Даниил

Danylo
Kostenko
QA LEAD
MALE, 31
6+ years of experience

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Summary:
From early childhood, I wanted to work in GameDev. I tried programming and design, but
testing is closer to me because it brings the most pleasure from the process and the result
obtained in the form of the quality of the released product. I started my career as a quality
engineer in a large production company over six years ago and have already managed to
work on many different projects on different platforms as a QA-Lead of an outsourced team
for the past nearly three years

QA Skills:
● Knowledge of the goals and objectives of the testing
● Knowledge of the Agile family methodologies and classic software development methodologies
● Knowledge of the levels of testing
● Knowledge of the SDLC models and bug life cycle
● Experienced with organizing QA team daily priorities and work process overall
● Experienced in managing black box and white box testing
● Experienced in quality assurance within the virtual reality domain
● Experienced in game development
● Experienced in building, shipping, and maintaining entertainment software
● Experienced with test planning, test design, functional, non-functional, and change-related test
types, testing reports
● Experienced with log gathering from different platforms
HARD SKILLS

Platforms
Android • iOS • iPadOS • MacOS • Windows • Amazon • Linux • VR • PS • Nintendo Switch •
Xbox One
Test Design
Decision table • Pairwase • Equivalence classes • Limit value analysis • Method of minimal
checks • Diagram of states and transitions

Bug-reporting
Jira • Redmine • Trello • Mantis • Zenhub

VCS
GitHub • UGS • TortoiseSVN • Perforce

Team workspaces
Confluence • Notion

Game Engines
Unreal Engine • Unity • Havoc • CryEngine

Analytics
Firebase, Google Analyctics

Managing of test cases
TestRail

API Testing
Postman • Charles

LANGUAGES
English - Upper-Intermediate
Ukrainian - Native

SOFT SKILLS
Аttentiveness
Responsibility
Leadership skills
Time management
Mentoring
HOBBIES
Video games
Photography
Music
Tourism

Professional Experience:
QA Lead — SnoopGame QA — Kharkiv, Ukraine
October 2019 - June 2023
● QA Lead of the full-time outsourced team providing a full range of testing
services to different projects as part of evolution teams as well as led work on
the projects from early prototype and unit testing, and led it up to and including
the beta/RC stages
● Testing of mobile/web/desktop/VR applications and games
● Testing of web projects
● Testing of VR projects
● Help in improving the development process for customers: establishing
communication between different development departments and squads,
analyzing problematic parts of the project, helping in the estimation process
● Participated in interviews, and verification of technical tasks of candidates for
work in the company as a technical specialist
● Created educational documentation for the company's internal needs
● Conducted lectures for company employees
● Helped to establish the company's internal processes - reporting, training
processes, employee evaluation processes
● Estimation of projects and consulting for possible and future customers

Lecturer — SnoopSchool QA — Ukraine
2021 - 2023
● Basics of the QA profession
● Theory & Practice of the Software Testing

Speaker — Make It in Ua — Webinar "QA tester: who is he, what are his superpowers
and how to become one?" — Ukraine
August 2020
● What is QA through the eyes of QA Lead
● Why QA testing is growing in popularity
● What is the tester's place in the product development life cycle?
● How to create a symbiosis - QA&Developer
● Who is responsible for bugs in the production
Embedded QA Analyst — Gameloft — Kharkiv, Ukraine
2017 - 2019
● Improvement of work processes in the team
● Working in Game Evolution Team
● Curating outsource QA Team
● Customer Care support.

Content curator — InfuseMedia — Kharkiv, Ukraine
2015 – 2017
● Curation of the content - “The Curated Network of Digital Publications”

Content manager — «Upsale» — Kharkiv, Ukraine
2012 – 2013.
● Managing content of the customers sites. Mostly online shops

Content manager, Sales manager — «Deya Booking» — Kharkiv, Ukraine
2012 (EURO 2012)
● Administration of the web site with bookings
● Proceeding orders from customers

IT support of projects and trainings — Ukraine:
2011 – 2013.
● June 14, 2011 «How become a fourth power?» Training - Workshop for
journalists who write about government activities;
● February 22, 2011 Presentation of monitoring results visa Consulate General of
Poland in Kharkov;
● February 24, 2011 Presentation of the book «Your local deputy. Kharkov region.
Monitoring. Study guidelines»;
● December 21, 2011 Round Table: «Elections 2012 - how to ensure standards of
democracy and transparency»;
● Training - Practical implementation of the Law of Ukraine «On Access to Public
Information»;
● Training – IREX project: «Modern Librarian»

Content manager — Foundation of local democracy — Kharkiv, Ukraine
2008 – 2017.
● Administration of the organiztion web site
Content manager — Your local deputy — Kharkiv, Ukraine
2010 – 2012.
● Managing the content of the web portal with information regarding
 the deputies

Education & Trainings & Courses:
"DB Best" courses — «Quality Assurance» — Kharkiv, Ukraine
2017
Telesense academy — «Quality Assurance Core (QAC)» — Kharkiv, Ukraine
2014

National Technical University «Kharkiv Polytechnic Institute»
2012 - 2013
System programming

Kharkov, Ukraine — «Technology PR in the work of NGOs».
2012

Lutsk, Ukraine — «New Media» and «Web 2.0» as part of the project «Your local
deputy: monitoring of activity deputies of local councils in Ukraine» 2011
Cherkasy, Ukraine — «New Media» and «Web 2.0» as part of the project «Your local
deputy: monitoring of activity deputies of local councils in Ukraine» 2010

Kharkov, Ukraine — «Fundraising for NGOs»
2010

Kharkov, Ukraine — «Writing Project»
2009
Kharkiv Air Force University named after Ivan Kozhedub
2009 - 2012
Computer engineering

«Mount Anthony Union High School» — USA, Bennington
2007 – 2008
● Rotary Club exchange program