Kiran Nandarapalli

Kiran Nandarapalli is a Senior Software Test Engineer specializing in QA and Automation at zipmend GmbH since September 2025, with prior experience as a Quality & Automation Engineer at CLARK from April 2018 to August 2025. Kiran has a strong background in designing and implementing test automation frameworks, notably developing a solution using Capybara and Cucumber that eliminated manual testing efforts at CLARK. Additional roles include Senior Software Test Automation Engineer at FORCAM, where Kiran built a custom automation framework for MES/IoT platforms, and a Test Analyst at Cognizant, where Kiran focused on Agile software testing for a major U.S. bank's website. Kiran began a career as a Software Engineer at Capgemini, gaining extensive experience in test plan design, execution, and defect management. Educationally, Kiran holds a Bachelor of Technology in Electronics and Communications Engineering from Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University.