I am a results-driven QA Engineer with 15+ years of experience across OTT/Smart TV, financial services, e-commerce, and civil engineering domains. I specialize in manual and functional testing, regression cycles, and defect lifecycle management using Jira, Xray, and TestRail. I practice shift-left testing, perform root cause analysis, mentor QA teams, and collaborate closely with product owners and developers to deliver quality software on schedule. I also apply AI-assisted testing and documentation to streamline planning and reporting.

Florin Ferariu

I am a results-driven QA Engineer with 15+ years of experience across OTT/Smart TV, financial services, e-commerce, and civil engineering domains. I specialize in manual and functional testing, regression cycles, and defect lifecycle management using Jira, Xray, and TestRail. I practice shift-left testing, perform root cause analysis, mentor QA teams, and collaborate closely with product owners and developers to deliver quality software on schedule. I also apply AI-assisted testing and documentation to streamline planning and reporting.

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I am a results-driven QA Engineer with 15+ years of experience across OTT/Smart TV, financial services, e-commerce, and civil engineering domains. I specialize in manual and functional testing, regression cycles, and defect lifecycle management using Jira, Xray, and TestRail.

I practice shift-left testing, perform root cause analysis, mentor QA teams, and collaborate closely with product owners and developers to deliver quality software on schedule. I also apply AI-assisted testing and documentation to streamline planning and reporting.

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Language

English
Fluent
French
Intermediate
Spanish; Castilian
Intermediate

Work Experience

Software Quality Engineer at Xperi Inc.
December 1, 2023 - March 31, 2026
Lead QA efforts for Smart TV web applications on Samsung Tizen and LG WebOS; designed test plans and test strategies in Jira/Confluence; authored and maintained 300+ test cases in Xray; performed RCA with developers to resolve critical defects and implemented shift-left practices; conducted stress testing to optimize performance; mentored four engineers and delivered feature handovers for four major features.
QA Engineer at Ness Digital Engineering
March 1, 2020 - December 31, 2023
Testing the Web Portal application for an international telecom and media company; conducted manual testing (functional, sprint regression, sanity) across mobile and desktop; identified 350+ defects across multiple epics; developed automated test scripts (UTAF/Selenium with Python) for P1 test cases; basic API testing with Postman; tracked events in Splunk/Segment; performed cross-browser testing and created cross-team documentation.
Certification Engineer at Ness Digital Engineering
June 1, 2018 - March 31, 2020
QE Certification for Set-Top Box platforms; adjusted hardware configurations for end-to-end testing (Linux); performed sprint regression for apps (Netflix, Amazon, YouTube, HBO); acted as main QA/Certification contact for Prime Video integration; produced 50+ run reports and migrated 1,000+ cases to TestRail; enabled faster certification cycles for subsequent releases.
Software QA Analyst at Pentalog
October 1, 2016 - June 30, 2018
Ensured high-quality web applications for financial, insurance, and telecom projects; conducted functional and regression testing across 7 projects; performed accessibility testing (NVDA/JAWS) and validated design style; executed 300+ tests; used TeamCity for builds and delivered demos to stakeholders.
Quality Assurance Engineer at Bentley Systems Inc.
April 1, 2010 - October 31, 2016
Tested bridge design desktop solutions (LEAP Bridge Enterprise, LEAP Bridge Steel, OpenBridge Modeler, RM Bridge); identified 400+ defects and performed RCA to aid engineering calculations; created and maintained QA documentation; provided technical support and onboarding training; produced 20+ technical documents.

Education

Doctoral Coursework in Civil Engineering (Non-graduating) at Gheorghe Asachi Technical University, Iasi, Romania
October 1, 2008 - July 31, 2011
Master in Civil Engineering at Gheorghe Asachi Technical University, Iasi, Romania
October 1, 2008 - July 31, 2009
Bachelor in Civil Engineering at Gheorghe Asachi Technical University, Iasi, Romania
October 1, 2003 - July 31, 2008

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Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment, Financial Services, Software & Internet, Professional Services

Experience Level

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