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I am Irene Zhelyudenko, a Senior SDET/QA Architect with 10+ years of experience, specializing in mobile automation (iOS & Android) and QA architecture. I currently work remotely from Spain, contributing to API testing, CI/CD integration, and shift-left quality practices in cross-functional Agile teams. I love building scalable automation strategies, collaborating with backend engineers to validate data flows and APIs, and driving faster, more reliable releases through proactive quality tooling and QA involvement in the product lifecycle.…I am Irene Zhelyudenko, a Senior SDET/QA Architect with 10+ years of experience, specializing in mobile automation (iOS & Android) and QA architecture. I currently work remotely from Spain, contributing to API testing, CI/CD integration, and shift-left quality practices in cross-functional Agile teams. I love building scalable automation strategies, collaborating with backend engineers to validate data flows and APIs, and driving faster, more reliable releases through proactive quality tooling and QA involvement in the product lifecycle.

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I am Irene Zhelyudenko, a Senior SDET/QA Architect with 10+ years of experience, specializing in mobile automation (iOS & Android) and QA architecture. I currently work remotely from Spain, contributing to API testing, CI/CD integration, and shift-left quality practices in cross-functional Agile teams. I love building scalable automation strategies, collaborating with backend engineers to validate data flows and APIs, and driving faster, more reliable releases through proactive quality tooling and QA involvement in the product lifecycle.…I am Irene Zhelyudenko, a Senior SDET/QA Architect with 10+ years of experience, specializing in mobile automation (iOS & Android) and QA architecture. I currently work remotely from Spain, contributing to API testing, CI/CD integration, and shift-left quality practices in cross-functional Agile teams. I love building scalable automation strategies, collaborating with backend engineers to validate data flows and APIs, and driving faster, more reliable releases through proactive quality tooling and QA involvement in the product lifecycle.

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I am Irene Zhelyudenko, a Senior SDET/QA Architect with 10+ years of experience, specializing in mobile automation (iOS & Android) and QA architecture. I currently work remotely from Spain, contributing to API testing, CI/CD integration, and shift-left quality practices in cross-functional Agile teams.

I love building scalable automation strategies, collaborating with backend engineers to validate data flows and APIs, and driving faster, more reliable releases through proactive quality tooling and QA involvement in the product lifecycle.

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Work Experience

Senior AQA Engineer at Levi9 (FinTech – Back base)

May 1, 2021 - Present

Designed and implemented UI automation for iOS from scratch and developed auto tests support for Android using Espresso. Built scalable QA strategy and testing processes from scratch. Executed manual and exploratory testing across iOS, Android, and Web. Hired and mentored new QA team members. Ensured zero critical production issues for 12+ months and acted as process owner.

Senior QA Engineer at ThredUP (E-commerce, USA)

April 30, 2021 - August 13, 2025

Developed QA processes and participated in all phases of product life cycle. Performed regression and smoke testing. Maintained QA documentation including test cases, plans, and summaries. Collaborated on feature design and user experience testing.

Mobile QA Lead & Senior Web QA at Ciklum – NZZ Project (Swiss Media)

October 1, 2019 - August 13, 2025

Led mobile QA for iOS, Android, and smartwatches. Automated UI testing with RobotFramework (Selenium 2Library) and JavaScript. Delivered both mobile and full-stack web testing (manual and automation). Managed budgeting, hiring, and mentoring QA team. Shaped testing strategy and release processes.

QA Engineer at DDM-Studio (Digital Agency)

April 30, 2012 - August 13, 2025

Tested websites, Flash games, and integrated SMS services. Handled localization (l10n/i18n) and UI testing. Worked with Drupal, MODx CMS, and SQL for validation. Wrote specifications, bug reports, and manual test documentation.

Senior SDET / QA Architect at ThredUP

May 1, 2021 - Present

Designed and implemented QA architecture for mobile apps (iOS & Android), replacing an unstructured automation approach with a scalable Page Object-based framework. Built iOS automation from scratch using Swift + XCUITest (and contributed to Android/Web automation with Espresso and Playwright). Stabilized automation frameworks, reduced flaky tests, and improved release reliability. Defined and owned release quality strategy, including quality gates and risk assessment, and advocated shift-left testing by involving QA early in refinement sessions. Acted as QA owner across releases, coordinating cross-functional dependencies and validating APIs/data flows.

Mobile QA Lead & Senior Web QA at Ciklum – NZZ Project (Swiss Media)

May 1, 2012 - October 1, 2019

Led mobile QA across iOS, Android, and smartwatch platforms; defined testing strategy and QA processes across multiple products. Introduced automation using Robot Framework and JavaScript; managed QA team hiring, mentoring, and scaling QA practices. Delivered automated and manual testing across full product lifecycles.

QA Engineer at DDM-Studio

February 1, 2009 - April 1, 2012

Performed manual testing of web platforms and digital products; handled localization (l10n) testing and UI testing. Worked with Drupal, Magento CMS and SQL for validation; wrote specifications, bug reports, and manual test documentation.