Project · Open source · 2025
AI-powered QA experiments
Experiments in generating, executing, and evolving tests with LLMs.
AIQAAutomation
Available for remote work
Hi, I'm Puskar Adhikari
Senior QA Engineer & AI-Driven QA Specialist
Senior QA Engineer
I help teams ship reliable web, API, and mobile software. Five-plus years in FinTech, healthcare, and cybersecurity, combining Playwright and Selenium automation with LLM-assisted test design and defect triage.
Kathmandu, Nepal · remote worldwide
5+ Years Experience
About Puskar
A QA engineer who ships automation that lasts and keeps humans in the loop where it counts.
Senior QA Engineer with five-plus years of hands-on testing across web, API, and mobile products in FinTech, healthcare, and cybersecurity. I build automation frameworks that teams keep using after I leave, bring AI into the QA workflow where it saves real time, and keep exploratory testing at the heart of quality. Currently leading QA for enterprise identity products with a globally distributed team.
- Degree
- BIM, IT Management
- Experience
- 5+ years in QA
- Location
- Kathmandu, Nepal
- Availability
- Remote · contract or full-time
- Certified
- Okta Professional, Admin, Developer
- Focus
- Automation, AI in QA, security
Key strengths
Test automation
End-to-end, API, and mobile suites with Playwright, Selenium, and REST Assured, wired into CI so they run on every merge.
PlaywrightSeleniumTestNGREST AssuredGitHub Actions
AI in QA
LLM-assisted test design, script generation, log analysis, and defect triage, with a human reviewer where it matters.
LLM test designAI triageTest data generation
Performance & security
JMeter and LoadRunner load tests, OWASP Top 10 checks, Burp Suite probing, and regulator-aligned security testing for payments.
JMeterLoadRunnerOWASP Top 10Burp Suite
Skills & expertise
The tools I reach for most, and how comfortable I am with each.
Testing & automation
Playwright92%
Selenium WebDriver (Java, TestNG)90%
Manual, exploratory & regression testing95%
Postman, REST Assured, Swagger88%
Android & iOS testing80%
Performance & security
JMeter85%
LoadRunner70%
OWASP Top 10 & Burp Suite80%
SQL injection & XSS testing78%
AI in QA
LLM-assisted test design88%
AI-generated Playwright & Selenium scripts85%
Log analysis & defect triage85%
Test data generation82%
Tools & platforms
Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Bitbucket Pipelines85%
Java, Python, SQL, Bash80%
AWS, Docker, Firebase70%
Jira, ClickUp, Confluence92%
Also comfortable with
FireflinkSelenium IDETestProjectSoapUIGitBitbucketMySQLPostgreSQLDynamoDBSQL ServerOktaCharles ProxyBrowserStackAllure Reports
Professional experience
Eight years across FinTech, healthcare, and identity products, from analyst to senior engineer.
Senior QA Engineer
BeyondID Pvt. Ltd.
Remote Jan 2023 – Present
- Led end-to-end QA strategy for cybersecurity and identity products across web, API, and mobile.
- Built automation frameworks with Playwright, Selenium, and Fireflink, keeping a 70/30 manual-to-automation balance.
- Used multiple LLMs for test generation and defect triage, cutting regression time by 30%.
- Integrated suites into Jenkins and GitHub Actions pipelines and ran JMeter performance tests.
- Mentored a globally distributed QA team.
PlaywrightSeleniumFireflinkJMeterJenkinsGitHub ActionsLLM triageMid Software QA Engineer
LogicaBeans Pvt. Ltd.
On-site Mar 2022 – Nov 2022
- Built Selenium, Java, and TestNG UI automation suites.
- Tested healthcare applications across web, API, and mobile.
- Improved test case efficiency by 25%.
SeleniumJavaTestNGHealthcareLead Manual QA Engineer
Prabhu Technology Pvt. Ltd.
On-site Mar 2021 – Mar 2022
- Managed QA for financial and payment applications.
- Ran security testing aligned with Nepal Rastra Bank requirements.
- Created reusable test templates that cut manual effort by 40%.
- Mentored junior QA engineers.
PaymentsSecurity testingOWASPTest templatesAssociate QA Analyst
KlientScape Software
On-site Jan 2018 – Mar 2021
- Designed and ran web and mobile test cases.
- Used codeless automation with Selenium IDE and TestProject.
- Performed API testing and SQL database validation.
Selenium IDETestProjectAPI testingSQL
Okta Certified Professional
Okta · Feb 2023
Okta Certified Administrator
Okta · Mar 2023
Okta Certified Developer
Okta · Mar 2024
Education
Bachelor of Information Management (IT Management)
Tribhuvan University · 2016 to 2021
Awards
- Dedicated Employee of the Year (2021)
- Recognised for identifying and resolving the highest number of critical defects (2022)
Services
How I can help your team ship with confidence, as a contractor or as part of your engineering org.
Test automation frameworks
Design and build Playwright or Selenium frameworks your team can own, with page objects, fixtures, and reporting from day one.
- Playwright
- Selenium
- TypeScript
- Java
Manual & exploratory QA
Risk-based test planning, exploratory sessions, and release sign-off for web, API, and mobile products.
- Test strategy
- Exploratory
- Release QA
API & integration testing
Contract, negative, and data-validation coverage for REST services with Postman, REST Assured, and SQL checks.
- Postman
- REST Assured
- SQL
Performance testing
Load, stress, and soak tests with JMeter and LoadRunner, with findings your engineers can act on.
- JMeter
- LoadRunner
- Bottleneck analysis
Security testing
OWASP Top 10 reviews, injection and XSS probing, and compliance-aligned checks for financial applications.
- OWASP
- Burp Suite
- FinTech compliance
AI-assisted QA consulting
Introduce LLMs into test design, script generation, and failure triage safely, with the guardrails that keep humans in control.
- LLM workflows
- Prompt design
- QA process
Ready to raise your release confidence?
Tell me about your product and your current testing pain. I'll reply with a concrete plan.
Featured work
Open-source frameworks you can clone, and anonymised case studies from employer-owned projects.
- IACCase study
Case study · Identity and cybersecurity · 2024
Cutting regression time 30% on an identity platform with Playwright and LLM triage
Rebuilt a manual-heavy regression process for cybersecurity and identity products into a balanced automated suite with AI-assisted failure triage.
QAAIAutomationPerformance - FAPCase study
Case study · FinTech and payments · 2022
Security and compliance testing for payment applications
Led manual QA and security testing for financial and payment products under central bank requirements, cutting repetitive effort 40% with reusable templates.
QASecurity
Writing
Notes on automation, AI in QA, and quality engineering practice.
2026
How this site is built and tested
A static Next.js site with build-time content validation and Playwright smoke tests in CI.
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AI-powered QA experiments, notes and findings
Repository notes on generating, executing, and evolving tests with LLMs, including what still needs a human.
AIQA
Let's work together
Open to remote senior QA roles and contract engagements.
5+
Years of experience
4
Companies served
3
Okta certifications
30%
Faster regression delivered
Location
Kathmandu, Nepal · remote worldwide
Response time
Within 24 hours
Send me an email
Tell me about your product, your team, and what is slowing releases down. I reply within 24 hours.