Position: Engineering Manager
Category: Other
English level: upper
Years of experience: 11

Driving several educational initiatives, including international. The largest one is European QA Bootcamp, spread across Slovakia, Bulgaria, and Turkey.
Lead educational initiatives in Slovakia and Ukraine (QA Bootcamps, cooperation with Universities).

I took the initiative to initiate, prepare applications, and successfully participate in The European Software Testing Awards and The North America Testing Awards. Our applications were carefully crafted and submitted, leading to our recognition and winning of these prestigious awards.
Engineering Manager
Astound Commerce
Mar 2018 - Present 
- People Management (directly managed up to 68 engineers)
Manage and mentor a distributed engineering team across multiple locations
Lead hiring process for QA Engineers and Managers, facilitating smooth onboarding and offboarding. 
Contribute to knowledge sharing and internal communication, fostering collaboration and cross-functional learning
Conduct performance assessments, set SMART goals, and facilitate promotions and compensation reviews based on merit
- Process Management
Drive and align department and engineering OKRs with company business needs, improving performance and productivity
Play a key role in strategic initiatives, establishing new locations, improving internal processes, and adopting best practices
Lead creation and maintenance of promotion process, new seniority levels integration into existing grading system
Define, implement, manage, and refine SDLC processes for efficient project execution and customer satisfaction
Conduct regular engineering audits to ensure adherence to technical practices, maintaining high standards of quality and compliance
Enforce QA standards and tools
Collaborate with engineering managers to ensure consistency and alignment, fostering a cohesive work environment
Creation, implementation and maintenance of resource management processes
- Resource Management
Allocate engineers with the right skill sets to client projects, ensuring optimal staffing and effective project execution.
Track and report resource utilization, proactively addressing imbalances to meet billable utilization goals.
Provide valuable technical counsel to project leadership, ensuring comprehensive understanding and effective communication.

Driving several educational initiatives. The largest one is European QA Bootcamp 
Initiate, prepare applications, and won in The European and North America Software Testing Awards. 

12.2014 – 02.2018
Luxoft 
QA Manager 

07.2010 – 12.2014
Luxoft 
QA Engineer (2 years) -> Automation QA Engineer (1 year) -> QA Team Lead (2 years)  

01.2010 – 08.2010
Shroggle llc
Test Engineer

12.2007 – 04.2010
Report Writing Services, Inc; 
BI Developer