PAPuskar Adhikari

Kathmandu, Nepal · Open to remote

Puskar Adhikari

Senior QA Engineer · AI-Driven QA Specialist

Leading quality for offshore enterprise products — web, API, and mobile — with Playwright, Selenium, and AI-assisted QA workflows.

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Professional summary

Senior QA Engineer with 5+ years of experience in web, API, and mobile application testing across FinTech, healthcare, and cybersecurity. Specialized in Playwright and Selenium automation, with hands-on expertise in AI-driven QA using LLMs to accelerate test design, script generation, and defect analysis. Currently leading quality for offshore enterprise projects at BeyondID, working with globally distributed teams.

Proven impact includes 30% faster regression cycles, 25% improved test efficiency, and a 40% reduction in manual testing effort — while mentoring teams and operating in Agile, remote-first environments.

Experience

Jan 2023 – Present

Remote

Senior QA Engineer

BeyondID Pvt. Ltd.

  • Led end-to-end QA strategy for web, API, and mobile applications in cybersecurity for offshore enterprise projects.
  • Designed and implemented automation frameworks using Playwright, Selenium, and Fireflink.
  • Used AI-driven workflows with multiple LLMs to generate test scenarios, convert manual cases into scripts, and accelerate debugging, log analysis, and defect triaging.
  • Reduced regression testing time by 30% through automation and AI-assisted workflows.
  • Maintained a hybrid testing strategy (70% manual, 30% automation) for optimal coverage.
  • Integrated automated pipelines into Jenkins and GitHub Actions CI/CD workflows.
  • Conducted performance testing with JMeter, identifying and resolving critical bottlenecks.
  • Collaborated with developers, product managers, and DevOps across global time zones, and led internal sessions on Playwright and AI-driven QA.

Mar 2022 – Nov 2022

On-site, Kathmandu

Mid Software QA Engineer

LogicaBeans Pvt. Ltd.

  • Developed and maintained UI automated test scripts using Selenium with Java and TestNG.
  • Performed web, API, and mobile testing (Android & iOS) for healthcare applications.
  • Conducted exploratory, integration, and usability testing, improving application quality.
  • Improved test case efficiency by 25%, reducing production defect leakage.
  • Worked with cross-functional Agile teams across the full QA lifecycle.

Mar 2021 – Mar 2022

On-site, Kathmandu

Lead Manual QA Engineer

Prabhu Technology Pvt. Ltd.

  • Managed the end-to-end QA lifecycle for financial and payment web, API, and mobile applications.
  • Created standardized test plans, test cases, and defect reporting templates.
  • Conducted security testing aligned with Nepal Rastra Bank compliance requirements.
  • Reduced manual testing effort by 40% through workflow automation.
  • Mentored junior QA engineers and enforced QA best practices across the team.

Jan 2018 – Mar 2021

On-site, Kathmandu

Associate QA Analyst

KlientScape Software

  • Designed and executed test cases for web and mobile applications across multiple product lines.
  • Implemented codeless automation using Selenium IDE and TestProject.
  • Performed API testing and SQL-based database validation to ensure data integrity.
  • Supported the full QA lifecycle including defect tracking, reporting, and test documentation.

Skills

Testing & automation

  • Functional, regression, UI/UX, smoke, exploratory
  • Playwright (E2E, cross-browser, API + UI)
  • Selenium WebDriver (Java + TestNG)
  • Fireflink, Selenium IDE, TestProject
  • Postman, REST Assured, Swagger, SoapUI
  • Mobile testing — Android & iOS

Performance & security

  • JMeter, LoadRunner
  • OWASP Top 10
  • Burp Suite
  • SQL injection & XSS testing
  • NRB-aligned security testing

AI in QA

  • ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, DeepSeek, xAI, Perplexity
  • AI-assisted test design and edge cases
  • AI-generated Playwright and Selenium scripts
  • Log analysis, defect triaging, test data generation

Tools & platforms

  • Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Bitbucket Pipelines
  • Git, GitHub, Bitbucket
  • AWS, Docker, Firebase
  • MySQL, PostgreSQL, DynamoDB, SQL Server
  • Jira, ClickUp, Confluence
  • Java, Python, SQL, Bash

Education

Bachelor of Information Management (BIM – IT Management)

Shanker Dev Campus, Tribhuvan University

2016 – 2021 · Kathmandu, Nepal

Certifications

  • Okta Certified Professional

    Feb 2023

  • Okta Certified Administrator

    Mar 2023

  • Okta Certified Developer

    Mar 2024

Honors

  • Dedicated Employee of the Year

    2021

  • Recognized for identifying and resolving the highest number of critical defects

    2022

Selected automation work

GitHub profile →

AI-powered QA project

AI-powered quality engineering experiments for generating, executing, and evolving tests.

AIQA

Playwright automation framework

Playwright framework for resilient UI coverage and modern end-to-end flows.

PlaywrightE2E

Selenium + Java framework

Selenium with Java, TestNG, Maven, logging, and reporting for maintainable UI automation.

SeleniumJavaTestNG

CRUD API testing

API quality coverage for create, read, update, and delete contracts.

APIREST

Let’s discuss quality for your next release.

Open to remote senior QA, SDET, and AI-driven testing conversations.

Email

puskaradhikari96@gmail.com

Phone

+977 9860237000

LinkedIn

linkedin.com/in/puskaradhikari96