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Denys Pikhovkin
QA Engineer
Riga, Latvia (Ukrainian citizen, temporary residence) | [відкрити контакти](див. вище в блоці «контактна інформація») | [відкрити контакти](див. вище в блоці «контактна інформація»)
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SUMMARY
QA Engineer with 7+ years of experience in manual testing of web and mobile applications. Skilled in
backend-oriented testing, API validation, database testing, and test documentation. Experienced in Agile teams,
mentoring 3 QA engineers, coordinating QA activities as interim QA Lead, and representing QA at cross-functional
meetings. Background in SEO/marketing helps test products from a user-oriented and analytical perspective.
Actively developing automation skills with Playwright/TypeScript and Katalon Studio.

CORE COMPETENCIES
•​ Manual Testing: Web | Mobile | API | UI/UX | Regression | Exploratory;
•​ Test Documentation: Test Cases | Checklists | Bug Reports;
•​ Tools: Postman, Swagger, BrowserStack, DevTools, Fiddler, Qase, ADB, MySQL Workbench, Playwright (basic),
TypeScript (basic), Katalon Studio (basic);
•​ Version Control: Git, GitLab;
•​ CI/CD: Jenkins, Envoyer;
•​ Collaboration: Jira, Trello, KanbanFlow;
•​ Web Technologies: HTML, CSS, Client-Server Architecture;
•​ Methodologies: Agile (Scrum, Kanban);
•​ AI-assisted QA: Test case generation, checklist creation, automation scripting support.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
QA Engineer - StackUnited (content monetization platform, USA)
Mar 2023 - Present
•​ Manual testing of web and mobile applications (iOS/Android);
•​ Backend/API testing using Postman;
•​ Cross-browser and UI/UX testing; regression and exploratory testing;
•​ Direct database work via MySQL Workbench: data validation, managing user states and settings, manipulating
message statuses (PTV, group, scheduled, with attachments) to cover edge cases not reachable through UI;
•​ Participated in full-scale site redesign QA (dark/light/classic themes, web & mobile);
•​ Served as lead QA for the Message Center project end-to-end: from API endpoint testing at backend stage
through front-end, mobile adaptation, and CRP integration - covering status flows, scheduled & group
messaging, skeleton loading, and transaction validation;
•​ Tested complex multi-role platform logic: blocking rules, content moderation (CRP), payment flows, coupons &
discounts, file uploads with format/size validation;
•​ Mentored and onboarded 3 QA engineers; task assignment by priority and skill level;
•​ Acted as interim QA Lead: coordinated team workload and workload distribution, represented QA at
cross-functional meetings;
•​ Created and maintained bug reports, checklists, and structured test documentation;
•​ Used AI tools (ChatGPT) to generate test cases, checklists, and support automation scripting;
•​ Supported deployment and release-related activities.
QA Engineer - CHI Software, Project: Ledoc (CRM) - Ukraine
Oct 2021 - Feb 2023
•​ Full-cycle testing of CRM on Web, iOS, and Android platforms;
•​ Cross-browser and UI testing; translation testing;
•​ Creating and maintaining documentation and bug reports;
•​ Collaborating with development team and stakeholders in Agile workflow.

QA Engineer - Software Company, Ukraine
Jun 2020 - Sep 2021
•​ Manual testing of web and mobile apps, including admin panels;
•​ API testing via Postman, Swagger, Fiddler;
•​ Created test cases and bug reports using Jira;
•​ Participated in sprint planning and retrospectives.

SEO/QA Engineer - NavicomPlus, Ukraine
Jul 2018 - Nov 2019
•​ Manual testing (exploratory, usability, regression) for web and mobile apps;
•​ Creating and executing test cases, writing bug reports;
•​ Supporting websites; working with specifications and feature requests.

EDUCATION & TRAINING
•​ Software Testing Basics - QATestLab, 2019;
•​ English Courses - Green Forest, 2019-2020;
•​ Currently: English lessons with private tutor via Preply (goal: C1).

LANGUAGES
•​ Ukrainian - Native;
•​ Russian - Fluent;
•​ English - B2 (Upper-Intermediate), actively improving (goal: C1).

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
•​ Available for relocation or remote work;
•​ Personal learning projects: Playwright/TypeScript automation, Katalon Studio, Telegram Bot API, n8n
workflows, AI integrations - built independently to explore modern QA tooling;
•​ Letter of recommendation from Team Lead at StackUnited (USA).