Best-fit roles
Senior SDET, Senior SET, QA Automation LeadSenior Software Engineer in Test / SDET
Senior SDET for fintech, payments, backend, API, web, and mobile quality.
10+ years across fintech, banking, payment systems, and HoReCa. I build automation that protects release-critical workflows and fits real CI/CD delivery.
Strongest scope
Backend, API, web, Android, and iOS automationBest-fit teams
Fintech, payments, banking, and product engineering
Current signal
Dasend | fintech product environment | backend and API automation
Deepest tenure
Qiwi | 5+ years | payments, automation strategy, QA leadership
Mobile depth
Home Credit Bank and UCS | Android, iOS, and r_keeper quality work
Best fit
Teams that usually hire me
Best fit for product teams that need both hands-on automation and senior judgment around release risk.
I am a senior SDET focused on automation for fintech, payment systems, and product engineering teams that cannot afford weak release confidence.
My strongest scope is backend and API automation, with hands-on coverage across web, Android, and iOS, plus quality practices that hold up inside CI/CD.
Recent domain signal
Dasend and Qiwi: backend services, APIs, payment-related flows, and release-critical product workflows.
Mobile depth
Home Credit Bank: Android and iOS automation for banking products. UCS: Android QA leadership for r_keeper in HoReCa.
Working level
Hands-on implementation, automation architecture, mentoring, and practical quality judgment without brittle process overhead.
Experience
Recent roles
Experience across fintech, banking, payment systems, and operational product environments.
Dasend
Senior Software Engineer in Test / SDET
Drive test automation and quality assurance for a fintech product environment. Build and maintain automated test coverage for backend, API, and key product workflows. Collaborate with engineering and product teams to improve release confidence and delivery quality. Contribute to sustainable QA practices, CI/CD integration, and reliable regression coverage.
- Backend and API automation for release-critical workflows.
- Regression confidence aligned with CI/CD delivery.
- Cross-functional collaboration with engineering and product teams.
Qiwi
Senior Software Development Engineer in Test
Led QA specialists across multiple teams and drove test automation strategy for fintech and payment products. Designed and maintained automated test frameworks for backend services, APIs, web flows, and payment-related systems. Integrated automated checks into CI/CD pipelines to improve release confidence and reduce manual regression effort. Collaborated with developers, analysts, and product teams to improve test coverage, defect prevention, and delivery reliability. Mentored QA engineers in automation, test design, tooling, and quality practices.
- QA leadership across multiple teams.
- Automation strategy for backend, API, web, and payment flows.
- Mentoring and practical quality standards for QA engineers.
Home Credit Bank
Senior Software Engineer in Test
Focused on mobile test automation for banking products across Android and iOS devices. Built and maintained automated coverage for mobile application flows, backend/API integrations, and key customer scenarios. Collaborated with QA, development, and product teams to improve release confidence for mobile banking releases.
- Android and iOS mobile automation.
- Coverage for mobile flows and backend/API integrations.
- Release confidence for mobile banking deliveries.
UCS
Android QA Lead / QA Automation Engineer
Led Android test automation and quality activities for r_keeper, a HoReCa product ecosystem used in restaurant and hospitality operations. Coordinated testing activities, improved automated coverage, and supported release quality for business-critical mobile workflows. Worked closely with product and engineering teams to identify risks, validate fixes, and improve delivery reliability.
- Android test automation leadership for r_keeper mobile workflows.
- Quality support for HoReCa product releases.
- Risk-focused collaboration with engineering and product teams.
Expertise
Technical focus
A recruiter or hiring manager should be able to scan the scope in under a minute.
Automation and quality
SDETQA AutomationAPI TestingBackend TestingWeb TestingMobile Test AutomationAndroid Test AutomationiOS Test Automation
Stack and tooling
JavaKotlinTypeScriptREST AssuredSeleniumSpring BootDockerJenkins
Delivery and collaboration
CI/CDQuality EngineeringRegression CoverageTest FrameworksCross-functional DeliveryMentoring
Domain and languages
FintechPayment SystemsBanking ProductsHoReCaRussian - NativeEnglish - Elementary working communication, reads technical documentationSerbian - Elementary
Credentials
Education, certification, and earlier roles
The recent experience is the strongest signal. Earlier roles stay visible without diluting the core message.
Education
- Voronezh State Technical University Engineer - Aircraft and Helicopter Engineering
Certification
- Oracle Certified Associate Java SE 8 Programmer - November 2016
Earlier experience
- Quality Assurance Automation Engineer - Antera (Jan 2017 - Jan 2018)
- Software Engineer - T1 Consulting (Jan 2015 - Jan 2017)
- Web Developer - Uz-DaewooAuto (Apr 2014 - Jan 2015)
Contact
Open to SDET and QA Automation roles where quality work has real product impact.
Best fit: product teams where backend, API, web, mobile, and CI/CD quality all matter to release decisions.