Olesia Velychko
Brooklyn
Summary
Software Engineer in Test with 9+ years of experience designing and maintaining reliable test automation for web and mobile applications. Strong background in UI and API automation, CI/CD integration, and diagnosing flaky test systems. Partner closely with engineers to keep release quality stable, measurable, and predictable.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
Work History
Software Engineer in Test
Cisco Systems, Inc.
01.2021 - 10.2025
- Built and maintained UI and API automation in TypeScript using TestCafe, reducing manual testing by 45%.
- Owned automated end-to-end and regression test coverage for web and backend services to keep releases stable and predictable.
- Diagnosed root causes of flaky and unstable tests and fixed them through improved test design, data handling, and synchronization.
- Investigated and drove resolution of issues across frontend, backend, and databases, improving overall product quality.
- Integrated automated test execution into CircleCI pipelines, enabling faster feedback and earlier detection of critical issues.
- Defined and maintained test strategies and test cases using Jira and Xray, enabling clean, reusable documentation and CI/CD-integrated, fast, traceable feedback.
- Introduced test automation concepts to multiple teams and stakeholders, driving company-wide adoption and higher product quality.
- Collaborated with engineers and product owners on test planning and design, code reviews, and defining test scenarios.
- Contributed quality documentation to the company knowledge base to support and scale knowledge sharing across teams.
- Worked in Agile/Scrum teams, supporting frequent releases with a strong focus on quality.
Automation QA Engineer
Work & Co
06.2016 - 08.2020
- Designed, built, and maintained web and mobile test automation frameworks using Cypress, Selenium, and Appium.
- Implemented and executed automated test scenarios using TDD and BDD practices to validate product behavior early.
- Integrated automated test execution into CI/CD pipelines, ensuring continuous validation as part of the delivery workflow.
- Built real-time test reporting dashboards to provide clear visibility into build and release quality.
- Prepared and managed test data to support reliable automated test execution, and authored quality documentation to enable scalable knowledge sharing.
- Introduced and scaled test automation practices across teams, improving overall product quality and delivery consistency.
- Partnered with engineers and product stakeholders on test planning, test design, and code reviews to ensure quality was addressed early and continuously.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Computer Networking And Telecommunications
Kharkiv National University Of Radio Electronics
Kharkiv, Ukraine01-2011
Some College (No Degree) - Engineering Technology
The Cooper Union For The Advancement Of Science
New York, NY2015
Skills
- Programming: TypeScript, JavaScript
- Test Automation Tools: TestCafe, Cypress, Selenium, Appium, Playwright
- Testing: UI, API, end-to-end (E2E), regression, integration, smoke, data validation
- CI/CD: Automated test execution, pipeline integration (CircleCI)
- API Testing: Postman, automated API validation
- Quality Engineering: Test strategy, test coverage, flaky test diagnosis
- Cross-Functional Collaboration: Test planning, design reviews, release coordination
- Technical Communication: Test documentation, quality reporting, risk communication
Timeline
Software Engineer in Test
Cisco Systems, Inc.
01.2021 - 10.2025
Automation QA Engineer
Work & Co
06.2016 - 08.2020
Bachelor of Science - Computer Networking And Telecommunications
Kharkiv National University Of Radio Electronics
Some College (No Degree) - Engineering Technology
The Cooper Union For The Advancement Of Science