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Hi, I’m Veronica Yanchenco, a QA Lead Engineer with 12 years of experience in Software Quality Assurance and managing QA/Automation QA teams. I enjoy building strong QA processes, developing teams, and mentoring others to grow.
I like exploring both the technical and business sides of products, improving workflows with creative approaches, and paying close attention to detail while staying collaborative. Outside work I share photos of my cat and dog.
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Language
English
Fluent
Belarusian
Fluent
Russian
Fluent
Work Experience
Independent QA Adviser
February 1, 2025 - PresentConsulting companies and teams on QA process setup & optimization; advising startups on Quality Assurance best practices; mentoring and guiding QA professionals at different career levels.
QA Lead at SteinPilz GmbH
August 1, 2021 - December 1, 2024Created Test Strategy and set up QA processes from scratch at both team and company levels, applying Shift-Left testing and Test Pyramid; implemented new practices for test documentation and bug tracking; determining DoR/DoD. Developed and implemented Mobile and Localization testing strategies; managed cross-device testing in a fully remote team; release management; test planning and estimation. Mentored QA specialists, onboarding, and knowledge base development; involvement in hiring and performance reviews. Investigated mobile devices market updates to determine risks and optimize test coverage.
Senior QA Engineer at Godel Technologies Europe
October 1, 2018 - July 1, 2021Coordinated QA automation work within cross-functional teams; set up Test Strategy and QA processes based on automation-first testing (Contract, Component, Integration, End-to-End). Mentored developers in creating feature files and automated tests. Improved autotests runtime by 30% by refactoring the UI test framework (Page Object pattern) and API tests in line with the Test Pyramid. Conducted audits with root-cause analysis of failures, reducing customer support requests and improving product quality statistics by 80%. Microservices testing and validation of new features.
Automated Testing Analyst / Test Designer at A1QA
February 1, 2013 - September 1, 2018Redesigned manual test scenarios following automation principles; created Feature Files for automation; analyzed and investigated business requirements to optimize automated tests scope and structure, reducing test run time by 40%. Estimated and managed Test Analysts tasks; Scrum mastering.
Education
Speciality: Accounting, Analysis and Audit at Belarusian State Economic University
January 11, 2030 - January 1, 2014Qualifications
ISTQB Certified Tester Foundation Level Syllabus 2018 Version
January 1, 2018 - March 3, 2026Professional Scrum Product Owner I (PSPO I)
January 11, 2030 - March 3, 2026ISTQB Certified Tester Foundation Level Syllabus 2018 Version
January 1, 2018 - March 3, 2026Professional Scrum Product Owner I (PSPO I)
January 11, 2030 - March 3, 2026Industry Experience
Software & Internet, Professional Services
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