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Nikita Karayev

Summary

Extensive experience as a software quality assurance professional, combining intuitive problem solving, QA, and Release skills. Able to deliver projects and meet project objectives with high level of quality on schedule. Comprehensive experience in all phases of the software development cycle. Adept in carefully diagnosing and assessing issues, and offering solutions.

Overview

10
10
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Senior QA Automation Engineer

Apple
Cupertino, CA
10.2019 - 10.2022
  • Set up and maintained specialized labs for automation testing of the audio and functionality components of the Siri Assistant
  • Performed audio labs hardware installation and setup
  • Maintained lab hardware
  • Utilized Pytest and Xcode to create new automation suites
  • Updated legacy suites
  • Migrated legacy labs to the updated Setup
  • Monitored daily automation passes
  • Filed and tracked issues based on automation results
  • Collaborated with offshore teams across various time zones
  • Developed, Maintained and Set up a number of test suites to run on Daily builds for a variety of Apple devices
  • Triaged test results for Daily Test suites.

Siri Audio and Client QA Engineer

Apple
Cupertino, CA
10.2018 - 10.2019
  • Coordinated and worked closely with development and other cross functional teams, to ensure the quality of the new and existing features
  • Tested mobile assistant application Siri
  • Performed weekly regression testing of the existing features
  • Conducted daily sanity and smoke testing
  • Authored and maintained manual test suites
  • Written documentation for off-shore teams for corepass suites
  • Created unit tests for automation support libraries
  • Production and live operation support
  • Automated and maintained test suites for audio testing
  • Collected and analyzed audio data from weekly corepasses
  • Filed, triaged and verified issues.

Quality Assurance Engineer

Samsung Research of North America
Mountain View, CA
05.2017 - 01.2018
  • Coordinated and worked closely with development teams, to ensure the quality of the new features and third party app modules
  • Tested mobile artificial intelligence application Bixby
  • Performed regression and sanity testing for upcoming server deployments
  • Created and maintained test suites
  • Overseen and developed testing strategies and goals for Bixby integration to Samsung smart home products
  • Coordinated with Korea-based off-shore development team to prioritize Bixby integration for specific smart home products
  • Analyzed data from multiple sources, compile information in order to prioritize work assignments for offshore smart home team
  • Production and live operation support
  • Conducted module testing for third party app support.

Quality Assurance Engineer

if_we
San Francisco, CA
11.2016 - 04.2017
  • Worked closely with production, development and design teams to ensure the release of new features and bug fixes on time with maximum quality in an agile environment
  • Tested mobile social networking applications and mobile live streaming applications on iOS and Android platforms
  • Performed regression testing for client submissions
  • Created and maintained test suites
  • Filed new issues in Jira bug tracking system
  • Coordinated with server engineers to perform server testing
  • Worked with project management to better understand upcoming stories requirements and prepare for future sprints
  • Researched user submitted reports to reproduce and find cause of the issues
  • Created test cycle plans based on the upcoming stories in the sprint
  • Carried out functional testing, UI testing, load performance, system, and integration testing
  • Performed regression testing of client/server.

Quality Assurance Engineer

Acupera
San Francisco, CA
05.2016 - 11.2016
  • Coordinated with remote development team and on-site production team to verify maximum quality and best user experience of the medical record keeping web based application designed for hospitals and healthcare companies
  • Performed API testing
  • Coordinated with remote engineering teams
  • Designed and created test suites
  • Conducted database testing
  • Created documentation for third party testing company
  • Performed bug regression testing
  • Filed issues using Jira bug tracking system.

Release QA Engineer

Electronic Arts
Redwood Shores, CA
01.2015 - 03.2015
  • Closely worked with marketing, release and production teams to adapt third party game titles to Origin digital distribution platform using proprietary EA Installer, created builds and evaluated level of effort required to transfer and support titles on Origin platform for Origin access program
  • Tested third party titles and created Origin builds and bundles
  • Verified compatibility with Origin SDK and DRM
  • Wrapped third party titles with EA DRM
  • Published builds on Origin
  • Performed regression testing
  • Resolved and verified build issues submitted by QA team.

Lead QA Engineer

Playnext Inc.
Santa Clara, CA
03.2014 - 11.2014
  • Designed and implemented testing procedures and schedule for multiple titles to ensure on time delivery of new features, Events and bug fixes for mobile game titles
  • Coordinated with multiple development, marketing, production and localization teams including an off-shore testing team to efficiently deliver product updates on schedule in extreme SCRUM Agile environment on iOS, Android and Kindle platform across multiple languages
  • Tested mobile card collecting game titles on iOS, Android and Kindle platforms
  • Designed and executed test suites
  • Trained and onboarded new interns and personnel
  • Verified hot-fixes for critical issues
  • Maintained Jira bug tracking system
  • Coordinated with production, development and localization teams to ensure multi-lingual project support
  • Provided production and live operation support
  • Coordinated with off-shore testing group
  • Overseeing several QA teams operations
  • Utilized Jenkins system for QA and production deployments
  • Conducted API testing
  • Overseen SQL query executions for QA and live databases.

Quality Assurance Engineer

Aeria Games
Santa Clara, CA
12.2012 - 03.2014
  • Worked on multiple mobile titles with development, production and localization teams, designed and executed test cases to deliver product updates on time with highest quality in a high-paced Agile environment on iOS, Android and Kindle platforms designed for multiple languages
  • Tested mobile game titles on iOS, Android and Kindle platforms
  • Designed and executed test suites
  • Trained and onboarded new interns and personnel
  • Git code check out and merge and commit for hot-fixes
  • Maintained Jira bug tracking systems
  • Coordinated with production, development and localization teams to ensure multi-lingual project support
  • Supported production and live operations
  • Coordinated with off-shore testing group
  • Overseen multiple QA teams operations
  • Utilized Jenkins system for QA and production deployments.

Skills

  • Automated Testing
  • Manual Testing
  • Functional Testing
  • Integration Testing
  • Good team player
  • Test Planning
  • Leadership and Teamwork
  • Git
  • Python
  • Java
  • SQL
  • JIRA
  • Pytest
  • Unit Testing
  • Android Studios
  • IOS
  • Android
  • Windows
  • Linux
  • Performance Testing
  • Test Scheduling
  • Version control systems

Certification

Google Python Crash Course - https://coursera.org/share/a654382ca491f05143c54ef5182c15b8

Languages

English
Native/ Bilingual
Russian
Native/ Bilingual

Timeline

Senior QA Automation Engineer

Apple
10.2019 - 10.2022

Siri Audio and Client QA Engineer

Apple
10.2018 - 10.2019

Quality Assurance Engineer

Samsung Research of North America
05.2017 - 01.2018

Quality Assurance Engineer

if_we
11.2016 - 04.2017

Quality Assurance Engineer

Acupera
05.2016 - 11.2016

Release QA Engineer

Electronic Arts
01.2015 - 03.2015

Lead QA Engineer

Playnext Inc.
03.2014 - 11.2014

Quality Assurance Engineer

Aeria Games
12.2012 - 03.2014

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