I'm an Automation QA Engineer with 5+ years of experience spanning manual and automated testing across web applications, APIs, and microservice-based systems.
I specialize in UI and API test automation using Python, Pytest, Playwright, and Allure, combined with a strong manual testing foundation in exploratory testing, bug reporting, and end-to-end QA processes.
My background spans iGaming, fintech, and AI products, working across both fast-moving startups and structured enterprise teams. I focus on combining automation with exploratory testing to deliver strong test coverage without slowing down release velocity.
If you’re looking for someone who can think critically and collaborate cross-functionally — I’d be happy to connect!
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Nikita Shelekhov
@nikitashelekhov
I'm an Automation QA Engineer with 5+ years of experience. I specialize in UI and API test automation using Python, Pytest, Playwright, and Allure.
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Current
QA Automation Engineer
Dats.team
Feb 2024 - Present (2 years 6 months)
Maintained and expanded a Python test automation framework with 500+ automated tests, contributing 150-200 tests. Designed and executed smoke and regression suites in CI/CD, implemented Page Object Model patterns, and analyzed failures using Allure and monitoring tools.
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QA Engineer
Zentist
Jan 2023 - Feb 2024 (1 year 1 month)
Analyzed requirements and designed test scenarios for functional and regression coverage. Performed manual testing including UI/UX, functional, regression, and integration, executed API testing with Postman and Swagger, and used SQL for data preparation and verification.
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QA Engineer
IDS
Mar 2021 - Jan 2023 (1 year 10 months)
Performed functional and regression testing for a fintech product in the iGaming domain. Validated UI and business-critical scenarios related to transactions and account operations, reported and verified defects, and supported release testing.
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PythonPytestPlaywrightAllureTesting AutomationManual TestingUI TestingEnd To End TestingAPI TestingFunctional TestingRegression TestingSmoke TestingIntegration TestingExploratory testingPage Object ModelGitGitHub ActionsCI CDKibanaGraylogOpenSearchGrafanaPostmanSwaggerSQLPostgreSQLMySQLBrowser’S Dev ToolsDefect loggingRequirements AnalysisDBeaverGitHubPgAdmin
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