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I’m a Senior Software QA Engineer with hands-on experience in automation, API, and performance testing for large-scale systems. Over the years, I’ve led QA efforts that helped shorten release cycles, reduce defects, and make products more reliable. I enjoy designing test frameworks, managing test cycles, and mentoring team members, while still staying close to the technical work. I believe quality is best achieved through collaboration, so I work closely with developers, product managers, and business teams to make sure every release is smooth, efficient, and dependable.…I’m a Senior Software QA Engineer with hands-on experience in automation, API, and performance testing for large-scale systems. Over the years, I’ve led QA efforts that helped shorten release cycles, reduce defects, and make products more reliable. I enjoy designing test frameworks, managing test cycles, and mentoring team members, while still staying close to the technical work. I believe quality is best achieved through collaboration, so I work closely with developers, product managers, and business teams to make sure every release is smooth, efficient, and dependable.

Aakrista Palikhe

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I’m a Senior Software QA Engineer with hands-on experience in automation, API, and performance testing for large-scale systems. Over the years, I’ve led QA efforts that helped shorten release cycles, reduce defects, and make products more reliable. I enjoy designing test frameworks, managing test cycles, and mentoring team members, while still staying close to the technical work. I believe quality is best achieved through collaboration, so I work closely with developers, product managers, and business teams to make sure every release is smooth, efficient, and dependable.…I’m a Senior Software QA Engineer with hands-on experience in automation, API, and performance testing for large-scale systems. Over the years, I’ve led QA efforts that helped shorten release cycles, reduce defects, and make products more reliable. I enjoy designing test frameworks, managing test cycles, and mentoring team members, while still staying close to the technical work. I believe quality is best achieved through collaboration, so I work closely with developers, product managers, and business teams to make sure every release is smooth, efficient, and dependable.

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I’m a Senior Software QA Engineer with hands-on experience in automation, API, and performance testing for large-scale systems. Over the years, I’ve led QA efforts that helped shorten release cycles, reduce defects, and make products more reliable. I enjoy designing test frameworks, managing test cycles, and mentoring team members, while still staying close to the technical work. I believe quality is best achieved through collaboration, so I work closely with developers, product managers, and business teams to make sure every release is smooth, efficient, and dependable.

Skills

Jira

Python

PHP

Experience Level

Jira

Expert

Python

Expert

PHP

Intermediate

Language

English

Advanced

Nepali

Advanced

Work Experience

Senior Software QA Engineer at Cedar Gate Technologies

January 1, 2021 - Present

Promoted to Senior QA Engineer in Jan 2025 for leadership in QA and automation. Led defect triage sessions and collaborated with cross-functional teams. Designed and executed automation frameworks for regression and smoke testing using Cedargate’s in-house framework. Performed manual and exploratory testing for a U.S. healthcare product, ensuring compliance and quality. Created and reviewed comprehensive test artifacts including test plans, scenarios, test cases, and test data. Managed test cycles using Jira and Zephyr Scale for tracking and reporting. Led a team for performance testing with JMeter for up to 1 million patient records, validating scalability and reliability.

QA Engineer at EKbana Solutions Pvt. Ltd

January 1, 2020 - January 1, 2021

Performed routine manual testing of a US based project. API Testing using Swagger and Postman. Made collections of API in Postman and performed API automation. Managed various documents like test cases, bug collection spreadsheets, task sheets, etc. Performed Automation using Cypress on an e-commerce website. Load testing using JMeter. Communicated with end client to understand new features.

PHP/Laravel Intern at Fintech Pvt. Ltd

January 1, 2018 - December 31, 2018

Cloned various webpages with HTML/CSS. Collected data from different hotels for creating a database for Hotel Management System. Learned the fundamentals of PHP and Laravel. Worked on Content Management System. Worked on Travel Management System.

Django Intern at DIT Solution Pvt. Ltd

January 1, 2019 - December 31, 2019

Worked on Hospital Management System. Worked on E-commerce Websites.