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Hi, I’m Ninad Telang. I’m a QA engineer with 15+ years of experience driving quality across web and mobile applications, enterprise software, and modular federated systems in fast-paced environments. I enjoy building scalable test frameworks, coaching teammates, and delivering reliable software that users love. Outside of work, I’m passionate about continuous learning and collaborating with cross-functional teams to solve complex problems. I thrive on clear communication, structured testing approaches, and crafting practical solutions that stand up to real-world usage.…Hi, I’m Ninad Telang. I’m a QA engineer with 15+ years of experience driving quality across web and mobile applications, enterprise software, and modular federated systems in fast-paced environments. I enjoy building scalable test frameworks, coaching teammates, and delivering reliable software that users love. Outside of work, I’m passionate about continuous learning and collaborating with cross-functional teams to solve complex problems. I thrive on clear communication, structured testing approaches, and crafting practical solutions that stand up to real-world usage.

Ninad Telang

QA Engineer, Full Stack Developer, Web Developer, +2

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Hi, I’m Ninad Telang. I’m a QA engineer with 15+ years of experience driving quality across web and mobile applications, enterprise software, and modular federated systems in fast-paced environments. I enjoy building scalable test frameworks, coaching teammates, and delivering reliable software that users love. Outside of work, I’m passionate about continuous learning and collaborating with cross-functional teams to solve complex problems. I thrive on clear communication, structured testing approaches, and crafting practical solutions that stand up to real-world usage.…Hi, I’m Ninad Telang. I’m a QA engineer with 15+ years of experience driving quality across web and mobile applications, enterprise software, and modular federated systems in fast-paced environments. I enjoy building scalable test frameworks, coaching teammates, and delivering reliable software that users love. Outside of work, I’m passionate about continuous learning and collaborating with cross-functional teams to solve complex problems. I thrive on clear communication, structured testing approaches, and crafting practical solutions that stand up to real-world usage.

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Hi, I’m Ninad Telang. I’m a QA engineer with 15+ years of experience driving quality across web and mobile applications, enterprise software, and modular federated systems in fast-paced environments. I enjoy building scalable test frameworks, coaching teammates, and delivering reliable software that users love.

Outside of work, I’m passionate about continuous learning and collaborating with cross-functional teams to solve complex problems. I thrive on clear communication, structured testing approaches, and crafting practical solutions that stand up to real-world usage.

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Work Experience

Software Engineer (Contract) at Bill.com

July 1, 2024 - July 1, 2025

Maintained a Playwright-based automation testing framework in a TypeScript codebase within a GitLab DevOps environment. Implemented backend SQL query tests, email validations, and UI/UX validations; integrated TestRail with Playwright; engineered a framework that is environment-agnostic and containerized, with lint inspections and flaky-test remediation, achieving 95% test accuracy. Reduced manual testing by 6 hours over 3 months and advanced a shift-left approach with Slack notifications and detailed reports that increased test coverage by 20%. Led a team of 6 to build a reusable framework supporting thousands of test cases, published essential NPM helper packages, and established CI/CD pipelines with Bitbucket and GitLab. Developed AWS Lambda functions to seed test data via AWS API Gateway, refactored frontend components in React to improve UX, and migrated test infra from Cypress to Playwright. Authored contribution guidelines, enforced ESLint-based coding standards, and delivered t

Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) Architect at Rivian Automotive

February 1, 2021 - April 1, 2024

Hired as a Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) and promoted to SDET Architect. Led the development of modular, federated application solutions, serving as the first SDET in IT. Built scalable foundations using Google Lighthouse and AG-Grid to improve modularity and reduce development time. Led a 6-member team to scale a test framework supporting thousands of test cases (TestRail & Zephyr), authored and published essential NPM packages, and designed CI/CD pipelines with Bitbucket and GitLab to enable Shift Left and reduce production bugs. Developed AWS Lambda functions to automate backend test data seeding via API Gateway, streamlined testing workflows, and reduced backend response times. Refined front-end components in React to enhance UI and reduce front-end errors, and migrated test infra from Bitbucket to GitLab. Delivered technical talks and maintained high stakeholder alignment to ensure timely delivery.

Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) at Premier Global Services

October 1, 2018 - February 1, 2021

Assumed a dual role in SDET and Angular development, delivering quality web applications with components designed for full testability and reusability using Protractor and Cypress. Automated testing processes to substantially reduce defects reaching production; extended Cypress to improve test coverage and shorten testing cycles. Implemented back-end API testing using Google Protocol Buffers for serialized data, ensuring seamless integration and reducing failures. Managed CI/CD pipelines with Jenkins, Docker, and Kubernetes, enabling up to two deployments per day. Authored comprehensive test plans and documentation, coordinated cross-functional teams via Slack, Zoom and Confluence, and built data pipelines with Hadoop, Spark, and Power BI to enhance data processing times. Committed to continuous learning and adopting cutting-edge tools and techniques in the development lifecycle.

Software Development Engineer in Test at CoStar Group

January 1, 2018 - December 31, 2018

Developed and maintained a Behavior-Driven Development QA automation framework using SpecFlow and Selenium Grid within the .NET stack, significantly improving test automation coverage and enabling parallel cross-platform testing. Led builds and feature deployments with Microsoft TFS, supporting a major AWS-backed cloud IoT backend handling over 500 million requests daily and ensuring system stability and uptime. Drove test design from scratch, collaborating with product and engineering teams to ensure traceability and robust validation.

Software Engineer in Test (Contract) at Thales Avionics

January 1, 2015 - December 31, 2017

Developed front-end and back-end Behavior-Driven Development QA automation for AA.com using Cucumber, improving testing efficiency and coverage. Modeled business processes and established documentation standards with high-level testing strategies, selecting and implementing tools, and training teams to improve project alignment. Implemented adaptive and responsive mobile testing with Appium to ensure platform compatibility across devices. Built a test automation framework for a PaaS website using Selenium, Rest-Assured, and Cucumber, ensuring traceability of test plans and test cases to requirements and increasing coverage.