How a Fintech Company Scaled Test Automation with Just One Engineer Using Testsigma
Test executions/month
Pass rate
Reduction in manual QA effort
Application Types
Web
Industry
Fintech
Headquarters
London
About the Company
A fast-growing fintech company, headquartered in London, delivers cutting-edge financial products and digital solutions to global banking institutions. Operating in a highly agile environment with bi-weekly production releases, the company needs speed, reliability, and comprehensive test coverage to maintain product quality and customer trust.
With a lean QA setup, the organization relies on efficient tooling and smart engineering to maintain high-quality standards. A single engineer manages and scales the entire test automation strategy for the company’s core web platform.
The Challenge
Before adopting Testsigma, the QA engineer used a custom Playwright-JavaScript framework for test automation. While it provided flexibility, it introduced several limitations that slowed down release velocity:
- Limited support for complex UI components like sliders, modals, and dynamic locators
- No built-in visual regression testing (required external tools)
- High setup and maintenance effort for reporting, scheduling, and debugging
- Time-consuming locator management, especially during frequent UI changes
- Heavy manual overhead, making it hard to scale testing coverage
As release frequency increased, it became clear that a no-code, scalable solution was required—one that would enable a solo tester to deliver the impact of an entire QA team.
The Solution: Smarter, Scalable Automation with Testsigma
The QA engineer transitioned from the custom-coded setup to Testsigma, an AI-powered, no-code automation platform built to help teams test faster with fewer resources. The switch delivered immediate benefits across productivity, coverage, and test stability.
Why Testsigma Stood Out
- No-code interface accelerated test creation and maintenance
- Support for advanced UI interactions like sliders, modals, and custom components
- Built-in visual regression testing, eliminating the need for third-party tools
- Scheduling and CLI-based execution without DevOps support
- Real-time reports and Slack/email integrations for stakeholder visibility
- Flexible locator strategies improved reliability across UI changes
- Add-ons like OTP extraction from email streamlined complex test flows
With Testsigma, I automated an entire module and deployed it to production in a week. Everything worked flawlessly.
QA Engineer
Impact & Results
The automation process transformed from a fragile, manual-heavy setup into a streamlined, high-velocity operation.
| Metric | Before Testsigma | After Testsigma |
|---|---|---|
| Test executions per month | ~330 | 3000+ |
| Scripts run daily | <30 | 50 - 100 |
| Test coverage per day | ~4–5 hours | 18+ hours |
| Release cycle support | Partial | Full regression twice/week |
| Visual regression testing | External tools | Built-in |
| Time to automate a module | 3–4 weeks | 1 week |
| Test success rate | ~60–70% | 80%+ |
| QA headcount | 1 manual + automation | 1 automation engineer only |
Unique Use Case: One Person, End-to-End Automation
This case is a rare but powerful example of how the right platform can maximize the impact of a single engineer. With Testsigma, the QA engineer:
- Owns and manages test creation, execution, debugging, and reporting end-to-end
- Schedules test runs from 6 AM to midnight, ensuring full coverage across environments
- Handles production readiness independently, without DevOps involvement
- Maintains hundreds of reusable scripts with minimal flakiness
- Continuously optimizes testing with AI-powered suggestions and add-ons
Testsigma gave me the capability to work like a team of three. The built-in scheduling, CLI, and reporting features let me work smarter, not harder.
QA Engineer
Looking Ahead: AI-Driven Expansion
The company is now actively exploring Testsigma’s Agentic AI capabilities, including auto-suggestions for test steps, false-positive reduction, and intelligent debugging.
Conclusion
With Testsigma, this fintech company unlocked the ability to deliver frequent, high-quality releases with just one dedicated automation engineer. The platform’s ease of use, scalability, and smart integrations enabled enterprise-level test coverage without the overhead of a large QA team.
