agentic AI
  • JMeter
  • Load & Stress Testing
  • Security Testing
  • MySQL
  • Oracle
  • BigQuery
  • Kibana
  • Metabase
  • Grafana
  • Manual Testing
  • Functional & Regression Testing
  • API Testing
  • Agile/Scrum
  • Cross-functional Stakeholder Communication
  • Defect Lifecycle Management

Websites

Certification

  • Cypress.io Modern Web Automation (pursuing)
  • Performance Testing with JMeter
  • Agentic AI - Build multi-agent Automation workflows (pursuing)
  • RPA with UiPath
  • Seed Infotech Certified Technology Specialist – Testing

Accomplishments

  • Successfully established QA strategy and governance at Curve Tomorrow, leading to consistent product quality delivery
  • Reduced regression cycle time by 30% through automation adoption
  • Received multiple commendations at Weguide and Best Performer Award at Purplle.com

Languages

  • English, Proficient
  • Hindi, Upper Intermediate
  • Marathi, Native

Domain Expertise

  • E-Commerce
  • Digital Health
  • E-Learning

Timeline

Lead – Quality Assurance Engineer

Curve Tomorrow / Weguide
11.2020 - Current

Lead - Quality and Manual Testing

Purplle.com
03.2018 - 11.2020

Sr. Test Analyst

SWQA Solutions
08.2015 - 03.2018

B.Sc. IT -

R.A.DAV College

H.S.C. -

R.J. College

S.S.C. -

I.E.S. Secondary School

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