Hitesh Pandav
@hiteshpandav
I lead QA for SaaS and fintech products, improving release stability, coverage, and production defect outcomes.
IndiaWhat I'm looking for
I've led QA governance and release validation for enterprise SaaS products at Crosstime Software, improving release stability by 35% and achieving 100% requirement coverage.
Across Tech Mahindra and Lodestone Software Services, I've delivered functional, regression, API, mobile, and automation testing for SaaS, fintech, gaming, surveillance, and decentralized application platforms. My work has reduced defect leakage, increased backend coverage, and supported wallet integrations including Trust Wallet, 1inch Wallet, Trezor, and MetaMask.
I use Jira, Bugzilla, TestRail, Postman, Selenium, Jenkins, SQL, Cypress, and Appium to build traceable test workflows and validate web, mobile, and backend releases.
I've also mentored 25+ QA engineers and coordinated global UAT, defect resolution, and retesting across APAC, EU, and USA markets. I'm open to relocation.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Senior QA Lead
Crosstime Software Pvt. Ltd.
Aug 2025 - Present (1 year)
Defined QA governance and release validation processes for enterprise SaaS products, improving release stability by 35%. Led manual, API, and backend testing using Postman and SQL, reducing production defects by 25%.
Delivered functional, regression, smoke, and exploratory testing for SaaS, gaming, and surveillance applications, maintaining less than 0.8% defect leakage. Validated REST APIs using Postman, Python, and SQL, increasing backend test coverage by 47%.
QA Engineer
Lodestone Software Services Pvt. Ltd
Sep 2012 - Jan 2022 (9 years 4 months)
Logged and validated 600+ API and backend defects using SQL, Postman, and Bugzilla, reducing defect turnaround time by 22%. Automated regression suites with Selenium, Jenkins, and Maven, increasing automation test coverage by 35%.
Software QA Intern
SharesVault Management Services
Jul 2012 - Sep 2012 (2 months)
Executed 100+ manual, smoke, and regression test cases, achieving complete functional validation for early-stage web applications. Identified and documented 70+ reproducible defects in Jira and TestRail, improving early defect detection by 25%.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
Gujarat Technological University
Bachelor of Engineering, Computer
Grade: CGPA: 7.1/10
Bachelor of Engineering in Computer from Gujarat Technological University.
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