I'm a Software Test Engineer with five years of experience in FinTech and Banking sectors. I specialize in building automated testing frameworks, validating APIs, and implementing CI/CD pipelines to deliver high-quality software. I'm passionate about cross-functional collaboration, improving testing efficiency, and keeping stakeholders confident in releases. I enjoy solving complex testing challenges and learning new tech to stay ahead in a fast-paced industry.

Tista Das

I'm a Software Test Engineer with five years of experience in FinTech and Banking sectors. I specialize in building automated testing frameworks, validating APIs, and implementing CI/CD pipelines to deliver high-quality software. I'm passionate about cross-functional collaboration, improving testing efficiency, and keeping stakeholders confident in releases. I enjoy solving complex testing challenges and learning new tech to stay ahead in a fast-paced industry.

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I’m a Software Test Engineer with five years of experience in FinTech and Banking sectors. I specialize in building automated testing frameworks, validating APIs, and implementing CI/CD pipelines to deliver high-quality software.

I’m passionate about cross-functional collaboration, improving testing efficiency, and keeping stakeholders confident in releases. I enjoy solving complex testing challenges and learning new tech to stay ahead in a fast-paced industry.

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Language

English
Fluent
German
Intermediate
Hindi
Intermediate
Telugu
Intermediate
French
Beginner

Work Experience

Software Test Engineer at ForwardAI Inc.
December 1, 2021 - Present
Automated 70% of recurring test cases using Selenium/Katalon, reducing sprint effort by 15+ hours. Delivered API validation solutions ensuring GDPR-compliant data handling for 50+ institutions. Conducted 500+ manual test cases for flagship payment products, reducing postdeployment defects by 99%. Managed bug tracking via Jira and analyzed backend payment data using SQL/MongoDB. Supported CI/CD pipelines (Git) and cross-platform testing with BrowserStack.
Software Test Engineer at Infosys Pvt. Ltd.
February 1, 2020 - December 1, 2021
Automated 100+ test suites for Finacle modules, boosting execution speed by 25%. Reduced critical defects by 35% through SQL database validations and comprehensive test coverage. Collaborated with 10+ cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality modules in complex projects.
Intern at Defense Research and Development Laboratory
May 1, 2017 - May 1, 2018
Designed IoT-based smart automation systems, improving device efficiency by 20%. Executed 3 IoT projects using NodeMCU and Arduino IDE.
Intern at Cyient Pvt. Ltd.
May 1, 2016 - May 1, 2017
Contributed to industrial IoT automation using Arduino Uno, increasing system responsiveness by 15%.
Software Test Engineer at Forward AI Inc.
December 20, 2021 - January 20, 2026
Profile: Software Test Engineer with five years of experience in FinTech and Banking sectors. Built reproducible test frameworks using Selenium and CI/CD pipelines; Designed and executed BDD-style test cases with Cucumber/Gherkin for banking workflows; Developed API validation workflows with Postman and Swagger; Managed and versioned data sets using SQL Workbench (Oracle) and MongoDB across 500+ manual and automated test cases; Delivered dashboards for defect tracking and test coverage; Coordinated cross-platform testing with BrowserStack; Led backend testing initiatives and defect triage using Jira; Improved release quality and stakeholder confidence.
Intern at Defense Research & Development Laboratory
May 20, 2017 - May 20, 2017
Designed IoT-based automation systems using NodeMCU/Arduino and sensor-driven workflows, improving overall device efficiency by 20% through optimized hardware–software integration.

Education

Bachelor of Engineering in Mechatronics at Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Technology
January 1, 2015 - January 1, 2019
Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech) at Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Hyderabad
August 20, 2015 - July 20, 2019

Qualifications

Data Science & Machine Learning Certification
January 1, 2022 - December 31, 2023
Data Science & Machine Learning Certification
January 11, 2030 - February 20, 2026

Industry Experience

Healthcare, Financial Services, Manufacturing, Software & Internet, Professional Services, Other