Who is Tapendu Pal (Pal Tapendu)?

Tapendu Pal (also known as Pal Tapendu) is an Indian Software Engineer and SDET at Cognizant Technology Solutions specializing in test automation (Selenium, Playwright), enterprise software quality assurance, and applied AI development.

What are Tapendu Pal's primary technical skills?

Tapendu Pal's core competencies include Selenium WebDriver, Playwright, Java, Python, JavaScript, Applied AI & Prompt Engineering, GitHub Copilot, Jenkins CI/CD, REST API testing, SQL, and Agile automation frameworks.

Where does Tapendu Pal work?

Tapendu Pal currently works at Cognizant Technology Solutions as a Program Analyst and Automation Test Engineer, designing robust automated testing pipelines for enterprise clients.

How to contact Tapendu Pal?

You can connect with Tapendu Pal on LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/tapendu-pal-b23273224/), view his open-source work on GitHub (https://github.com/PalTapendu), or email him directly at tapendupal122@gmail.com.

APPLIED AI · AUTOMATION ARCHITECT AI-NATIVE

I build with AI. Every single day.

I'm Tapendu Pal — an engineer who lives at the intersection of software engineering and applied AI. I use tools like GitHub Copilot, ChatGPT, and Claude to design, prototype, and ship automated enterprise systems.

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EXPERIENCE ↻ Live

0+ Yrs

// SDET @ Cognizant

💼 Cognizant (PA)

LIVE

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Working on & delivering US-based client projects

Program Analyst · Enterprise QA Automation

AI ARSENAL ↻ Stack

0+ AI Tools

// daily engineering stack

⚡ AI Power Stack

5+ Tools

Antigravity GH Copilot MS Copilot Claude Gemini ChatGPT

Daily engineering, prototyping & test automation

PROJECTS ⚡ 1 In Progress

0 Live Projects

// 2 live & deployed · 1 in dev

🚀 AI Projects

1 In Dev

01 AI FB Auto-Reply Ext. Live

02 AI Test Script Gen Live

2 Live Extensions · 1 AI Agent in progress

EDUCATION ↻ Degree

B.Tech

// Computer Science & Eng.

🎓 B.Tech (CSE)

2019 – 2023

Guru Nanak Institute of Technology

Autonomous Engineering College · JIS Group

B.Tech in Computer Science · MAKAUT, WB

Engineer first. AI-native by choice.

Tech has always been the thing I gravitate to — not just as a job, but as a hobby. Somewhere in the last couple of years, AI stopped being a buzzword for me and became a daily working tool: I prompt, iterate, and build with it the way other people reach for a text editor.

I spend my free time experimenting with AI-assisted development — turning ideas into working projects and exploring prompt engineering. Professionally, I bring the same mindset into enterprise software engineering, building and validating systems at scale.

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                  Connection conn = DriverManager.getConnection(url);
                  PreparedStatement ps = conn.prepareStatement(sql);
                  ps.setString(1, claimsId);
                  ps.setDouble(2, calculatedAmount);
                  ps.addBatch();
                  int[] results = ps.executeBatch();
                  while (rsdata.next()) {
                   driver.findElement(By.id("btn-submit")).click();
                   page.locator(".claims-form").fill(value);
                   assertThat(response.status()).isEqualTo(200);
                  }
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                  testContext.log("// EDI 837 transaction passed");
                  await playwright.chromium.launch({ headless: true });
                

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                  ResultSetMetaData rsmd = rs.getMetaData();
                  for (int i = 0; i < col_size; i++) {
                   columnValue = rsdata.getObject(i + 1);
                   pstmtInsert.executeUpdate();
                  }
                  conRenameInfo.prepareStatement("INSERT INTO table...");
                  String dbUrl = "jdbc:oracle:thin:@localhost:1521:xe";
                  rsmd.getColumnTypeName(i) + "\t|\t" + value;
                  Class.forName("com.mysql.cj.jdbc.Driver");
                  Connection conn = DriverManager.getConnection(url);
                  PreparedStatement ps = conn.prepareStatement(sql);
                  ps.setString(1, claimsId);
                  ps.setDouble(2, calculatedAmount);
                  ps.addBatch();
                  int[] results = ps.executeBatch();
                  while (rsdata.next()) {
                   driver.findElement(By.id("btn-submit")).click();
                   page.locator(".claims-form").fill(value);
                   assertThat(response.status()).isEqualTo(200);
                  }
                  const locator = await repairBrokenSelector(dom);
                  testContext.log("// EDI 837 transaction passed");
                  await playwright.chromium.launch({ headless: true });
                

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What I work with

AI-first tooling, backed by solid engineering fundamentals.

AI & Prompt Engineering

Saves me real time on office work — I lean on it daily.

Powers my own side projects, end to end.

Always exploring the next tool worth learning.

GitHub CopilotChatGPTClaudePrompt Engineering

Automation & Frameworks

SeleniumPlaywrightTestNGJUnit

QA & PM Tools

Agile AcceleratorHP ALMPostman

Platforms

FacetsSalesforce

Domain & Database

HealthcareClaimsEDISQL

Projects powered by AI

Real-world Chrome Extensions & autonomous AI automation pipelines built for high efficiency.

LIVE EXTENSION

AI-Powered Facebook Auto-Reply Extension

An intelligent Chrome Extension with integrated backend AI APIs that autonomously monitors and reads comments on Facebook posts, understands contextual intent and sentiment, and delivers natural, human-like automated replies.

Chrome Extension AI API Backend Contextual LLM JavaScript

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LIVE EXTENSION

AI Test Script Recorder & Code Generator

A smart browser extension that records user interactions in real-time and uses backend AI to synthesize production-ready test automation scripts (Playwright, Selenium, Java, Python, JS) with robust XPath and locator generation.

Chrome Extension Playwright Selenium XPath Synthesis AI CodeGen

click to view architecture →

ACTIVE DEVELOPMENT

Autonomous Self-Healing QA Agent Pipeline

An advanced autonomous AI agent system currently in active development — designed for self-healing UI locators, continuous automated regression testing, and multi-modal defect root-cause analysis.

In Progress Agentic AI Self-Healing Locators Enterprise QA

view development roadmap →

Career log

Most recent first.

currentJun 2024 — Present

Program Analyst — Automation Test Engineer

Cognizant Technology Solutions · Kolkata · Healthcare Domain

Build and maintain automated test suites with Java-Selenium and Playwright, improving regression coverage for healthcare applications.
Bring GitHub Copilot, ChatGPT, and Claude into daily workflows for script generation, edge-case discovery, and defect root-cause analysis.
Test Facets and Salesforce for claims and policy management; validate EDI transactions and run API testing via Postman.
Qualified for the GenC Digital Honors program — Cognizant's merit-based track recognizing technical excellence and readiness for advanced roles.
Completed the Playwright Automation Testing certification (Udemy) — end-to-end browser automation, architecture, and CI/CD integration.

Dec 2023 — May 2024

Intern — Software Test Engineer

Cognizant Technology Solutions · Coimbatore

Gained hands-on experience in automation and manual testing for enterprise applications.
Collaborated with senior engineers on test strategy and execution.

Academic background

B.Tech

B.Tech, Computer Science & Engineering

Guru Nanak Institute of Technology, West Bengal

2019 – 2023

Higher Secondary Certificate — Science

Harishchak High School, WBCHSE, West Bengal

2019

Let's build something.

Open to conversations on AI-assisted engineering, automation, and anything built at the edge of the two.

Emailtapendupal122@gmail.com

GitHubgithub.com/PalTapendu

LinkedIn/tapendu-pal-b23273224

LocationHooghly, West Bengal