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Mahesh Wankhede — Quality Engineering Lead

Quality Engineering Lead

SDET · AI-Driven Test Architect · GenAI Specialist

About Me

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Engineer, leader, and builder — the person behind the automation.

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Quality Engineering Lead

Mahesh Wankhede

Professional

I build intelligent, AI-augmented test automation systems that help engineering teams ship faster with confidence.

I'm a Quality Engineering Lead who treats QA as systems engineering — not checkbox testing. Over 8 years, I've moved from writing Selenium suites to architecting AI-augmented automation: production MCP integrations, Playwright frameworks at scale, and GenAI workflows that cut manual effort across wagering, healthcare, and digital platforms. I research first, build POCs fast, and ship what actually works in production.

Based in

Pune, India

Remote

Open worldwide

Currently

SDET/QE Lead

Education

Master in CS · CGPA 9.1

currently building →

MCP IntegrationsPlaywright AI AgentsRAG QA ToolingGenAI Test Workflows

Recognition

  • Best Performance & Spot Award — TO THE NEW (2022–2026)
  • National Conference Winner — RAISAT
  • Employee of the Year — SoftFeat Technologies (2019)

Capabilities

Depth without the skill-bar cliché

Interactive capability map — hover any skill to see where I've used it in production.

PlaywrightMCPGenerative AIKafkaGCPCI/CDREST AssuredTypeScript

Generative AI & LLMs

MCP (Model Context Protocol)

Prompt Engineering

GitHub Copilot & Cursor

RAG-based QA Tooling

Multi-agent Workflows

AI Innovation Layer

MCP Integrations

Production

Production TestRail → Slack pipeline. Natural-language API queries for live test data.

RAG QA Knowledge

POC → Prod

Contextual retrieval over internal docs — testers query knowledge bases conversationally.

GenAI Test Workflows

Active R&D

AI-assisted test generation, GCP log analysis, and automated PR reviews in CI.

Open Source & R&D

AI-augmented test frameworks

Live repos on GitHub plus internal R&D work being open-sourced. Honest showcase — no filler.

mcp-testrail-slack

AIComing Soon

Production MCP integration — automated test result publishing & Slack notifications.

MCPAIProduction

playwright-amtote-framework

AIComing Soon

Scalable E2E automation for high-traffic wagering — API + UI with dynamic data loader.

PlaywrightJestKafka

grocery-items

Practice automation target — HTML grocery list app for test exercises.

HTMLPractice
HTML 0 0 Dec 2025

test-todo-mvc

TodoMVC test automation sandbox for framework experimentation.

E2EPractice
HTML 0 0 May 2024

rentrecipts

Utility web app for generating rent receipts.

HTMLUtility
HTML 0 0 Dec 2023

rag-qa-knowledge

AIComing Soon

RAG-based tool for contextual QA documentation retrieval.

RAGLLMGenAI

ai-test-case-generator

AIComing Soon

LLM-powered test scenario & edge case generation utility.

GenAILLM

Career

Impact, not job descriptions

Every role tells a story of increasing scope — from writing tests to architecting AI-augmented quality systems.

LinkedIn

Recommendations

Received recommendations from colleagues and clients — sourced from my LinkedIn profile.

I've had the pleasure of collaborating with Mahesh at Publicis Sapient, where he serves as a QA Automation Engineer. Mahesh's expertise in automation testing is truly impressive, and his contributions have significantly enhanced the quality and efficiency of our software development process. He possesses a keen analytical mind and a meticulous attention to detail, which enables him to identify and rectify even the most intricate bugs and issues. Mahesh's dedication to ensuring product excellence is evident in his thorough approach to testing and his proactive attitude towards problem-solving. Moreover, Mahesh is an excellent team player, always willing to share his knowledge and support his colleagues to achieve collective success. I highly recommend Mahesh for his outstanding skills, professionalism, and unwavering commitment to delivering top-notch results.
VP
Vinay Pipersaniya

Java Developer | Senior Software Developer · Airtel Digital

Worked with Mahesh on the same team

LinkedIn Recommendations

Recommendations on LinkedIn from people who've worked with me — managers, peers, and clients.

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Contact

Let's work together

Have a QA challenge, automation gap, or AI integration idea? I'd love to hear about it.

Available for

  • Full-time opportunities
  • Freelance & consulting
  • Technical collaboration
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