Віталій

Kyiv, Ukraine
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V I TA L I Y K H A R I TO N O V
QA Engineer with 5+ years of experience in Manual Testing (Mobile, Web, API) and Automation Testing. Skilled in
Android/iOS testing, API testing, SQL/DB validation, third-party integrations, CI/CD, release support and test
documentation. Developed API automated tests using Java, Maven, Rest Assured and TestNG; also experienced with
Selenium, Appium, Python, pytest and custom QA evals. Strong in requirements analysis, exploratory testing, edge
case identification, defect investigation and QA process improvements. Used AI tools to support test design, log
analysis, SQL drafts and test documentation.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
03.2025 – Present QA Engineer
PLAYTIKA – Kyiv, Ukraine
Projects:
• Jackpot Tour 777 (Social Casino)
Key Contributions:
• Performed requirements analysis for mobile game features and customer flows
• Performed mobile testing (Android, iOS): functionality, UI, usability, system,
regression and E2E scenarios
• Conducted API testing (Postman, Swagger)
• Tested integrations with third-party services (AppsFlyer, Email service)
• Created and maintained test guides, test cases, checklists and bug reports
• Used AI tools (ChatGPT, Glean) to support test case generation, edge case analysis,
SQL query drafts, log analysis and test documentation
• Contributed to QA process improvements to increase test coverage and release
quality
12.2022 – 01.2025 Manual / Automation QA Engineer
AMO (GENESIS) – Kyiv, Ukraine
Projects:
• Unimeal: Diet and Fasting (Health & Fitness App)
• MadMuscles (Health & Fitness App)
Key Contributions:
• Developed API automated tests (Java, Maven, Rest Assured, TestNG)
• Created autotests covering DB, Kafka, email services and backend integrations
• Analyzed requirements and defined endpoint coverage for API automation
• Monitored automated test execution in GitHub Actions CI/CD pipelines
• Used Docker, OrbStack and Swagger for local API test development and debugging
• Supported mobile and web UI automation (Appium, Selenium)
• Performed mobile testing (Android, iOS): functional, integration, system, localization,
UI/UX, exploratory, smoke, regression, E2E
• Tested APIs (Postman, Swagger); performed DB validation (SQL, DBeaver)
• Tested integrations with third-party services (Firebase, Amplitude, Lokalise,
AppsFlyer, Customer.io, Zendesk, Iterable, Elastic Email)
• Managed mobile app releases (App Store, Google Play Console)
• Monitored crashes and errors (Firebase Crashlytics, Sentry, Grafana)
• Created test guides, test cases, checklists, bug reports and automation test scenarios
• Used AI tools to support test case generation, SQL query drafts and log analysis
• Mentored newcomers, conducted knowledge transfers and improved QA processes

12.2020 – 10.2022 Manual QA Engineer
STRUKTURA – Kyiv, Ukraine
Projects under NDA: data-heavy backend systems, 20+ web applications and mobile apps
for client panels and data collection
Key Contributions:
• Performed requirements analysis and tested web, mobile and API functionality
• Conducted functional, integration, system, compatibility, localization, exploratory,
smoke, sanity and regression testing
• Tested payment systems, billing flows, user access, data processing results
• Performed mobile testing and debugging (Android Studio, logcat, device logs)
• Performed API testing, request/response validation, integration checks (Postman)
• Configured test management workflows, ran autotests, analyzed failures
• Created test cases, checklists, test reports, bug reports; mentored QA engineers

09.2017 – Present Own Product / QA Automation Project
PROKAT24 (Rental of sport and outdoor equipment)
Key Contributions:
• Founded and maintain a rental website with structured catalog, pricing, deposits and
customer flows
• Performed functional, exploratory, usability, configuration and SEO-oriented testing
• Developed a Python-based product data project with JSON handling, search, query
normalization and rule-based answer logic
• Added pytest, Ruff, custom answer evals, quality gate script and Git-based delivery
• Used AI/LLM tools for test design, debugging and evaluation-oriented improvements
04.2013 – 10.2020 Stress Engineer (SE 2)
TUCANA (PROGRESSTECH) – Kyiv, Ukraine
Projects of the world's leading aviation companies (Airbus, Lufthansa)
• Created and validated finite-element models
• Performed static strength, fatigue analysis, and prepared technical reports

EDUCATION
2023 – 2024 Automation QA Course
Genesis Internal QA Automation School – Kyiv, Ukraine
2020 Manual QA Course
Prog Academy – Kyiv, Ukraine
2005 – 2011 Mechanical Engineer (Specialist Degree)
National Technical University of Ukraine – “KPI”, Faculty of Aviation and Space Systems
SKILLS
Platforms: macOS, Windows, Android, iOS
Test Automation: Java, Python, SQL, Rest Assured, TestNG, Maven, Selenium, Appium, pytest
Mobile & Web Testing: Android Studio, Xcode, Charles, Flipper, Chrome DevTools
API & Backend Testing: Swagger, Postman, Kafka (Redpanda), DataGrip/DBeaver
CI/CD & Dev Tools: Git, GitHub Actions, Docker, OrbStack, IntelliJ IDEA, PyCharm
QA, Docs & AI Tools: Jira, TestRail, Squash, Confluence, Notion, Figma, ChatGPT, Glean
Analytics & Integrations: Firebase, Sentry, Grafana, Amplitude, AppsFlyer, Lokalise, Customer.io, Zendesk, Iterable
Methodologies: Agile (Scrum, Kanban)
Languages: English – Intermediate+ (B1-B2), Ukrainian – Native