QA Engineer - 8+ Years in Fintech/Banking - Python Automation Expert
Resume:
Evgeniy Makarenkov
QA Engineer
Russia, Moscow 7-977-***-**-** ******@*****.*** www.linkedin.com/in/evgeniy-makarenkov SUMMARY
QA Engineer with over 8 years of experience across fintech, banking, and insurance domains, working across the full testing stack - frontend, backend, API, and data layers. QA processes have been built from the ground up, Python automation with Playwright and pytest has been introduced cutting manual regression efforts from 90% to 40%, and a Pareto-layered evaluation model has been developed assessing QA engineers across six measurable metrics without artificial scoring. Strong technical expertise is combined with a physics background for data-driven risk analysis, mentoring juniors, and embedding quality from the start.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
QA Engineer Nov 2025 - to present,
Stratosphere LLC, Russia, Krasnoyarsk
IT company specializing in software development, systems integration, and IT consulting - a competitor to Atos.
● Implemented shift-left testing at IngoPro (Ingosstrakh), reducing re-opened validation bugs from 15 to 0.
● Developed a QA evaluation approach based on Pareto layers, covering 100% of direct reports across 6 key metrics.
● Ensured end-to-end (E2E) testing (UI, backend, and integrations), covering 100% of high-priority user cases.
● Introduced automation using pytest and Playwright, decreasing manual regression testing on stable scenarios from 90% to 40%.
● Analyzed logs in Kibana and traffic in Fiddler, reducing unreproducible defect rate from 40% to 20%.
● Mentored two junior QA team members and participated in grooming sessions, enabling early QA involvement in the development process.
QA Engineer Jul 2024 - Nov 2025
REDLAB LLC, Russia, Ulianovsk
Outsourced software developer, partner to major Russian IT giants and banks, a competitor to Accenture.
● Ensured quality of AVO mobile banking app and VSK web portal, maintaining regression pass rate at 90% and above.
● Improved test documentation traceability in Allure TestOps from 60% to 85-95% across both projects.
● Performed REST/gRPC API testing and integration checks, reducing defect escape rate from 40% to 15%.
● Verified REST/gRPC API contracts and behavior, decreasing schema and response code defects from 10% to 2%.
● Analyzed logs via Grafana and Kibana, reducing defect localization MTTR by 3-4 times.
● Validated data using complex SQL queries (JOIN, GROUP BY), ensuring backend accuracy.
● Mentored junior QA and participated in recruitment, improving team skills and hiring quality. QA Engineer Jul 2023 - May 2024
Bell Integrator LLC, Russia, Moscow
IT company specializing in software development, systems integration, and IT consulting - a competitor to Atos.
● Optimized test data preparation for SberBusiness Online, reducing case execution time from 40 to 15 minutes.
● Ensured regression stability of SberBusiness Online, maintaining a critical pass rate of 90%.
● Conducted API and integration testing, decreasing defect escape rate at system boundaries from 30% to 10%.
● Validated data using SQL, achieving 100% coverage of key scenarios with database verification.
● Participated in Agile/Scrum workflows and established end-to-end testing, standardizing readiness criteria. QA Engineer Mar 2022 - Jan 2023
ADVMusic LLC, Russia, Moscow
Owner of the music resource advmusic.com, ranked in the top 5 in Russia - a competitor to Believe SAS.
● Managed task prioritization and coordination among 4 QA team members, delivering on release deadlines.
● Developed and implemented a unified QA process with a test strategy, ensuring transparency and controllability of testing.
● Mentored junior engineers, increasing team autonomy and improving task execution quality.
● Introduced systematic defect reporting and root cause analysis, reducing production escape rate from 40% to 10%.
● Covered the full testing spectrum-functional, API, and load testing-ensuring the stability of the publisher's web portal. QA Engineer Sep 2020 - Aug 2022
Bell Integrator LLC, Russia, Moscow
● Ensured functional quality of the CRM for Absolut Bank (PAO), maintaining a regression pass rate of 90%.
● Conducted regular smoke testing before releases, reducing the risk of critical regressions in deployments.
● Performed the full cycle of manual testing for CRM, ensuring functional stability for the bank.
● Validated backend data through SQL queries, increasing the accuracy of manual test scenarios.
● Maintained test documentation in Excel, ensuring regress control repeatability and streamlining onboarding. QA Engineer Jul 2019 - Aug 2020
Peter Service Spetstechnologies LLC, Russia, Moscow Fiscal data operator OFD.ru, ranked in the top 5 in Russia - a competitor to DATEV.
● Implemented systematic functional testing, reducing defect escape rate from 30% to 7%.
● Set up API validation using Postman and Swagger, enhancing the testability of integrations.
● Deepened localization of client-server bugs through DevTools and Charles, cutting MTTR from 4 hours to 1 hour. EDUCATION
Lomonosov Moscow State University, Faculty of Physics, Atomic Nucleus and Particle Physics, Russia, 2000-2006. LANGUAGES
Russian: Native, English: B2.
SKILLS
Python, Playwright, pytest, API Testing, SQL, Test Automation, Full-stack QA, QA Engineering, Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD, Postman, Swagger, Kibana, Kafka, Git, Jira, Allure, TestRail, JMeter, Locust, Fiddler, Charles, Linux, REST, gRPC, PostgreSQL, MySQL, Oracle, Grafana, Agile, Scrum.
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