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YANA DIDICHENKO
Middle QA Engineer | API & Performance Testing
Burgas / Remote|Email: [открыть контакты](см. выше в блоке «контактная информация») |Telegram: @Didi_Jane | QA Portfolio

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
Results-driven Middle QA Engineer with 2+ years of hands-on experience across High-load B2C, Web, and iOS products.
Proven track record in API testing (60+ cases, JWT/role-based auth), SQL validation, risk-based testing, and full-cycle test
documentation. Led QA processes end-to-end: built test infrastructure from scratch, mentored 2 junior engineers, and
reduced production defects by 30%. Currently deepening expertise in Performance Testing (JMeter) and test automation
(JS, CI/CD). Seeking a Middle QA role in a product-focused company where quality is a priority.

CORE SKILLS
Testing: Functional, Non-Functional, Regression, Risk-Based, Retesting, UI/UX, API (Postman, Insomnia), Performance
(JMeter), Cross-Platform (iOS, Android, macOS, Windows), Cross-Browser (Chrome, Firefox, Safari)
Documentation: Test Plan, Test Strategy, Test Suite, Test Cases, Checklists, Bug Reports, Traceability Matrix, Test
Summary Reports
Tools: Jira, Confluence, Postman, Insomnia, MySQL, Git, Charles Proxy, JMeter, Chrome DevTools
Methodologies: Agile (Scrum, Kanban), Waterfall, Risk-Based Testing
Technologies: REST API, HTTP/HTTPS, JSON, XML, Client-Server Architecture, JWT, Bearer Token, SQL
In Progress: JavaScript (Hillel QA Pro), CI/CD, Jenkins — course 2026

EXPERIENCE

Middle QA Engineer | NDA – High-load B2C Platform Jul 2025 – Present
▸ Led QA activities for a high-load B2C product: owned the full test process including task coordination, prioritization,
and risk assessment.
▸ Built test documentation from scratch: Test Plans, Test Cases, Checklists, Traceability Matrix — ensuring 100%
requirements coverage.
▸ Onboarded and mentored 2 junior QA engineers, cutting their ramp-up time by 20% through structured knowledge-
sharing sessions.
▸ Collaborated cross-functionally with Product and SEO teams to align testing priorities with business goals.
▸ Introduced risk-based testing approach to focus effort on high-impact areas and optimize release cycles.
Tech Stack: Functional, Regression, UI/UX, Risk-Based Testing, Agile (Scrum), Jira, Confluence, Test Documentation

QA Engineer | WoLe — iOS English-Learning App (Part-time) Jul 2024 – Present
▸ API Testing (Postman): designed and executed 60+ test cases covering CRUD operations, negative scenarios, edge
cases, and role-based access (admin / teacher / student).
▸ Validated JWT Bearer token authentication and authorization flows across different user roles.
▸ SQL Validation: verified data consistency between API responses and database for critical flows (word set sharing,
word propagation, statistics aggregation).
▸ Conducted functional, regression, and UI/UX testing across multiple iOS devices and OS versions.
▸ Maintained 100+ test cases and 120+ detailed bug reports in Jira; delivered test summary reports per release.
▸ Collaborated closely with BA, Designer, and Dev team to clarify requirements and verify fixes.
Tech Stack: iOS Testing, API Testing, Postman, SQL (MySQL), JWT, Jira, Functional & Regression Testing, Agile

QA Engineer | Coding Dogs — Web Mar 2024 – Jun 2025
▸ Owned full test documentation lifecycle: created and maintained Test Plans, Test Cases, Checklists, and Traceability
Matrix.
▸ Increased test coverage by 25% and reduced production defects by 30% through systematic regression testing.
 ▸ Performed functional, regression, cross-browser (Chrome, Firefox, Safari), and cross-platform (Windows, macOS)
testing.
▸ Managed complete bug lifecycle in Jira — from identification and reporting to verification and closure.
▸ Collaborated with developers to clarify requirements and improve overall testing processes.
Tech Stack: Web Testing, Functional & Regression Testing, Cross-Browser Testing, Jira, SQL (basic), HTML/CSS (basic), Agile

EDUCATION & COURSES
Hillel QA Pro Course 2026 — in progress
JavaScript, API Automation, CI/CD, Jenkins, JMeter (Performance Testing)
Hillel QA Manual Course 2023 — 4 months
Test Design, Jira, SQL, REST API, Postman, Charles Proxy, JMeter, Chrome DevTools
Odessa Regional Medical School 2013 – 2017

LANGUAGES
Ukrainian — Native English — B2 Upper-Intermediate Bulgarian — Native