Pournami T
Pournami is the QA engineer behind the Kiework conversational HR platform. Her work covers end-to-end automation against complex workflow engines, test case design, and the often-overlooked discipline of release sanity. Writes on the fundamentals: what to test, when to test it, and how to keep a regression pack maintainable.
- QA Engineer at Kiework
- Specialises in workflow validation for AI-driven SaaS
- End-to-end testing on Selenium, Playwright, and PyTest
Articles by Pournami
Smoke vs sanity vs regression testing: what is the actual difference?
Every QA interview asks the difference. Most candidates blur the lines. Smoke is "is the build alive", sanity is "did the targeted fix work", regression is "did anything else break". Each runs at a different point in the release cycle and has a different scope.
19 Jun 2026 · 6 minManual vs automation testing in 2026: when each one wins
Manual testers find new problems. Automation testers prevent old ones from coming back. The two are not in competition. This guide explains when each wins, the right ratio on a real team, and how careers move between them.
19 Jun 2026 · 7 minSmoke, sanity, regression, and the rest: types of software testing with real Indian examples
Every interview asks: what is the difference between smoke and sanity? Most candidates give a textbook answer they have memorised. Here is what these terms actually mean on a working team, with examples from apps you use every day.
18 Jun 2026 · 14 min