I am Kate Soma, a QA Engineer with hands-on experience in manual testing of web, mobile and backend systems. I specialize in test design, SQL, defect management and working in continuous delivery environments. I'm looking for a manual tester role to deepen my technical expertise and contribute to product quality. I value collaboration, attention to detail, and delivering reliable software.

Kate Soma

I am Kate Soma, a QA Engineer with hands-on experience in manual testing of web, mobile and backend systems. I specialize in test design, SQL, defect management and working in continuous delivery environments. I'm looking for a manual tester role to deepen my technical expertise and contribute to product quality. I value collaboration, attention to detail, and delivering reliable software.

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I am Kate Soma, a QA Engineer with hands-on experience in manual testing of web, mobile and backend systems. I specialize in test design, SQL, defect management and working in continuous delivery environments.

I’m looking for a manual tester role to deepen my technical expertise and contribute to product quality. I value collaboration, attention to detail, and delivering reliable software.

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Experience Level

Expert
Expert
Intermediate

Language

English
Advanced
Russian
Fluent
Latvian
Fluent
Polish
Beginner

Work Experience

Test Engineer at Tietoevry Latvia
October 1, 2022 - August 31, 2023
Functional testing of “Tieto Card Suite” products (Processing). Backend and frontend manual testing. Test planning and execution. SQL database testing (Oracle SQL Developer). Documentation creation and maintenance (Markdown). Environment setup, Pytest execution. Defect management (JIRA, Zephyr). Work in continuous releases.
Quality Assurance Engineer at SIA Evolution Latvia
September 1, 2021 - October 31, 2022
Manual testing of frontend, backend and internal tools. Cross-browser testing. Functional, regression and usability testing (iOS, Android, web). Ensuring product stability on all environments. Investigations and issue resolution with other teams. Bug identification, reporting and verification. Work with CI tools (Jenkins) and Git.
Service Support Manager at SIA Evolution Latvia
September 1, 2016 - August 31, 2021
Tier 1 monitoring of live service (hardware, software, video). Incident management and reporting. JIRA tickets for issues and improvements. Participation in new game product development. Testing of new equipment. Daily report tracking.
Freelance Photographer / Project Manager at Self-employed
May 1, 2024 - Present
Planned and managed projects from concept to final delivery. Organized workflows and maintained documentation. Gathered and clarified client requirements. Performed quality control of final outputs. Adapted quickly to changing tasks and environments.

Education

Bootcamp at Udemy
January 1, 2022 - January 1, 2022
Agile Testing at LinkedIn Learning
January 1, 2021 - January 1, 2021
B2B Marketing Foundations at LinkedIn Learning
January 1, 2021 - January 1, 2021
Programming Foundations: Software Testing/QA at LinkedIn Learning
January 1, 2021 - January 1, 2021
Bachelor of Natural Sciences in Optometry at University of Latvia, Faculty of Physics and Mathematics
January 11, 2030 - January 3, 2026

Qualifications

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Industry Experience

Software & Internet, Gaming, Media & Entertainment

Experience Level

Expert
Expert
Intermediate

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