How to Build a QA Process from 0→1 at a Mobile Startup
A step-by-step guide to setting up end-to-end quality engineering at a high-growth startup with no existing QA infrastructure.
Quality Engineering Leader — I build QA from 0→1 for mobile startups & web products. Turning chaos into process, and bugs into zero.
Hi, I'm Ritesh Solanki — a Quality Engineering Leader with 15+ years of experience building and scaling QA practices across Mobile, Web, and API platforms.
I've led quality initiatives for Truecaller (50M+ monthly active users) and Sixer by Dream Sports Group, consistently maintaining less than 1% production defect leakage — even at a pace of weekly releases.
My approach to QA goes beyond finding bugs. I focus on building systems — from establishing end-to-end QA processes and defect tracking pipelines, to mentoring high-performing teams and aligning quality goals with business outcomes.
I've built QA teams from the ground up (15+ engineers), reduced defect leakage by 35%, and improved release cycles by 20%. I'm deeply passionate about the intersection of AI and Quality Engineering — leveraging GenAI tools to accelerate test case generation, automate documentation, and improve regression planning — boosting test design productivity by nearly 40%.
Established complete QA processes for mobile startups, architecting defect tracking systems and agile practices from zero.
Expert in Android & iOS testing across n to n-4 OS versions, plus full-stack web and API validation workflows.
Leveraging GenAI for test case generation, edge-case discovery, and release documentation — boosting productivity by ~40%.
Proven track record at high-growth products with weekly release cadences and aggressive quality targets under real business pressure.
A step-by-step guide to setting up end-to-end quality engineering at a high-growth startup with no existing QA infrastructure.
How I use large language models to generate test cases, identify edge cases, and automate documentation for weekly releases.
The strategies, triage rituals, and device matrix management that kept a 50M-user app defect-free at weekly cadence.
Looking for someone to set up your QA process from scratch, lead a quality team, or bring strategic testing to your mobile or web product? Let's talk.