Pelin Gursoy

Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET)

Resume

Summary

Highly skilled Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) with 7+ years of experience in both Manual and Automated Testing within the IT industry, specializing in E-Commerce and Real Estate Management platforms. Possesses a strong understanding of Quality Assurance standards and expertise in analyzing test results, creating defects in Jira Xray, and managing issues through effective test tracking. Demonstrates proficiency in writing detailed UI, Database, and API test scripts, ensuring comprehensive coverage and robust performance. Expertise in Selenium WebDriver, Cucumber (BDD), and Hybrid Test Automation Frameworks, leveraging the Page Object Model. Proficient in Java, Object-Oriented Programming (OOP), and Gherkin language for behavior-driven testing. Experienced in designing and maintaining Cucumber frameworks with Maven, JUnit, and parallel execution, optimizing efficiency in test automation. Strong understanding of Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), Testing (STLC), and Defect Life Cycle within Agile methodologies.

Work Experience

Talentech Solutions - USA

Software Development Engineer in Test

Nov 2021 - Present

E-Commerce Website Project

Talentech Solutions - USA

Test Automation Engineer

Mar 2018 - Nov 2021

Real Estate Project

Education

Completed Professional Training in Software QA Testing & Automation

Bootcamp | 2018

ISTQB® Certified Tester – Foundation Level

2025

Technical Skills

Programming languages and Web Technologies

Java, SQL, Gherkin, HTML, CSS, XML, JSON, JDBC, REST Web Services, Basic Python knowledge

Tools, Apps, Platforms

Selenium WebDriver, JUnit, Cucumber, TestNG, Postman, REST Assured, Appium, Apache JMeter, JIRA, Maven, IntelliJ IDEA, VS Code, Eclipse, PyCharm, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Selenium Grid, Jenkins, Git/Github