I’m looking for a long-term remote QA Automation or SDET role with a US-based or international company, where I can build reliable automation, improve QA processes, contribute across the SDLC, and work with a strong team on meaningful products and challenging technical problems.
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Maksim Zotkin
@maksimzotkin
Senior AQA Engineer with 6 years of commercial exp., 100+ automated tests delivered and hands-on expertise in CI/CD, API/UI testing, QA mentoring.
Russian FederationWhat I'm looking for
Senior QA Automation Engineer with 6 years of commercial experience across manual and automated testing, covering the full SDLC, API/UI testing, regression, integration, and CI/CD. Over my career, I’ve delivered 100+ automated tests, helped reduce regression time from ~24 hours to under 4 hours, supported test automation across 10+ enterprise configurations, and mentored 5 QA automation engineers. I enjoy building reliable test processes, improving automation efficiency, and solving complex quality problems in collaborative, distributed teams. I’m currently based in Serbia and open to long-term remote opportunities with international and US-based companies.
Experience
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Current
Senior AQA Engineer
LEVEL GROUP LLC
May 2025 - Present (1 year 5 months)
Responsible for ensuring software quality across corporate business systems through manual and automated testing, test development, and CI/CD integration. Developed and implemented 100+ automated tests using the 1C testing framework, reducing regression testing time from approximately 24 hours to less than 4 hours.
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QA Engineer
Center for Industry Solutions LLC
Nov 2020 - Oct 2023 (2 years 11 months)
Responsible for software quality assurance and the integration of enterprise solutions with business equipment. Developed 50+ automated tests, reducing regression testing time and increasing defect detection by approximately 40%.
Education
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State University of Humanities and Social Studies
Bachelor's Degree, Linguistics
Bachelor's Degree in Linguistics from the State University of Humanities and Social Studies in Kolomna, Russia, completed in 2019.
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Russian FederationAuthorized to work in
Salary expectations
50k+ USD
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