Nayan Jindal

QA Manager

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India11 yrs 10 mos experience

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Key Highlights

Led QA team growth from scratch to 15 members.
Implemented shift-left testing, reducing IMOCs by 80%.
Achieved 85% test automation coverage, cutting regression time by 70%.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Quality Assurance leader in the B2C gaming industry with strong automation and team management skills.

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Skills

Core Skills

Quality AssuranceTest AutomationRelease ManagementTeam Management

Other Skills

API TestingAWSAgile Development PracticesAgile MethodologiesAmazon Web Services (AWS)AndroidAndroid TestingApache KafkaApache ZooKeeperArtificial Intelligence (AI)Bug TrackingBusiness RequirementsCollaborationCore JavaCross-functional Communication

About

As a QA Engineering Manager at Mobile Premier League (MPL), one of the largest mobile gaming platforms in India, I lead the test and quality engineering for multiple applications across iOS and Android devices. With over 11 years of experience in the B2C and B2B startup sector, I have developed a quality-driven approach that enables faster and more efficient testing and release cycles, while ensuring top-notch user experience and customer satisfaction. My core competencies include quality assurance, leadership, team management, release management, agile development practices, test metrics, project management, and leveraging test automation to reduce testing time and cost. I have built the QA team from scratch, scaling it to 15 members, and established industry-wide proven quality practices and standards. I also work directly with the top leadership and management to provide comprehensive testing strategies and solutions, and foster a quality-driven culture across the organization. I am passionate about delivering high-quality products that enhance productivity and user engagement, and align with the company's vision and goals.

Experience

11 yrs 10 mos

Total Experience

3 yrs 11 mos

Average Tenure

4 yrs 5 mos

Current Experience

Mobile premier league (mpl)

2 roles

QA Engineering Manager

Promoted

Jan 2022 – Present · 4 yrs 5 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Implemented shift-left testing strategies, reducing IMOCs by 80% and
enhancing defect detection in the early stages of development.
Collaborated with cross-functional teams to decouple backend and client
releases, enabling parallel Android/iOS deployments and reducing release cycle
times by 30%.
Collaborated with multiple third-party business partners and vendors, including
Juspay, Razorpay, Cashfree, HyperVerge, Clevertap, Tazapay, Sinch, ValueFirst,
Gupshup, and others, to ensure a seamless integration experience with the MPL
application across both iOS and Android platforms.
Delivered critical system migrations, including AWS to GCP, containerization,
support for multiple device architectures (32-bit, 64-bit, and universal),
implementation of CodePush, and migration from SQS to Kafka.
Collaborated with Automation team to work on BE automation using
RestAssured, achieving 85% test automation coverage and reducing regression
cycle time by 70%.
Successfully managed stakeholder expectations by effectively communicating
progress and consistently delivering on goals within established timelines. This
included QRP deliverables, the tech backlog, ad-hoc requests, and government-
mandated changes such as GST and TDS on deposits and withdrawals.

Cross-functional Team LeadershipTest AutomationTeam ManagementAWSGCPRest assured+4

Lead QE - Release Engineering

Jan 2022 – Dec 2022 · 11 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

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Lead Quality Assurance Engineer

Aug 2016 – Jan 2022 · 5 yrs 5 mos · Gurgaon, India · On-site

Led the Test Engineering for QE vertical that had 8 applications on iOS App Store and Google Play Store. Domains include Social Chat apps with MM, E-commerce and AI based app tool that helped moderators earn money.
Enabled Organization with (Pre/Post) Release & Quality Metrics including (DCFU, ANR, APK size, Production incidents) presenting visibility Release on Release
Built the QA team from scratch working across Web,Mobile & API Automation testing. Increased team size to 15 enabling high quality Interviewing process with focus on real time problem solving and a mix of conventional Quality Engineering practices.
Enabled effective cross communication and processes with parallel US team and cross functional charters that included (Backend, DevOPS, Product, TPM, devOps roles)
Responsible for providing technical expertise in Testing Strategy, Testing Processe
Resource allocation and management across multiple projects with cost management and futuristic approach

Quality AssuranceTeam ManagementTesting StrategyResource AllocationCross-functional Communication

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SDET

Jul 2014 – Jul 2016 · 2 yrs · Gurgaon, India · On-site

Led strategic initiative from Test Engineering to reduce the Cost to user in terms of Data, storage given the market was sensitive to data and RAM/Storage devices were on the lower side where mobile/data revolution was yet to happen.
Testing the feature end to end involving both client & server side testing.
Test Planning & Execution, Test Cases Development, Review & Execution.
Carry out Functional testing, Component Testing, System Testing, Integration Testing, Sanity, Regression Testing.
Cross Platform (Android, iOS & Windows) Testing.
Performing UAT with variables like Devices, OS, Mobile Networks.
Complete followup in accordance to Bug life cycle from Bug reporting to Bug closure.
Identifying & performing Localization & Globalization Testing.
DDMS tool usage for checking client logs and interaction with server and testing the application with same for any such defects.
Working in tandom with PM & DEV to get a feature shipped to a larger user base with Quality.