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Leonid Cebotari Vasile Lupu

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I'm Leonid Cebotari, a QA Engineer with extensive experience testing financial software, trading platforms, and web/mobile applications.

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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.

  • 16 years' experience
  • Joined July 2025

Languages

  • Romanian, Moldavian, MoldovanFluent
  • EnglishFluent
  • RussianFluent
  • FrenchIntermediate
  • Spanish; CastilianBeginner

Industry experience

  • Software & Internet
  • Financial Services
  • Professional Services
  • Computers & Electronics

Work experience· 7 roles

Product Owner · Growee.aiJul 2024 – Jul 2025 · 1 yr 1 mo

Defined 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

Project Manager · Allied Testing M – Thinkorswim ProjectJul 2024 – Present · 2 yrs 5 mos

Managing 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.

Quality Team Lead · Allied Testing - TD AmeritradeMay 2023 – Jul 2025 · 2 yrs 3 mos

Led 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%.

Senior QA Engineer · BinarCode (freelance)Jan 2023 – Aug 2024 · 1 yr 8 mos
Senior QA Engineer · Charles SchwabSep 2015 – Present · 11 yrs 3 mos
QA Engineer · Allied TestingJun 2010 – Present · 16 yrs 6 mos
QA Engineer · TD AmeritradeFeb 2010 – Jun 2015 · 5 yrs 5 mos

Education

Master’s Degree · State University of Moldova2011 – 2013
Bachelor’s Degree · State University of Moldova2010
Bachelor of Computer Science · State University of Moldova2007 – 2010
Masters in Marketing · State University Of Moldova2011 – 2013

Certifications and awards

Google Project Management2020

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