Paynet

As the Head of QA at Paynet, I was responsible for leading and managing a team of 6 QA professionals, working closely with development and project management to ensure timely delivery of high-quality software. I was also responsible for planning the department's budget, communicating with stakeholders, detecting, documenting and tracking defects. Additionally, I created a QA department from scratch, implementing testing tools and methodologies, resulting in improved quality processes and releases without critical bugs. I also successfully hired and trained a team of 6 middle+ level specialists and created a positive working environment through regular 1-1 meetings, reviews and team-building activities. I actively participated in cross-functional team building as a project manager and in the implementation of Scrum methodology.

VK

As the QA Team Lead for the youla.ru project at VK, I was responsible for detecting, documenting, and tracking defects and conducting manual exploratory testing of frontend, backend, and native mobile applications. I also provided technical support to solve incidents and worked with autotests, including launch, crash analysis, and writing in Java and Cucumber. In addition to managing a team of 3 QA professionals, I also actively engaged in processes and value delivery in the unit - helped implement Kanban approach in teams, conducted retrospectives, communicated with business representatives. Some of my notable achievements in this role include increasing the Pass Rate in my team's area of responsibility to 70% within 3 months, formalizing the feedback process and increasing employee motivation, organizing the quality assurance process in a large integration project with an adjacent team, and improving the recruitment process by adjusting job descriptions and formalizing entry requirements for specialists. Overall, my efforts at VK resulted in improved efficiency, productivity, and value delivery for the team, as well as the identification and elimination of significant defects in testing.

HeadHunter

As a QA Engineer at HeadHunter, I was responsible for conducting manual functional exploratory testing of the backend and frontend on two major projects: relocations jobs.tut.by on rabota.by and jobs.day.az on h1.az. I also participated in the elaboration and decomposition of business tasks and interacted with customers, as well as automated testing using Java and a self-written framework similar to Selenide and TestNG. In addition to solving tasks as the last line of technical support and analyzing bug reports and user requests, I also participated in the adaptation of the onboarding program for testers and conducted managerial agile activities such as daily rallies and retrospectives. I also played a role in the selection of testing specialists by reviewing resumes and conducting technical interviews.