Serhii Smetanskyi¶

Release Coordinator in ML Team¶

Jul 2023 – Present

• Managed and coordinated software releases across multiple environments, ensuring timely and high-quality deployments.
• Collaborated with engineering, QA, and operations teams to plan releases, track progress, and mitigate delivery risks.
• Maintained release documentation and deployment procedures to ensure consistent and reliable release processes.
• Performed post-release monitoring to verify system stability and performance.
• Facilitated cross-functional team communication to ensure smooth and reliable software delivery.

General Backend / AI QA Engineer¶

Apr 2023 – Present

• Responsible for end-to-end quality assurance, including QA processes, test strategies, and functional and non-functional testing using manual and automated approaches.
• Designed and executed test strategies for backend systems, covering APIs, databases, distributed services, and event-based communication.
• Developed automated API tests using Pytest and Playwright, and performed performance testing with Locust.
• Validated data preprocessing, data pipelines, model outputs, and AI-driven features using multiple evaluation metrics.
• Developed automated evaluation tests for LLM outputs using DeepEval with Pytest.

QA Engineer¶

Jun 2022 – Apr 2023

• Performed end-to-end quality assurance for web and mobile applications, defining test strategies to ensure product quality.
• Created and maintained test documentation, including test plans, test cases, and regression test suites.
• Analyzed product requirements, ensured test coverage, and executed functional testing across integration and end-to-end scenarios.
• Managed the defect lifecycle, investigating issues and working with developers to resolve them.
• Acted as Release QA, coordinating releases and deployments, and as Maintenance QA, investigating customer-reported issues and providing technical support.

Business Analyst¶

Jan 2020 – Jun 2022

• Automated client business processes by implementing product-based software solutions.
• Extended product functionality by introducing new features and improvements.
• Collaborated with stakeholders during requirements and backlog refinement, breaking down features into development tasks.
• Managed the product backlog, supported sprint planning, and coordinated releases.
• Handled change requests and supported development teams to ensure timely delivery.
• Created product documentation, including specifications, guides, presentations, and release notes.
• Modeled business processes and workflows using UML and BPMN diagrams.
• Designed wireframes, mockups, and UI/UX prototypes to improve product usability.

QA Engineer¶

Sep 2019 – Jun 2022

• Performed QA for multiple web applications, executing functional testing across key product workflows.
• Analyzed requirements, identified quality risks, and reported issues to development teams.
• Managed the defect lifecycle, creating bug reports and tracking issue resolution.
• Created and maintained test documentation, including test strategies, test plans, and test cases.
• Improved QA processes and supported knowledge sharing within the team.
• Assisted customers by resolving support tickets, conducting product demos, and delivering training sessions.

Master's Degree in Economic Cybernetics¶

Sep 2011 – Jan 2018