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I’m Leonid Cebotari, a QA Engineer with extensive experience testing financial software, trading platforms, and web/mobile applications. I have led QA teams of up to 5 people, defined testing strategies, created regression suites, and coordinated with BAs and developers across US and Moldova.
I am fluent in English, Russian and Romanian, with beginner Spanish, and hold an EU passport for mobility.
Skills
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Language
Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
Fluent
English
Fluent
Russian
Fluent
French
Intermediate
Spanish; Castilian
Beginner
Work Experience
Project Manager at Allied Testing M – Thinkorswim Project
July 1, 2024 - PresentManaging the full project lifecycle for enterprise-level financial software, maintaining a 95% sprint delivery rate across internal releases. Coordinating cross-functional Agile teams across development, QA, and product to ensure alignment with business and technical objectives. Developed strategic project roadmaps and schedules contributing to a 25% reduction in internal delivery lead times. Improved internal communication workflows, reducing cross-departmental response delays by 40%. Oversaw risk management planning and execution, leading to a 30% decrease in delivery disruptions due to technical or scope-related blockers. Implemented KPI-driven dashboards to track sprint progress, resource allocation, and operational efficiency across B2B integration initiatives. Ensured seamless coordination with enterprise stakeholders to prioritize technical deliverables and release dependencies.
Product Owner at Growee.ai
July 1, 2024 - July 31, 2025Defined and executed the product vision and roadmap for the Growee.ai platform, aligning with strategic B2B objectives. Prioritized and maintained the product backlog using impact analysis, business goals, and technical input to guide decision-making. Translated high-level business objectives into detailed epics, user stories, and acceptance criteria for development teams. Acted as the primary liaison between business stakeholders, design, and engineering teams, ensuring shared understanding and alignment. Facilitated Agile ceremonies including sprint planning, backlog grooming, daily stand-ups, and retrospectives across distributed teams. Led cross-functional sprint reviews and release planning, increasing transparency and improving delivery coordination across functions. Established success metrics and reporting practices to evaluate performance, feature adoption, and internal stakeholder satisfaction. Initiated and managed product discovery sessions and feedback loops to validate as
Quality Team Lead at Allied Testing - TD Ameritrade
May 1, 2023 - July 31, 2025Led QA testing coordination in Agile sprints, ensuring high product quality and release efficiency. Oversaw the quality assurance process within a software development team and established feedback loops with development and product teams, cutting defect resolution time by 25%.
QA Engineer at Allied Testing
June 1, 2010 - PresentInvolved in testing of Financial Software; coordinated bug fixes with Development Teams; maintained regression test scripts; led the execution of functional, regression and integration tests; tracked defects in HP Quality Center and JIRA.
QA Engineer at TD Ameritrade
February 1, 2010 - June 30, 2015Maintenance and implementation of new products and functionalities for the Salesforce site; onsite work in Jersey City, NJ, USA & Chisinau, Moldova; coordinated bug fixes; maintained regression test scripts; led execution of test scripts; issue tracking in HP Quality Center and JIRA.
Senior QA Engineer at Charles Schwab
September 1, 2015 - PresentQA Lead of a team of 4 QA Engineers; updated and improved existing functionality for ThinkorSwim; on-site work in USA (Chicago, IL) & Chisinau, Moldova; involved in internal cash transfers, order placing, futures and forex orders, and order validation across multiple systems.
Senior QA Engineer at BinarCode (freelance)
January 1, 2023 - August 31, 2024Testing, mobile testing along with maintenance and implementation of new features and functionalities for the Growee web application.
Education
Master’s Degree at State University of Moldova
January 1, 2011 - December 31, 2013Bachelor’s Degree at State University of Moldova
January 1, 2010 - December 31, 2010Bachelor of Computer Science at State University of Moldova
January 1, 2007 - December 31, 2010Masters in Marketing at State University Of Moldova
January 1, 2011 - December 31, 2013Qualifications
Google Project Management
January 1, 2020 - December 31, 2020Industry Experience
Software & Internet, Financial Services, Professional Services, Computers & Electronics
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