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Software Tester (QA) resume example

A one-page software tester (QA) resume with a summary, skills and experience points that show results. Copy the parts you need, or open it in the free resume builder, add your details and download a PDF.

Your Name
Software Tester (QA)
[Your city] · you@example.com · [phone] · egig.in/in/yourname

Summary

QA engineer with 3 years of experience in manual and automation testing of web and mobile apps. Writes clear test cases and catches bugs before customers do.

Skills

Manual testingTest cases and plansSelenium WebDriverJava or PythonAPI testing (Postman)JIRARegression testingSQL

Experience

Software Tester (QA)[Month Year] – Present
[Company name], [City]
  • Wrote and ran 1,200+ test cases across 3 releases a month
  • Automated 400 regression tests with Selenium, cutting test time from 3 days to 4 hours
  • Found 300+ bugs before release, with production bugs down 45%
  • Tested 60 APIs in Postman with automated checks in CI
  • Created a bug-reporting guide that halved back-and-forth with developers

Education

B.Tech, B.Sc or BCA, [College name], [Year]

Languages

English, [other languages]

Resume summary examples

Experienced

QA engineer with 3 years of experience in manual and automation testing of web and mobile apps. Writes clear test cases and catches bugs before customers do.

Fresher

Graduate with ISTQB foundation knowledge, manual testing skills and basic Selenium and Java, keen on quality.

Skills for a software tester (QA) resume

Manual testingTest cases and plansSelenium WebDriverJava or PythonAPI testing (Postman)JIRARegression testingSQL

Skills that raise your pay

  • Automation testing with Selenium, Playwright or Cypress
  • API testing with Postman and REST Assured
  • ISTQB certification

Use the same words as the job post: employers and their software look for them. Take a free skill test and add the certificate to your profile.

Work experience examples

Start each point with what you achieved and add a number. Swap in your own figures.

  • Wrote and ran 1,200+ test cases across 3 releases a month
  • Automated 400 regression tests with Selenium, cutting test time from 3 days to 4 hours
  • Found 300+ bugs before release, with production bugs down 45%
  • Tested 60 APIs in Postman with automated checks in CI
  • Created a bug-reporting guide that halved back-and-forth with developers

No experience yet?

Put skills and education first, and add a project, internship or part-time job instead, for example: Automated test suite for a demo shopping site with Selenium and TestNG (github.com/yourname).

Tips for a software tester (QA) resume that gets calls

  • Link your GitHub, portfolio or Play Store apps right under your name.
  • List the tech stack in each job, then a result: faster, fewer bugs, more users.
  • Keep it to one page with under 5 years of experience, in a plain layout that software can read.
  • Skip your photo, date of birth, religion and marital status unless the employer asks.
  • Save it as a PDF named “Your-Name-Software-Tester-Resume.pdf”.

Next steps

Common questions

What should I write in a software tester (QA) resume?

Start with a 2–3 line summary, then your key skills (Manual testing, Test cases and plans, Selenium WebDriver, Java or Python), then work experience with results in numbers, then education. Keep it to one page if you have under 5 years of experience.

How do I write a software tester (QA) resume with no experience?

Use a fresher summary, put skills and education first, and add projects, internships, part-time work or volunteering. For example: “Automated test suite for a demo shopping site with Selenium and TestNG (github.com/yourname)”.

What salary can I ask for as a software tester (QA)?

Typical pay is ₹18,000–₹30,000 a month for freshers and ₹35,000–₹70,000 with 2–5 years’ experience. See the salary guide for city-wise pay.

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