Anagha Kale

Owned end-to-end quality engineering across 6+ web/API projects, embedding shift-left practices and cutting regression cycles from 10 to 6 days (40%). Reduced defect escape rate from ~10% to under 3% and maintained zero critical post-release defects across major releases.

Scaled the QA team from 4 to 8 engineers by restructuring ownership around end-to-end module quality and reducing manager dependency. Established test governance frameworks (standardized test plans and entry/exit criteria) and strengthened CI/CD quality gates across 6+ concurrent projects.

Worked across the full SDLC on complex enterprise and integration projects in both Agile and Waterfall environments. Built automation adoption support through effort estimation frameworks, metrics dashboards, and real-time test reporting for team-wide visibility.

Performed API and functional testing in Agile environments, ensuring smooth integration and consistent performance across releases. Led test planning and detailed test case creation for complex, high-visibility client projects while managing the defect lifecycle.

Contributed to defect management, communication, and test scope planning in a multicultural distributed team during a 2.3-year global engagement. Maintained test hygiene enabling defect-free production deployments across multiple release cycles and applied automation best practices with Power BI data visualization quality assurance.

Earned a B.E. in Information Technology at MIT College of Engineering, Pune from 2012 to 2016.