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Accomplished Software Engineer and SDET with 10+ years of experience delivering scalable, reliable automation testing and software solutions in complex FinTech and agile environments. Deep expertise across platform/web testing, mobile testing, microservices, and CI/CD-driven automation frameworks. Recognized as a technical leader and mentor who champions quality-first engineering, builds high-performing teams, and consistently translates technical excellence into measurable business outcomes—improving release confidence, stability, and test coverage using modern automation and AI-assisted development practices.…Accomplished Software Engineer and SDET with 10+ years of experience delivering scalable, reliable automation testing and software solutions in complex FinTech and agile environments. Deep expertise across platform/web testing, mobile testing, microservices, and CI/CD-driven automation frameworks. Recognized as a technical leader and mentor who champions quality-first engineering, builds high-performing teams, and consistently translates technical excellence into measurable business outcomes—improving release confidence, stability, and test coverage using modern automation and AI-assisted development practices.

Hardik Mangukiya

QA Engineer, DevOps Developer, Web Developer, +2

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Accomplished Software Engineer and SDET with 10+ years of experience delivering scalable, reliable automation testing and software solutions in complex FinTech and agile environments. Deep expertise across platform/web testing, mobile testing, microservices, and CI/CD-driven automation frameworks. Recognized as a technical leader and mentor who champions quality-first engineering, builds high-performing teams, and consistently translates technical excellence into measurable business outcomes—improving release confidence, stability, and test coverage using modern automation and AI-assisted development practices.…Accomplished Software Engineer and SDET with 10+ years of experience delivering scalable, reliable automation testing and software solutions in complex FinTech and agile environments. Deep expertise across platform/web testing, mobile testing, microservices, and CI/CD-driven automation frameworks. Recognized as a technical leader and mentor who champions quality-first engineering, builds high-performing teams, and consistently translates technical excellence into measurable business outcomes—improving release confidence, stability, and test coverage using modern automation and AI-assisted development practices.

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Accomplished Software Engineer and SDET with 10+ years of experience delivering scalable, reliable automation testing and software solutions in complex FinTech and agile environments. Deep expertise across platform/web testing, mobile testing, microservices, and CI/CD-driven automation frameworks.

Recognized as a technical leader and mentor who champions quality-first engineering, builds high-performing teams, and consistently translates technical excellence into measurable business outcomes—improving release confidence, stability, and test coverage using modern automation and AI-assisted development practices.

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Senior SDET consultant at Fiserv

March 1, 2025 - Present

Led the setup of an end-to-end automation framework for a large legacy banking platform where no prior automation existed. Implemented PR-gated checks so all changes are tested before merging, significantly improving platform quality. Represented QA in DevOps and built/maintained Azure CI/CD pipelines for a containerised microservices architecture with cloud routing and traffic management. Worked on on-prem to Azure migration with minimal production issues and used centralized logging (Splunk) to troubleshoot. Aggregated results from multiple Playwright/automation suites via GraphQL into a centralized dashboard (RepAuto) for real-time quality insights. Stabilized an unstable .NET Core API automation suite by redesigning test logic, reducing failures from ~2,000 to fewer than 30. Mentored manual/non-technical testers into automation roles and incorporated performance/load testing into CI/CD using JMeter/K6.

Senior Test Engineer (Contract) at Fiserv

June 1, 2024 - March 1, 2025

Designed and maintained E2E automation frameworks using Playwright and API automation for the BFF Banking Platform infrastructure. Built TypeScript-based test cases for use-case validation, including mock and integrated tests executed within CI/CD. Engineered a Postman-based functional API automation framework for microservices, using chained tests to validate service integrations and automated both mock and integrated scenarios in pipelines. Implemented performance/load testing frameworks with K6 and JMeter, integrating stress testing into CI/CD to validate stability during staging deployments. Uplifted QA capability across multiple teams by establishing a unified automation strategy for UI, API, and mobile, and championed shift-left testing and early defect detection. Mentored interns and promoted automation as part of the Definition of Done.

Automation Test Engineer at Youtap Ltd

January 1, 2022 - May 1, 2024

Built automation infrastructure in collaboration with contract testers to streamline backend API testing. Partnered with AWS DevOps to design CI/CD architecture integrated with existing AWS pipelines. Tested banking microservices deployed on Kubernetes, aligning automation execution with the containerised deployment model. Implemented mobile automation using Appium and Selenium for Flutter APKs and authored scenarios with Cucumber for backend and mobile (backend + frontend components). Integrated Sauce Labs CI/CD for mobile testing and used CodeMagic to automate the testing lifecycle after frontend releases. Contributed to test planning and test data creation in agile sprints, performed log analysis in Kubernetes clusters (Loggly), and resolved issues including database-query problems. Conducted API testing with Postman focusing on token authentication and performed code reviews and daily/bi-weekly agile ceremonies.

.Net Software Developer at Brelex IT Solutions

March 1, 2021 - December 1, 2021

Developed backend functionality in a .NET ecosystem for an Uber-clone initiative using .NET Core with Azure Functions. Created and updated APIs to support mobile developers and coordinated API contracts with frontend/mobile teams. Implemented modules by creating database tables and stored procedures, including OTP/SMS configuration. Tested APIs end-to-end by matching and validating data between POST/GET requests and database outcomes. Participated in agile/group solution planning and contributed ideas for upcoming tasks.

Freelance Developer at Freelance

April 1, 2020 - February 1, 2021

Worked across multiple projects using Java Spring Boot and .NET Core with Postgres integration. Built backend API solutions from tickets and product requirements, collaborating closely with frontend developers. Implemented GitLab CI/CD pipelines and AWS functions for deployment. Participated in agile ceremonies (daily standups, bi-weekly sprint planning) and delivered backend features aligned with project timelines.

Software Developer at Diferenz System

April 1, 2017 - November 1, 2017

Created design documents and test plans from product feature specifications, following Agile and Lean practices. Designed normalized database structures with stored procedures in SQL Server. Developed web pages and stored procedures using ASP.NET MVC and SQL Server. Built Web APIs to support mobile application development and maintained projects using SVN. Applied object-oriented concepts and contributed to ongoing development and support tasks.

Jr. Software Developer at Elaunch System

June 1, 2016 - March 1, 2017

Learned and developed web-based software using ASP.NET, C#, and SQL Server with MVC framework. Supported agile team workflows including sprint discussions and progress tracking. Maintained and updated websites/web applications based on client and team-leader guidelines, implementing changes based on end-user and tester feedback. Performed unit testing across browsers and validated functionality against requirements, while using SVN and CI/CD practices.