Vikenty Plakhov

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Language

English
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Russian
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Work Experience

QA Engineer at Quicklyn Ltd
April 1, 2022 - May 1, 2024
Developed and executed manual and automated test cases for web applications, including Koel streaming app. Collaborated with development and product teams to detect bugs early and ensure timely resolution. Designed and maintained test plans to ensure comprehensive coverage of requirements and business rules. Led the creation of automated testing frameworks using Selenium – Maven -TestNG and RESTAssured, reducing regression testing time by 28%. Created and performed API testing using Postman and Newman, including creating, sending, and validating requests. Documented defects, tracked bugs using JIRA, and reported status during daily stand-ups. Supported CI by integrating tests into the CI pipeline via Jenkins and Docker.
SDET at Quancore LLC
December 1, 2025 - Present
QA Lead focusing on AI-assisted QA practices for a school-focused, multi-tenant application. Led risk-based onboarding QA strategy, reducing onboarding-related production issues by 45% during MVP validation and pilot. Validated strict MongoDB tenant isolation, ensuring per-organization databases and preventing cross-tenant data access. Performed API-first testing of GraphQL backends, onboarding invites, access control, and permission enforcement at resolver level before full UI rollout.
QA Engineer at Quicklyn Inc
April 1, 2022 - May 1, 2025
Implemented automated application error screenshots using JavaScriptExecutor and Robot to accelerate bug report creation in complex scenarios. Improved software quality by standardizing variable initialization and embedding error-detection mechanisms. Executed functional, performance, and regression tests via GUI automation (Selenium, Java, TestNG). Built a from-scratch API testing framework (Java, TestNG, RestAssured) reducing smoke/regression execution time by 17%. Wrote API tests with Postman CLI (Newman) and AWS S3 integration. Collaborated with leads to implement pre-QA unit testing standards, reducing initial defect density by 40% and shortening test cycles by 3 days per sprint.
QA Engineer at Institute of Industrial Engineering
February 1, 2019 - March 1, 2022
Led QA for a mission-critical project estimation tool handling $30M+ annual quotas. Reduced calculation errors by 35% and saved ~$600K. Developed 20+ Oracle SQL validation scripts across three systems, detecting billing discrepancies of ~$150K annually. Performed functional, regression, and performance testing; collaborated with Jira-reported developers to craft detailed test plans; promoted QA practices to accelerate delivery. As QA Manual Tester, tested databases, websites, and mobile platforms in the banking domain; scaled from basic testing to 30+ complex SQL validations, trained 3 colleagues, and identified 85+ critical defects in the first 3 months.

Education

Master's Degree in Hydrodynamic Automation Engineering at Marime Technical University
January 11, 2030 - April 27, 2026
Bachelor's Degree in Hydrodynamic Automation Engineering at Marime Technical University
January 11, 2030 - April 27, 2026
Master’s Degree in Hydrodynamic Automaon Engineering at Marime Technical University
January 11, 2030 - April 27, 2026
Bachelor’s Degree in Hydrodynamic Automaon Engineering at Marime Technical University
January 11, 2030 - April 27, 2026

Qualifications

Oracle SQL Certification
January 1, 2020 - April 27, 2026
API Testing Masterclass with RestAssured
January 1, 2022 - April 27, 2026
API Postman, Postman CLI
January 1, 2022 - April 27, 2026
CI/CD Pipeline Integration for QA Engineers
January 1, 2021 - April 27, 2026
Advanced Selenium Webdriver with Java
January 1, 2023 - April 27, 2026
API Testing Masterclass with RestAssured
January 1, 2022 - April 27, 2026
API Postman ,Postman CLI
January 1, 2022 - April 27, 2026
CI/CD Pipeline Integration for QA Engineers
January 1, 2021 - April 27, 2026
Oracle SQL Certification
January 1, 2020 - April 27, 2026

Industry Experience

Software & Internet, Media & Entertainment, Professional Services
    paper Koel music streaming service

    Koel is a self-hosted music streaming platform that allows users to manage and stream their own audio library via a web-based interface and APIs.