In the fast-paced world of fundraising platforms, delivering a reliable, user-friendly experience is critical. Apex Leadership, a leader in school and community-based fundraising programs, required a robust and scalable digital platform to support their nationwide operations. I worked as a QA Engineer, contributing both manual and automated testing efforts to ensure a high-quality release process during every sprint.
Functional Testing
QualityAssurance
Manual testing
3x
faster regression
60%
faster time-to-market
40%
improvement in QA-developer collab
About the client
Apex Leadership Co. is a US-based company focused on creating fitness and character-building fundraising experiences for schools. Their platform allows schools to manage campaigns, track donations, and engage with parents, students, and staff—all digitally. With a growing user base and a high volume of real-time data transactions, QA played a vital role in ensuring system reliability and performance at scale.
Tech stack
Selenium
C#
Grafana
Challenges & solutions
Challenge
Frequent functional updates and feature enhancements
Solution
Established a strong manual test suite aligned with sprint stories for quick validation
Challenge
Repetitive regression tasks across sprints
Solution
Built and maintained a POM-based Selenium automation suite in C# to handle recurring test cases
Challenge
Limited visibility into system performance under real traffic
Solution
Used Grafana dashboards to monitor key metrics and uncover bottlenecks during donation drives
Challenge
Need for early defect detection
Solution
Participated in daily standups, sprint planning, and collaborated closely with devs to identify and resolve issues early
Client Feedback
Working with Mechlin Technologies was a game-changer for our testing processes. Their expertise in manual and automated testing, using tools like Selenium and Grafana, ensured smooth bi-weekly sprint releases. I now feel confident in the quality of our web modules and campaign workflows. Thanks to Mechlin Technologies, our load testing approach during peak periods has been optimized, leading to improved system performance.
Sid Nannuri
CTO
Apex Leadership
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Collaborative Testing:
Worked closely with the development and product teams to understand requirements and write effective test cases.
Automation First:
Prioritized high-impact user flows and automated them using a modular Page Object Model for long-term scalability.
Performance Insights:
Used Grafana to observe backend performance and supported the dev team in diagnosing slowdowns during load testing.
Agile QA Alignment:
Followed a sprint-based manual and automation test execution cycle, ensuring quality deliverables with every release.