Kailash Pathak — CEO

Kailash Pathak, the proud author of the book “Web Automation Testing Using Playwright: End-to-End, API, Accessibility, and Visual Testing Using Playwright” — a practical guide crafted to empower QA professionals and engineering teams in building robust automation strategies with Microsoft’s Playwright tool. With 17+ years of comprehensive IT experience, I currently serve as Senior Quality Lead Manager at 3Pillar Global, where I lead high-performing QA teams in building world-class digital products across finance, healthcare, media, and technology sectors. ✅ Core Areas of Expertise 🔹Automation Testing Excellence: Proficient in building scalable, maintainable test automation frameworks using modern tools: Frontend & UI Automation: Cypress, Playwright, WebdriverIO, Selenium, and Protractor API Testing & Automation: Postman, REST Assured, Cypress , Playwright, and Supertest. Accessibility Testing: Axe-core, Lighthouse, and Playwright accessibility scans to ensure inclusive experiences Visual Regression Testing: Tools like Applitools, Percy, and Playwright snapshots to catch UI anomalies early 🔹CI/CD Integration Mastery: Skilled in embedding quality gates within modern CI/CD pipelines: Seamless integration of automation into GitHub Actions, Jenkins, Azure DevOps, and GitLab CI/CD Designing parallel test strategies and sharding to reduce execution time 🔹Agile & Shift-Left Testing: Strong believer in test early, test often mindset Embedding test automation at each phase of SDLC — from user story grooming to production monitoring Leveraging BDD, TDD, and contract testing to enhance communication and reduce bugs 🔹QA Leadership & Strategy: Leading cross-functional QA teams with a focus on mentoring, reviewing, and standardizing best practices Driving automation strategies tailored to product roadmaps and release cadences Collaborating with developers, product owners, and DevOps for continuous quality alignment 🌐 Community Contributions & Advocacy As an active voice in the Playwright and Cypress testing communities, I share my learnings and experiences through: Webinars & Workshops on modern test automation Blogging on platforms like Medium, DZone, Testmuai ,Browserstack,talent500,Testgrid and The Test Tribe Speaking at global conferences My mission is to enable testers and developers alike to embrace modern QA practices, navigate the evolving automation landscape. 🤝 Let’s connect — I’m always open to insightful conversations, community contributions, and innovation-driven partnerships.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a seasoned QA professional specializing in automation testing within the SaaS industry.

Location: Delhi, India

Experience: 19 yrs 8 mos