Seeking remote Senior QA Engineer or QA Lead roles focused on manual testing of mobile and web products, API testing and end-to-end quality ownership. Particularly interested in Fintech, payments, AdTech and Web3. Based in Baku, Azerbaijan (UTC+4); comfortable collaborating in English with international teams.

Ruslan Zeynalov
@ruslanzeynalov
ISTQB-certified Senior QA Engineer / QA Lead | 8+ years in mobile, web and API testing | Fintech, AdTech, Web3
What I'm looking for
ISTQB-certified Senior QA Engineer / QA Lead with 8+ years in QA (10+ in IT), specializing in manual testing of mobile, web and API products across Fintech, AdTech and Web3. Built QA processes from scratch, led cross-functional teams of up to 15 people, and owned quality for systems processing millions of daily transactions.
At Kapital Bank (m10), tested iOS and Android payments for two product teams and took ownership of release checks across all m10 teams within two weeks of joining. Identified 52 UX issues through exploratory testing. Previously owned QA as the sole tester on AdTech and Web3 products. At Sberbank, built QA for My Payments, launched the Payment Gateway as sole QA, and contributed to a patented payment acceptance technology.
Core strengths: exploratory, regression and integration testing; REST/SOAP APIs and SQL; test strategy, release risk management and mentoring. Tools: Postman, Swagger, Charles, Chrome DevTools, Allure TestOps, Jira, Datadog and BrowserStack.
English: C1 Advanced, used daily with US and international stakeholders. Russian: native.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
QA Engineer (Mobile)
Kapital Bank
Aug 2026 - Oct 2026 (2 months)
Maternity cover. Tested m10 payments on iOS/Android for 2 teams. Within 2 weeks of joining, took ownership of release smoke and regression testing across all m10 teams and signed off app store releases. Maintained Allure TestOps; used Datadog, BrowserStack and GitHub Actions for incident analysis and release checks. Found 52 UX issues through exploratory testing.
Sole QA Engineer
Data Fusion
Sep 2025 - Feb 2026 (5 months)
Owned end-to-end QA for a microservices-based DSP/RTB platform: API, integration, performance, security and data integrity testing. Helped double average CPM by validating segmentation and targeting. Enabled releases within 24 hours through risk-based testing and mentored a junior specialist. Role ended due to team downsizing.
Sole QA Engineer
Black Rabbit (OKToken)
Jul 2024 - Aug 2025 (1 year 1 month)
Owned end-to-end quality for a decentralized application built on ERC-20, covering smart contract interaction and Web and Mobile clients. Reduced customer support tickets to near-zero by implementing comprehensive testing across smart contract integration, wallet connectivity, security, UX/UI, compatibility, and localization.
Delivery Manager
Samolet Group
Feb 2024 - May 2024 (3 months)
Untangled post-acquisition delivery across mortgage product teams, diagnosing bottlenecks and driving process fixes.
Led the development of an article recommendation engine and view-counter optimization. Delivered the Future Jobs Web3 job portal from inception to launch and directed the development of AI content generation prompts that reduced editorial workload.
Delivery Manager
Limé
Feb 2023 - Sep 2023 (7 months)
Implemented a Scrum framework from scratch, optimized Jira workflows, established an end-to-end user technical support flow, and systematized operations, improving delivery predictability and response times.
Delivery Lead
Sberbank
Sep 2021 - Oct 2022 (1 year 1 month)
Managed the rollout of a new ATM/terminal interface integrated with the Unified Front-End System across all branches nationwide. Led production releases for the Payments module of the flagship mobile app and launched a new teller-workstation application for individual payments and transfers.
Lead QA Engineer & Scrum Master
Sberbank
Dec 2017 - Sep 2021 (3 years 9 months)
Built QA from scratch for My Payments (Digital Project of the Year, 2020) and launched the Payment Gateway as sole QA. Owned testing for the Unified Payment System; introduced Scrum Master practices and performed system analysis. Contributed to a patented payment technology and received 2 formal commendations from Sberbank executives.
Lead Test Analyst
LANIT
Mar 2017 - Dec 2017 (9 months)
Ensured quality of the rollout of the Central Bank of Russia's next-generation interbank payment system, including clearing, settlement, liquidity management, and ISO 20022. Analyzed release composition for consistency and validated test run results, enabling faster release cycles.
Senior QA Engineer
Aplana Software
May 2015 - Mar 2017 (1 year 10 months)
At Aplana Software (now IBS QA Solutions), owned IQOS CRM/web relaunch QA as sole tester, with zero post-release customer complaints. Tested Sberbank's Unified Payment System; team won Best Team award 3 times. Sole QA for its Monitoring integration (10M+ daily events, 200K peak/sec); received Herman Gref's personal written commendation.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
Scrum Alliance
Certified ScrumMaster (CSM), Scrum
2019 - 2021
Certified ScrumMaster (CSM) certification from Scrum Alliance, valid from 2019 to 2021.
MIREA, Russian Technological University
Bachelor of Science, Business Informatics
Bachelor of Science in Business Informatics from MIREA, Russian Technological University, completed in 2020.
INTERFACE Training Center
Certification, Mobile Application Testing
Mobile Application Testing certification from INTERFACE Training Center, completed in 2019.
ISTQB — International Software Testing Qualifications Board
Certified Tester — Foundation Level, Software Testing
ISTQB® Certified Tester — Foundation Level (2016).
Moscow State University of Economics, Statistics and Informatics
Diploma (Technician), Applied Informatics
Diploma in Applied Informatics; qualification: Technician. Completed in 2015.
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