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SERGEY CHIGAK

Summary

As a QA professional with over 8 years of experience and ICAgile Certified Professional (ICP) certification, I have developed a strong understanding of Testing methodologies, processes, and tools. My expertise lies in creating, executing and managing test plans and test cases to ensure software quality. I am skilled in both manual and automated testing of web and mobile applications, and have experience in API testing, documentation testing, and cross-browser testing. Willing to consider opportunities in Warsaw, Poland.

Overview

8
8
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Senior QA Engineer

Playtika
12.2024 - Current

As a member of the Game Server Core owned QA processes for Style UI, a key project powering graphical processing and rendering in the game. I had the following QA responsibilities:

  • Developed automated UI and end-to-end tests using JS/Playwright, covering core web gameplay up to 90%
  • Designed and maintained CI/CD pipelines via Jenkins with automated smoke, regression, and nightly runs, including video/log artifacts and flaky-test detection.
  • Collaborated with backend, DevOps, and art teams to ensure consistent quality and performance of game server and rendering pipelines.
  • Conducting technical QA interviews
  • Developed high-level testing documentation (Test strategies, test plans, etc.)
  • Collaborated with international backend, DevOps and art teams to ensure consistent quality and performance of game server during release activities.

Senior QA Engineer

Dyson
07.2023 - 12.2024

As a part of a product-dedicated team I am responsible for the developing and launching brand-new Dyson OnTrack headphones from scratch. In this role I have the following QA responsibilities:

  • Developed and launched Dyson OnTrack headphones, ensuring high-quality standards throughout the process.
  • Led QA engineers, delivering major software projects on time and within budget.
  • Established comprehensive QA processes and documentation for Krakow office, enhancing testing strategies.
  • Increased test automation coverage for MyDyson app to 90%, optimizing team efficiency.
  • Collaborated with international teams in UK and Singapore to maintain quality across the software development lifecycle.
  • Conducted technical QA interviews and ran onboarding activities and materials for new QAs on other Krakow teams.

Senior QA Engineer

Lyft
09.2019 - 05.2023

As a part of the Lyft company and a member of a mapping department I was responsible for the testing and launching Lyft internal tool used for map editing. We built a tool based on Openstreet maps which provided user many options to interact with maps - add street signs, edit roads and many more. As a single QA in dedicated team I worked closely with developers and product owners to provide test coverage on best level possible. In this role, I have the following QA responsibilities:

  • Taking ownership of quality processes for complex Lyft map editing tool build from scratch
  • Testing of Lyft mapmaking web tools, including Single Page Applications (SPA) built with React
  • Building test automation framework from scratch via Cypress/JavaScript tech stack
  • Front-end unit testing using the Jest framework
  • Testing of mobile applications, primarily on iOS platform
  • Conducting technical QA interviews
  • Managing production releases
  • Providing mentorship for junior QA on the team
  • API testing
  • Developing high-level test documentation, such as Test Strategy and Test Plan
  • Developing low-level test documentation, such as Test Cases and Check lists

QA Engineer

Betclic
09.2017 - 09.2019

I was a part of the French betting company and a member of a dedicated team responsible for the Betclic project. In this role, I had the following QA responsibilities:

  • Conducted manual testing of web applications
  • Conducted manual testing of mobile applications
  • Executed regression and new-feature testing
  • Conducted cross-browser testing
  • Developed testing documentation
  • Participated in Scrum activities as part of an agile team 2. At Coople, a Swiss company that helps people find part-time gigs, I was responsible for the following QA activities:
  • Conducted manual testing of web applications
  • Conducted manual testing of mobile applications
  • Automated APIs using Java
  • Tested APIs using Swagger
  • Developed test plans and test designs

Junior QA Engineer

Papakaya
05.2017 - 09.2017
  • Performed manual testing of various components of the application, ensuring that all requirements were met
  • Developed and executed comprehensive regression tests cases and check lists to ensure existing functionality was not affected by new changes
  • Developed low-level testing documentation, such as test cases, checklists and bug reports
  • Conducted specification testing

Education

Bachelor of Science - Economics And Engineering

Belarusian National Technical University (BNTU)
Minsk
09.2016

Skills

  • Web application testing
  • Automation testing
  • JavaScript
  • Playwright
  • Test planing
  • API Testing
  • Mentoring
  • Testing documentation
  • Mobile testing
  • Software testing management

Certification

ICAgile Certified Professional (ICP), ICAgile January 2019

EXTRA-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES

Mentor, Women in tech January 2024 — January 2025 Established one-on-one meetings with mentees to identify areas of improvement and provide guidance Developing personal career growth plan and constant support for mentees Managing QA community of experienced mentors, organizing online meet-ups and knowledge sharing activities Participating in general mentor meetings and supervision sessions, helping other mentors in solving in their difficulties during mentoring

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Languages: English, Belarusian, Russian

Timeline

Senior QA Engineer

Playtika
12.2024 - Current

Senior QA Engineer

Dyson
07.2023 - 12.2024

Senior QA Engineer

Lyft
09.2019 - 05.2023

QA Engineer

Betclic
09.2017 - 09.2019

Junior QA Engineer

Papakaya
05.2017 - 09.2017

Bachelor of Science - Economics And Engineering

Belarusian National Technical University (BNTU)
SERGEY CHIGAK