Senior QA Engineer with 8+ years of experience in manual and automation testing across web, mobile, and API platforms. Strong background in fintech, trading, and enterprise systems, with expertise in Selenium, Cypress, Playwright, API testing, and CI/CD. Based in Dubai, immediate joiner.

Waqas Khalid

Senior QA Engineer with 8+ years of experience in manual and automation testing across web, mobile, and API platforms. Strong background in fintech, trading, and enterprise systems, with expertise in Selenium, Cypress, Playwright, API testing, and CI/CD. Based in Dubai, immediate joiner.

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Senior QA Engineer with 8+ years of experience in manual and automation testing across web, mobile, and API platforms. Strong background in fintech, trading, and enterprise systems, with expertise in Selenium, Cypress, Playwright, API testing, and CI/CD. Based in Dubai, immediate joiner.

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Experience Level

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Language

English
Fluent
Urdu
Advanced
Hindi
Advanced

Work Experience

Senior Software QA Automation Engineer at LocAI
March 1, 2024 - Present
Current role focusing on QA automation for AI, chatbot, and speech-to-text domains. Leading automation initiatives, collaborating with offshore teams, designing and executing test plans, and delivering high-quality releases.
Lead QA Engineer at Shapermint, TrueKind, The Spa Dr., Revel Beauty
July 1, 2023 - February 1, 2024
Lead QA Engineer for AI, chatbot, and speech-to-text domains; designed and implemented Selenium and Cypress automation frameworks; collaborated with offshore teams and stakeholders; delivered test plans and scripts; increased test coverage by 70%.
Senior Software QA Engineer at Nisum
June 1, 2022 - May 1, 2023
Led QA initiatives for retail, marketplace, and ecommerce projects; planned and executed test strategies; created automation scripts using Selenium WebDriver and Java; reduced manual testing and increased test coverage; mentored junior engineers; improved defect tracking.
Senior QA Engineer at EMPG Labs x Dubizzle Labs
June 1, 2019 - May 1, 2022
Led QA processes for real estate and marketplace applications (Bayut, Dubizzle, OLX, Zameen, Lamudi); performed functional, integration, regression, and UAT testing; automated critical user workflows with Appium and REST Assured; ensured regulatory compliance and data integrity; collaborated with stakeholders to define UAT processes.
QA Engineer at Cure MD
April 1, 2018 - May 1, 2019
Developed test plans and strategies for billing and EHR modules; performed various types of testing (black-box, white-box, gray-box); executed regression, smoke, and ad-hoc testing; improved quality assurance processes through documentation and reporting.
QA Analyst at Brain Plow
July 1, 2017 - April 1, 2018
Analyzed requirements and created technical documentation; performed functional, regression, and user acceptance testing (UAT) for web/mobile platforms; implemented visual aids to facilitate communication; recommended solutions to bug fixes and quality improvements.
Project Coordinator (Internship) at DevDigs
December 1, 2016 - May 1, 2017
Learned project management, Agile methodologies, risk analysis, etc. during internship.

Education

B.S. Software Engineering at University of Management and Technology, Lahore
September 1, 2013 - June 1, 2017

Qualifications

API Automation via Postman
January 1, 2024 - December 30, 2025
Postman Expert Level Certification
January 1, 2023 - December 30, 2025
Selenium WebDriver with Java
January 1, 2022 - December 30, 2025
Cucumber with Java
January 1, 2022 - December 30, 2025
Introduction to TestNG
January 1, 2022 - December 30, 2025
ISTQB Foundation Level Certification
January 1, 2020 - December 30, 2025

Industry Experience

Retail, Software & Internet, Professional Services, Real Estate & Construction