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📍 Location: Louisville, KY

📱 Phone: (502)-291-5636

📧 Email: surzhan.a.y@gmail.com

Programming languages​

JavaScript/TypeScript (ES6, NodeJS), HTML5/CSS, C#, Python, SQL

Tools​

  • Databases: MS SQL, MongoDB
  • Web Frameworks and libraries: NextJs, NestJs, Apollo Graphql, React Query, Turborepo, Emotion, Stitches, Angular, .Net stack, Mongoose, ExpressJS
  • VCS: Git
  • CI/CD tool: CircleCI, Jenkins, Octopus Deploy
  • Web Testing Frameworks and libraries: Jest, Playwright, pytest, Jasmine2, Swagger, Postman
  • Other tools: Figma, Datadog, Sentry, Sumologic

Experience​

Senior Software Engineer, Koala.io/Chowly.com​

January 2022 – Present​

  • Develop and release stategic projects for the Koala web ordering platform with 6M user sessions per month.
  • Spearhead e2e test-automation initiative. Design and integrate framework for e2e automated tests.
  • Technologies: TypeScript, React, NextJs, styled-components, Stitches, React Query, Redux, CircleCi, Git and Github, Turborepo, Jest, Playwright, AWS, Datadog, Sentry

Software Developer, Farm Credit Mid-America (Louisville, KY)​

August 2018 – December 2021​

  • Built a Partner facing origination system that led the company to earn businesses with partners from 3 additional states.
  • Technologies: TypeScript/JavaScript, Angular and AngularJS, .Net stack, Entity Framework, Git, MS SQL.
  • Non-project activities: Participated in Dev book club, workshops, and collaborated with shift-left initiative groups to implement testing frameworks.

Software Developer, Open Source Projects​

February 2016 – Present​

  • Developed and launched web applications: check-list with built-in translation engine, rental listing app, and education platform for QA Engineers.
  • Orchestrated project effort. Created technical and business requirements.
  • Provided guidance and led a team of 2 people that provided QA for the project.
  • Technologies: TypeScript, React, Redux, NextJs, NestJs, Apollo GraphQL, ExpressJS, Mongoose, MongoDB, Git, Github Pages, Actions, Nginx, DigitalOcean.

QA Engineer, Farm Credit Mid-America (Louisville, KY)​

January 2017 – August 2018​

  • Architected and implemented a multi-layered abstraction test-automation framework.
  • Facilitated the involvement of five Quality Assurance team members with varying levels of expertise in test automation activities.
  • Tested, developed, and launched a Consumer landing platform that allowed migration of all related business processes over web technologies.
  • Facilitated testing process in the team to improve testing quality to 96%.
  • Technologies: Python, pytest, Octopus Deploy, Git.

QA/BA Engineer, Opensoft (Louisville, KY)​

September 2016 – December 2016​

  • Created and delivered business and technical functional/non-functional requirements. Delivered requirements to the development team.
  • Conducted Functional, UI, session-based, regression, Cross Browser, and Web-services testing (REST).

Senior QA Engineer, Opensoft (opensoftdev.ru)​

October 2015 – August 2016​

  • Modernized automation framework to be able to run tests in parallel reducing run time up to 3 times.
  • Extended test coverage up to 500 isolated, independent UI tests.
  • Technologies: JavaScript, Protractor/WebDriverJS/Selenium, Jasmine, JenkinsCI.
  • Designed and integrated a traceability matrix to capture test automation metrics.
  • Coordinated and guided 1 Junior QA professional.

QA Engineer, Opensoft (opensoftdev.ru)​

June 2014 – October 2015​

  • Engineered test-automation framework using Selenium, implementing best practices such as the Page Object Pattern and BDD techniques.
  • Technologies: JavaScript, Protractor/WebDriverJS/Selenium, Jasmine, JenkinsCI.
  • Led and arranged testing processes in projects that allowed for an increase in product quality.
  • Designed and executed Functional, UI, session-based, regression, Cross Browser, and Web-services tests (REST, SOAP).

QA Engineer, Open Source project JTalks (jtalks.org)​

January 2014 – May 2015​

  • Produced and maintained testing documentation: test cases, and checklists.
  • Conducted requirement analysis, wrote acceptance criteria, and crafted visually appealing mockups.
  • Performed Functional, UI, and exploratory/session-based, regression testing.
  • Implemented automated tests. Arranged and provided webinars.

Leadership and Awards​

Mentor, Code Louisville​

May 2020 – November 2021​

  • Mentored over 150 students.
  • Engaged in weekly classes with a diverse group of 35+ students.
  • Leveraging expert knowledge in web technologies to guide and support students in completing assignments and mastering development skills over a course of 12 weeks.

Achievements​

  • Spearheaded the development of critical-to-business features for Koala first class web-ordering platform that led to establishing OLO partner certification, integrating with Chowly platform, and seamlessly onboarding SMB clients.
  • During the work at Farm Credit Mid-America was among top performers in the department with an average score 4.6 (5 max).
  • Provided quality control in projects that debuted in the world's largest exhibitions (Drupa 2016, Graph Expo 2015).

Education​

  • Saratov State Technical University
  • Engineer (Master)