Hardik Bhardwaj

QA Automation Engineer | SDET | Selenium & Playwright Automation | API Testing | Java | Rest Assured | SQL | Performance Testing | Test Automation Frameworks

Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh, India

About

Quality Engineer with 3.5+ years of experience in Automation Testing, API Testing, UI Testing, Database Testing, and Performance Testing. Currently working as a QE Software Engineer II at PAR Technology, contributing to the quality assurance of the Punchh Loyalty and Engagement Platform. Experienced in developing and maintaining automation frameworks using Java, Selenium WebDriver, Playwright, TestNG, and Rest Assured. Skilled in API automation, database validation, performance testing with JMeter, and end-to-end testing across complex business workflows. Throughout my career, I have developed and maintained 500+ automated test scripts, supported 40+ product releases, and helped reduce manual testing effort by 60% through automation initiatives. I am passionate about building scalable test automation solutions, improving software quality, and continuously learning modern technologies including Playwright, AI-assisted testing, and automation engineering best practices.

Experience

  • PAR Technology (Gurugram, Haryana, India)
    • QE Software Engineer II
      Mar 2025 - Present · 1 yr 5 mos

    • QE Software Engineer I
      Oct 2022 - Mar 2025 · 2 yrs 6 mos

  • Intern at Jakson Group
    Feb 2022 - Jun 2022 · 5 mos

  • Intern at UPPTCL
    Aug 2021 - Sep 2021 · 2 mos