Mari Shankari
@marishankari
Senior QA engineer delivering end-to-end test planning, defect lifecycle management, and automation to improve product quality.
What I'm looking for
I’m a Senior QA Engineer with 8+ years of experience developing, reviewing, and executing test plans, test cases, and test scripts across functional, regression, integration, and system testing. I drive end-to-end defect lifecycle management—logging, prioritising, tracking, retesting, and closing defects in alignment with SLAs—while coordinating with development, product, and business teams for clear reproducibility and timely resolution.
In my recent roles, I reduced regression cycle effort by 40% by architecting a Cypress automation framework, and delivered zero critical production defects in FinTech integrations by building API test suites in Postman and SQL validation scripts. I also maintained 99.9% payment gateway uptime during peak events, cut post-release production incidents by 35% using BrowserStack cross-device coverage plus LogRocket and UXCam session replay, and supported 5+ simultaneous client projects while upskilling 4 junior QA engineers; earlier, I earned an Amazon SPOT Award for measurable quality improvements in Kindle and Fire Stick testing.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Senior QA Engineer
SaasAnt
Jan 2025 - Feb 2026 (1 year 1 month)
Developed and executed test plans, test cases, and test scripts for SaasAnt Transactions and PayTraQer across QuickBooks and Xero integrations. Managed the full defect lifecycle in JIRA and built Postman/SQL API test suites that delivered zero critical production defects, while cutting regression cycle effort by 40% using a Cypress automation framework.
Senior QA Engineer
Dripshop
Jan 2023 - Jan 2025 (2 years)
Performed functional, regression, integration, and system testing for Android and iOS releases, covering high-traffic payment workflows and NFT marketplace transactions. Maintained 99.9% payment gateway uptime during peak live-stream events and reduced post-release production incidents by 35% by adding BrowserStack cross-device coverage and integrating LogRocket/UXCam for root-cause analysis.
Senior QA Engineer
Vedhas Technology Solutions
Jan 2021 - Jan 2023 (2 years)
Created and executed test plans and reusable test artifacts across 5+ simultaneous client projects, reducing ramp-up time per engagement. Improved delivery quality by reducing late-stage defect discovery by 25% through early QA requirement reviews, and upskilled 4 junior QA engineers on test case design and defect lifecycle management.
QA Engineer
Take10Trivia
Jan 2017 - Jan 2021 (4 years)
Translated product requirements and user stories into structured, reusable JIRA test case libraries and delivered functional/regression testing for 3 major feature releases. Produced sprint-level quality status reports with defect trend visibility to support go/no-go release decisions.
Executed 500+ test cases across accessibility, usability, compatibility, peripheral, and internationalization tracks for Kindle and Fire Stick devices. Recognized with an Amazon SPOT Award for measurable quality improvements and testing innovation across device test suites.
Education
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SCAD Engineering College
Bachelor of Engineering, Computer Science & Engineering
Earned a B.E. in Computer Science & Engineering from SCAD Engineering College in 2015.
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