Maria Solovyeva

Maria Solovyeva

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Quality Automation Test Engineer for Apple | 8+ years | Web and Mobile Apps | Webdriver IO, Playwright | San Francisco Bay Area

  • Education

    • Nizhniy Novgorod Civil and Engineering University

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      Bachelor's degree Economics
    • Stanford University

      2025 -
      Verified Certificate Algorithms: Design and Analysis
    • Higher School of Economics

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      Bachelor's degree Computer Science
  • Experience

    • Bright Pattern

      May 2017 - Jun 2022

      • Developed comprehensive 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸-𝗲𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗔𝗣𝗜𝘀, ensuring reliable data flow and system stability across multiple microservices and reducing production incidents by 60%• Led 𝗰𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 and final QA sign-off, evaluating product stability and providing data-driven recommendations to stakeholders for go/no-go release decisions• Architected 𝗲𝗻𝗱-𝘁𝗼-𝗲𝗻𝗱 𝗺𝗼𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗲 𝗮𝗽𝗽 𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝘆 from ground up, incorporating automated UI, performance, and security testing frameworks across iOS and Android platforms• Optimized 𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗮𝘂𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗿𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲, reducing execution time by 40% through parallelization, smarter test selection, and CI/CD pipeline enhancements. Show less • Implemented standardized 𝗧𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗥𝗮𝗶𝗹 𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗰𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 and naming conventions, enabling better test reusability and reducing test maintenance time by 30%• Led 𝗲𝗻𝗱-𝘁𝗼-𝗲𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗳 𝘃𝗼𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗳𝗹𝗼𝘄𝘀 and multi-channel communications, validating complex customer scenarios and integration points• Established 𝗱𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝘂𝗴 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗴𝘂𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀 and severity classification system, improving defect resolution efficiency by 50%• Executed 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗹𝗼𝗮𝗱 𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 to validate system stability under peak conditions• Collaborated with development teams in 𝗱𝗮𝗶𝗹𝘆 𝗦𝗰𝗿𝘂𝗺 𝗺𝗲𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 to address quality concerns and prioritize bug fixes• Created and maintained 𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗱𝗼𝗰𝘂𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 for complex user workflows, enabling faster onboarding of new team members Show less

      • Quality Assurance Automation Engineer

        Oct 2019 - Jun 2022
      • Software QA Engineer

        May 2017 - Oct 2019
    • Hogarth

      Aug 2022 - now
      QA Automation Test Engineer

      • Reduced pre-release validation time by 80% by designing comprehensive 𝗮𝘂𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗲𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗝𝗮𝘃𝗮𝗦𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗽𝘁/𝗪𝗲𝗯𝗱𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗜𝗢 supporting 6 viewports across desktop and mobile devices• Increased defect detection by 45% by 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗝𝗲𝗻𝗸𝗶𝗻𝘀 𝗖𝗜/𝗖𝗗 𝗽𝗶𝗽𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀 for automated smoke and regression testing, enabling identification of issues earlier in development cycles• Decreased API validation time from 16 to 5 hours per release by developing 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝘆𝘄𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁/𝗧𝘆𝗽𝗲𝗦𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗽𝘁 𝗳𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗲𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 that automated critical data flow validations across web platform libraries• Achieved 95% faster visual testing by 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗼𝗼𝗹𝘀 𝗔𝗜-𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝘃𝗶𝘀𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗼𝗼𝗹, reducing manual verification from 40+ hours to 1-2 hours while improving accuracy• Enhanced test execution speed by 60% through 𝗰𝗹𝗼𝘂𝗱-𝗯𝗮𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗿𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝗔𝗪𝗦 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗦𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗶𝘂𝗺 𝗚𝗿𝗶𝗱, enabling parallel testing across multiple environments and browsers• Strengthened developer-QA collaboration resulting in 𝟯𝟬% 𝗳𝗲𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝗯𝘂𝗴𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 through early testing integration and shared quality ownership• Reduced bug resolution time by 40% by creating a 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝘂𝗴 𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗰𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗼𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝘇𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗴𝘂𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀 based on user impact• Standardized test documentation in Quip improving information access across teams and enabling faster knowledge sharing• Coordinated quality initiatives across 𝟯 𝗱𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗺𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝗦𝗰𝗿𝘂𝗺 𝗺𝗲𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀, ensuring testing alignment and consistent release quality• Created 𝗲𝘅𝗲𝗰𝘂𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗱𝗮𝘀𝗵𝗯𝗼𝗮𝗿𝗱𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹-𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗰𝘀 by automating reporting process, transforming 4-hour daily manual tasks into 10-minute workflows Show less

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Certification: Playwright: WebAutomation Testing

      Udemy
      Apr 2023
    • Algorithms: Design and Analysis

      Stanford Online
      Jan 2025
      View certificate certificate
    • 2024: DevOps Engineering Bootcamp(AWS, Terraform, Ansible, Docker, Kubernetes)

      PASV - Programming Academy in Silicon Valley
      Oct 2024
    • Certification: JavaScript & Node.js for Testers, QA and SDETs

      Udemy
      Sept 2021
  • Volunteer Experience

    • Volunteer

      Issued by Lesbians Who Tech + Allies | Queer. Inclusive. Badass. on Feb 2016
      Lesbians Who Tech + Allies | Queer. Inclusive. Badass.Associated with Maria Solovyeva
    • Administration Assistant

      Issued by Toastmasters International on Mar 2019
      Toastmasters InternationalAssociated with Maria Solovyeva