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Software tester and QA resume template (ATS-friendly)
A QA resume for a tester with 4 years in manual and automation testing, showing how test work cut regression time and production defects. Keep the structure, then swap in your own tools, test counts and defect numbers.
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What this template includes
- Covers both manual testing and automation, which most QA job posts ask for
- Bullets quantify test cases, automation coverage, regression time and defect rates
- Tool names ATS filters look for: Selenium, Playwright, Rest Assured, JMeter, Jira
- ISTQB certification listed in its own section
Sample software tester / qa resume
Sneha Patil
QA Engineer · Manual & Automation Testing
Summary
Software tester with 4 years of experience in manual and automation testing of web, mobile and API products. Builds Selenium and Playwright frameworks, writes clear test cases and catches defects before they reach customers.
Experience
QA Automation Engineer, Medisure Health Tech (Jan 2024 – Present)
- Built a Selenium WebDriver and TestNG framework in Java with 650 automated tests, cutting regression time from 4 days to 6 hours
- Automated 180 REST API tests with Rest Assured and Postman, running on every pull request in Jenkins
- Reduced production defects by 42% in 2 quarters by adding risk-based test plans to each sprint
- Mentored 3 manual testers in automation, 2 of whom now own suites
Software Test Engineer, Brightwave Infosolutions (Jul 2022 – Dec 2023)
- Wrote and executed 1,100+ manual test cases for a banking app with 2M users across Android, iOS and web
- Logged 400+ defects in Jira with clear repro steps, keeping the rejected-bug rate under 5%
- Ran load tests in JMeter at 5,000 concurrent users, exposing 3 bottlenecks before launch
Skills
- Testing: Manual Testing, Regression, Smoke, UAT, Test Planning, STLC, Agile/Scrum
- Automation: Selenium WebDriver, Playwright, TestNG, Cucumber (BDD), Rest Assured, Appium
- Tools: Java, SQL, Postman, JMeter, Jira, Jenkins, Git
Certifications
- ISTQB Certified Tester Foundation Level (CTFL), 2022
Education
B.E., Electronics and Telecommunication, Savitribai Phule Pune University (2018 – 2022)
Top skills for software testers and QA engineers
- Manual testing
- Test case design
- Regression testing
- Selenium WebDriver
- Playwright
- TestNG / JUnit
- API testing (Postman, Rest Assured)
- Cucumber (BDD)
- Appium mobile testing
- JMeter performance testing
- SQL
- Jira and defect tracking
- CI with Jenkins
- Agile / Scrum
Software Tester / QA resume summary examples
Fresher software tester with ISTQB Foundation certification and project experience writing test cases, logging defects in Jira and automating web flows with Selenium and Java. Detail-oriented and ready to join a manual or automation QA team.
QA engineer with 3 years of experience in manual and API testing for e-commerce and banking apps. Writes clear test plans, automates regression suites with Selenium and Postman, and works closely with developers in Agile sprints.
Senior SDET with 8 years of experience building test automation frameworks in Java and TypeScript for SaaS products. Leads QA strategy across teams, owns CI quality gates and has cut release cycles from monthly to weekly.
Software Tester / QA resume bullet point examples
- Migrated 400 UI tests from Selenium to Playwright, cutting suite run time by 55% and flaky failures by 80%
- Designed 250 test cases for a GST invoicing module, achieving 100% requirement coverage before UAT
- Added API contract tests to the Jenkins pipeline, blocking 35 breaking changes in 6 months
- Automated 120 Android and iOS scenarios with Appium, saving 3 tester-days per release
- Cut defect leakage to production from 12% to 3% by introducing exploratory test sessions each sprint
Frequently asked questions
What should a software tester put on a resume?
The kinds of testing you do (manual, regression, API, performance, mobile), your automation tools and language, defect tracking tools, and results such as test cases written, regression time saved, automation coverage and defects caught before release.
Should a manual tester list automation skills?
List only what you can show in an interview. If you are learning Selenium or Playwright, add a small automation project with a GitHub link. Most QA job posts in India now ask for at least basic automation.
Is ISTQB certification useful for a QA resume?
Yes, especially for freshers and service companies. ISTQB Foundation Level (CTFL) is widely recognised and often appears as a keyword in job posts. Put it in a Certifications section with the year.
What is the difference between a QA engineer and an SDET resume?
A QA engineer resume balances test design, manual testing and automation. An SDET resume leans on coding: framework design, CI integration and the programming languages used. Match the title and keywords in the job description.
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