About
Jakub has been a QA leader and engineer since 2015. He is focused, committed, and driven by results. As an analytical thinker with a data-driven approach to decision making, he's also a perfectionist who knows the meaning of "good enough." His business acumen and sense of responsibility enable him to decide whether to apply a flexible approach or stand his ground to deliver the best solution. Jakub keeps an open mind and never disregards suggestions without giving them some thought.
Top Skills
- Quality Assurance (QA)20%
- QA Automation20%
- QA Leadership20%
- Programming20%
- Pact20%
Also works with
- Google Data Studio
- Test Management
- Manual QA
- Big Data
- PySpark
- Jira
- Pytest
- Confluence
- GitLab CI/CD
- Gatling
- ThoughtWords Gauge
- Hotjar
Experience
Jan 2019 — Jan 2021
QA Architect
Vodeno
Decreased the critical defect leak by 54.4% in the whole organization. Increased test effectiveness above 75% in the organization, with the top three teams reaching around 97%. Developed an automated, cloud-based solution for mobile testing with devices. Created the test strategy, quality standards, and reports that prepared the company for ISO 27001 certification. Introduced a consumer-driven contract testing and BDD approach.
Jan 2018 — Jan 2019
QA Consultant/Auditor
Online Freelance Company
mproved the QA process and played a key role in developing a QA culture across teams. Created a web testing framework based on Python and Gauge. Set up QA reporting and assisted with production monitoring.
Jan 2018 — Jan 2018
QA Lead and Test Automation Engineer
Liber Finance Group
Future-proofed quality assurance procedures by coordinating with business and architecture teams. Automated integration and acceptance tests covering the UI, database integration, and RESTful API. Conducted interviews with potential QA candidates.
Jan 2017 — Jan 2018
Senior Data Quality Engineer (Big Data)
Credit Suisse
Automated validation processes and quality tests across all domains: completeness, validity, consistency, timeliness, and accuracy. Improved data quality monitoring and test result visualization. Automated test integration with the current implementation of the platform, using PySpark.
Jan 2016 — Jan 2017
Test Automation Specialist
Roche
Developed automated tests in HP UFT, which were written in VBScript. Integrated all automated tests with the HP Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) platform. Collaborated with developers to improve functionality and UX.
Jan 2016 — Jan 2016
Lead Quality Controller (M2)
Oracle Maxymiser
Developed numerous automated tests using Nightwatch.js. Introduced test sessions that improved QA efficiency. Improved the synergy between developers and QA engineers. Conducted interviews with potential QA engineer candidates.
Jan 2015 — Jan 2016
Senior Quality Controller | Acting Lead Quality Controller
Oracle Maxymiser
Introduced a data-driven testing approach using Nightwatch.js. Standardized the error reporting process and test documentation. Worked directly with key clients, suggesting UX improvements and providing designs that were later implemented.
Education
Master of Science Degree in Engineering in Faculty of Mechatronics
Warsaw University of Technology - Warsaw, Poland
2008 - 2014
Bachelor of Science Degree in Engineering in Faculty of Informatics
Polish-Japanese Institute of Information Technology - Warsaw, Poland
2008 - 2012
Bachelor of Science Degree in Faculty of Biology
Warsaw University - Warsaw, Poland
2005 - 2008
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