Yogesh Kulkarni
Pune
Summary
Automation Test Engineer with 4+ years of experience in designing, developing, and maintaining robust test automation frameworks for web applications. Strong expertise in Selenium, Java, Playwright, Cypress, SQL, Python, and TypeScript. Proven ability to work in Agile/Scrum environments, integrate automation with CI/CD pipelines, and improve test coverage, and execution efficiency. Actively contributing to high-quality, scalable, and reliable software delivery.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
5
5
Certifications
Work History
Senior Software Engineer
HCL Technologies
Pune
02.2022 - Current
- Designed and maintained a Selenium + Java automation framework using POM, reducing regression execution time by 60%.
- Implemented Playwright and Cypress for modern web application testing, improving test reliability and speed.
- Automated end-to-end regression suites, and integrated execution with Jenkins CI/CD pipeline.
- Performed API automation testing using REST Assured and Postman. Wrote complex SQL queries to validate backend data and ensure data integrity.
- Collaborated with developers and product owners in Agile ceremonies. Actively participated in code reviews, defect triaging, and root cause analysis.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Mechanical Engineering
Savitribai Phule Pune University
Pune11-2020
Skills
- Java
- Python
- Typescript
- Selenium WebDriver
- Playwright
- Cypress
- TestNG
- Cucumber (BDD)
- SQL (Oracle, MySQL)
- Agile methodologies
- Jenkins (CI/CD)
- Maven
- Functional testing
- Regression testing
- Smoke and sanity testing
- API testing
Certification
Certified GEN AI Tester
Languages
English
Proficient (C2)
C2
Hindi
Proficient (C2)
C2
Marathi
Native
Native
Timeline
Senior Software Engineer
HCL Technologies
02.2022 - Current
Bachelor of Science - Mechanical Engineering
Savitribai Phule Pune University