Rishi Verma

Director of Engineering

Gurgaon, Haryana, India14 yrs 3 mos experience

Most Likely To SwitchAI ML Practitioner

Key Highlights

14+ years in Quality Engineering and Automation.
Led AI-driven quality transformation at Paytm.
Expert in API and UI Automation across multiple domains.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Fintech and Healthcare QA expert with strong automation and AI capabilities.

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Skills

Core Skills

Quality EngineeringAi In TestingApi Testing

Other Skills

MicroservicesAutomationModel Context ProtocolAPI AutomationUI AutomationCI/CD IntegrationAutomation FrameworksPayment SystemsEnd-to-End TestingDevOpsMobile TestingHealthcare ApplicationsGitHub Model Context Protocol (MCP)LLM TestingUPI

About

Engineering Manager QA with 14+ years of experience in Quality Engineering, Automation, and QA Strategy across Fintech, Healthcare, and Telecom domains. Currently leading QA at Paytm, driving automation strategy, microservices testing, and AI-driven quality transformation. 🔹 Key Expertise: • API & UI Automation (Selenium, Rest Assured, TestNG) • Microservices & Distributed Systems Testing • CI/CD & DevOps Integration • Mobile Testing (iOS & Android – Charles, Fiddler) 🔹 AI in Testing (Recent Work): • Built AI-powered testing platform using MCP (Model Context Protocol) • Integrated Slack-based command workflows for automation • Leveraged LLMs (Claude Opus, Sonnet, ChatGPT) for: * Test case generation * Debugging * Faster validation 📊 Impact: • Reduced regression cycle by ~40% • Reduced manual effort by ~30% • Improved team productivity significantly I’m passionate about building scalable, intelligent quality systems by combining Automation + AI + Engineering best practices. Open to leadership opportunities in Quality Engineering, AI-driven testing, and platform engineering.

Experience

14 yrs 3 mos

Total Experience

1 yr 9 mos

Average Tenure

4 yrs 2 mos

Current Experience

Paytm

2 roles

Engineering Manager QA

Promoted

Jul 2024 – Present · 1 yr 10 mos · Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India

Managing UPI(transaction history , Payment method combination , User onboarding and oAuth)
Designed and implemented AI-Testing Agent platform using MCP
Built Slack-integrated command-based automation workflows
Led adoption of LLMs (Claude, ChatGPT) for testing & debugging
Improved regression efficiency by ~40%

Quality EngineeringAPI TestingMicroservicesAI in TestingAutomation

Senior Technical Lead QA

Mar 2022 – Jul 2024 · 2 yrs 4 mos · Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India

Airtel payments bank

Chief Manager(SDET)

Jun 2021 – Mar 2022 · 9 mos · Gurugram, Haryana, India · Remote

Managing KYC and AEPS module
Developed API automation frameworks using Java, TestNG, and Spring Boot
Enhanced UI automation using Selenium (Page Object Model)
Integrated automation with CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins
Built end-to-end test suites for microservices-based systems
Acted as SPOC for release quality and post-production validation

API AutomationUI AutomationCI/CD IntegrationAPI TestingQuality Engineering

Noon

Lead SDET

Oct 2020 – Jun 2021 · 8 mos · Gurugram, Haryana, India

Heading Noon Pay for Middle east including P2P , P2M , Gift Voucher , Scan and Pay , Loyalty Points , Multi Bank Integration , AML , SAMA Compliance testing etc.
Led QA team of 13+ engineers and managed third-party vendors
Designed and implemented automation frameworks for payment systems
Managed hiring, onboarding, and scaling of QA team
Owned production releases and quality assurance processes

Automation FrameworksPayment SystemsQuality Engineering