YASHASHWINI SHIMOGA PANDURANGA

Led sprint planning, refinement, and retrospectives; estimated story points using Fibonacci; coordinated with business users and testers to complete UAT; identified issues, risks and dependencies and escalated when appropriate; maintained testing documentation (Test Plans and Test Execution Reports) and prepared product handovers for technical and non-technical audiences; championed CI/CD integration and pipelines using Atlassian tools (Bitbucket, Confluence, Jira); translated requirements into comprehensive test scenarios to ensure adequate coverage; conducted REST API testing with Postman and leveraged Swagger files; performed UI/UX testing across Android and iOS; applied cross‑platform, cross‑browser, and cross‑device testing; contributed to accessibility testing and root-cause analysis; supported Kafka messaging (Kowl) and utilized Grafana alerts to improve test coverage and reliability; explored automation with Playwright.

Delivered manual testing for e-commerce platforms; collaborated with product owners to refine user stories and ensure 100% requirement traceability; conducted API testing and participated in Agile ceremonies to align QA with development goals; reviewed test deliverables and contributed to process improvements.

Delivered manual testing for regulatory food safety systems across desktop, mobile, and web; improved release cycle efficiency by 20% through streamlined test processes; facilitated UAT showcases and feedback with business stakeholders; designed and executed 200+ test cases; maintained traceability matrix and defect logs; validated API lifecycle including authentication, sequencing, and gateway integration; led sprint planning, estimation, and retrospectives in an Agile/Scrum environment.