Alina

ALINA KOTLIARENKO
QA Team Lead | QA Engineer | API Testing | iGaming | Product | Mobile (iOS) | Expanding into Test Automation
Prague, Czech Republic · [открыть контакты](см. выше в блоке «контактная информация») · [открыть контакты](см. выше в блоке «контактная информация») · [открыть контакты](см. выше в блоке «контактная информация»)

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
QA Engineer and QA Team Lead with 6+ years of commercial experience delivering high-quality web, mobile, desktop, and iOS applications across Product,
iGaming, Betting, FinTech, and Automotive domains. Experienced in end-to-end quality assurance, release validation, API testing, mobile testing, payment and
subscription flows, and quality process improvement. Proven ability to lead QA teams, optimize testing processes, mentor engineers, and collaborate with
cross-functional teams to deliver reliable software. Trained in test automation — Cypress and Playwright.

CORE SKILLS
Manual Testing Functional, Regression, Smoke, Sanity, Cross-browser, Cross-platform, UX, Performance, Load
API Testing Postman, Swagger, REST APIs, Charles Proxy
iOS Testing Xcode, App Store release flows, in-app purchase & subscription validation
Mobile & Desktop QA Android Studio, BrowserStack, DevTools
Databases SQL, MySQL, Firebase
Analytics & Monetization Amplitude, Adapty, Apphud, Firebase, A/B testing, Feature flags
Test Documentation Test Plans, Test Cases, Checklists, Bug Reports
Tools & Methods Jira, YouTrack, Agile, Scrum, SDLC, Git
Test Automation Cypress, Playwright

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
QA Engineer (iOS / Web2Web Funnel) Aug 2025 – Present
EVADAV – Traffic Group · Prague, Czech Republic
• Owned manual testing as the sole QA on iOS applications, covering feature releases, bug fixes, and release-readiness checks (build verification, smoke, sanity,
and regression).
• Validated Web2Web funnel flows and conversion scenarios end-to-end.
• Validated paywalls, subscription configuration, and monetization flows using Adapty.
• Verified in-app purchases, subscription lifecycle events, and billing scenarios (trials, renewals, cancellations) using Apphud.
• Analyzed user behavior and funnel metrics in Amplitude to support product and QA decisions.
• Worked with Firebase for crash monitoring, remote config, and feature flag validation.
• Participated in A/B testing setup and validation to support conversion optimization.
QA Team Lead / QA Engineer (Gambling / Betting) Apr 2023 – Jul 2025
FEdevCO · Prague, Czech Republic
• Owned test strategy, test plans, checklists, and test case design for mobile, web, and desktop applications.
• Led testing across component, integration, system, smoke, and regression levels.
• Performed API testing using Postman and Swagger; used DevTools for cross-browser defect investigation.
• Mentored and onboarded new QA engineers; established team workflow and documentation standards.
• Drove quality and process-improvement initiatives in partnership with developers and project managers.
QA Engineer (Gambling / Betting) Mar 2022 – Apr 2023
Slotegrator · Prague, Czech Republic
• Performed manual, functional, and regression testing of mobile, web, and desktop applications.
• Designed and maintained test documentation: test plans, test cases, and checklists.
• Controlled deployment flow from test to production environments and conducted cross-browser testing.
• Wrote detailed bug reports and proposed product improvements.
Software QA Team Lead / QA Engineer Feb 2020 – Feb 2022
Vintage Web Production · Kyiv, Ukraine
• Progressed from QA Engineer to Software QA Team Lead within one year.
• Organised QA department processes, task management, hiring and onboarding of QA specialists.
• Led functional, load, UX, and performance testing efforts and shared best practices with the team.

CERTIFICATIONS & TRAINING
• QA Automation JavaScript Certificate — Hillel IT School, 2026 (Cypress, Playwright, API Automation, GitHub Actions, Jenkins, Docker, CI/CD Fundamentals)
• IT Project Manager Course — Laba
• Basic Web and SQL for Software Testing — SKILLUP (Ukraine)
• Software Testing — SKILLUP (Ukraine)
• English School — AplusB School (Upper Intermediate)

EDUCATION
State Academy of Housing and Communal Services
Specialist Degree, Environmental Ecology (2005–2011)

LANGUAGES
Ukrainian (Native) · Russian (Native) · English (Professional Working)