# Andrei Surzhan > Experienced Senior Software Engineer | Proven Track Record in developing and releasing SaaS Location: Murrells Inlet, South Carolina, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/andreisurzhan I am a Senior Software Engineer at Chowly/Koala, a leading web ordering platform for the restaurant industry. I have an Engineer degree and over 7 years of experience as a software engineer and 4 years as a QA engineer. I enjoy resolving complex challenges with cutting-edge technologies and delivering high-quality results. I spearheaded the development of critical features for Koala, such as integrating with Chowly and ensuring compliance with OLO (the largest POS for enterprise restaurants) standards, which enhanced business opportunities and solidified Koala's position as a trusted partner. I also implemented and integrated multiple test automation frameworks, improving the continuous integration and delivery pipeline and the quality of the codebase. I am passionate about learning new skills and connecting with like-minded professionals in the industry. I have a strong knowledge of TypeScript, React, NextJs, NestJs, Apollo GraphQL, ExpressJS, MongoDB, Git, GitHub Actions, DigitalOcean, AWS, and other web frameworks, libraries, databases, and tools. I also have experience working in agile/scrum teams. My goal is to continue to grow as a software engineer and contribute to the success of Chowly and its clients. I am eager to collaborate and share my expertise with other engineers and developers, and to learn from their feedback and insights. Let's work together and create amazing web solutions! ## Work Experience ### Senior Software Engineer I @ HubSpot Jan 2023 – Present | United States ### Software Engineer @ Open Source Jan 2016 – Present • Developed and launched web applications: check-list with built-in translation engine, rental listening app, education platform for QA Engineers. • Orchestrated project effort. Created technical and business requirements. • Provided guidance and led a team of 2 people that provided QA of the project. Both found full-time QA positions after participating in the project. ◘ Technologies: TypeScript, React, Redux, NextJs, NestJs, Apollo GraphQL, ExpressJS, Mogoose, MongoDB, Git, Github Pages, Actions, Nginx, DigitalOcean. ### Senior Software Engineer @ Koala Jan 2022 – Jan 2023 • Develop the Koala web ordering platform with 6M user sessions per month. • Spearhead e2e test-automation initiative. Design and integrate framework for e2e automated tests. ◘ Technologies: TypeScript, React, NextJs 12, styled-components, Stitches, React Query, Redux, CircleCi, Git and Github, Turborepo, Jest, Playwright, AWS, Datadog, Sentry ### Software Developer @ Farm Credit Mid-America Jan 2018 – Jan 2021 | Louisville, Kentucky Area • Built a Partner facing origination system that led company to earn businesses with partners from 3 additional states. ◘ Technologies: TypeScript/JavaScript, Angular and AngularJS, .Net stack, Entity Framework, Git, MS SQL. ◘ Non-project activities: Participated in Dev book club, workshops and collaborated with shift-left initiative groups to implement testing frameworks. ### Quality Assurance Engineer @ Farm Credit Mid-America Jan 2017 – Jan 2018 | Louisville, Kentucky Area • Built and integrated REST API test automation framework. • Architected and implemented a multi-layered abstraction framework • Tested, developed, and launched Consumer landing platform that allowed to migrate of all related business processes over web technologies. • Facilitated testing process in the team to improve testing quality to 96%. ◘ Technologies: Python, pytest, Octopus Deploy, Git. ### QA Engineer/BA @ Opensoft Jan 2016 – Jan 2016 | Louisville, KY 40211, US • Created and delivered business and technical functional/non-functional requirements based on marketing strategies and client needs. Delivered requirements to the development team. • Conducted Functional, UI, session-based, regression, Cross Browser, Web-services testing (REST). ### Senior QA Engineer @ Opensoft Jan 2015 – Jan 2016 • Modernized automation framework to be able to run tests in parallel reducing run time up to 3 times. • Extended test coverage up to 500 isolated, independent UI tests. ◘ Technologies: JavaScript, Protractor/WebDriverJS/Selenium, Jasmine, JenkinsCI. • Designed and integrated a traceability matrix to capture test automation metrics. • Coordinated and guided 1 Junior QA professional. ### QA Engineer @ Opensoft Jan 2014 – Jan 2015 • Developed Selenium-based test automation framework from scratch. Developed automated tests. • Designed test automation framework using Selenium, implementing best practices such as the Page Object Pattern and BDD techniques. ◘ Technologies: JavaScript, Protractor/WebDriverJS/Selenium, Jasmine, JenkinsCI. • Led and arranged testing processes in projects that allowed to increase product quality. • Designed and executed Functional, UI, session-based, regression, Cross Browser, Web-services tests (REST, SOAP). ▷ Non-project activities: Interviewed candidates, arranged In-company training. ### QA Engineer @ Open Source project JTalks Jan 2014 – Jan 2015 • Produced and maintained testing documentation: test-cases, check-lists. • Conducted requirement analysis, wrote acceptance criteria, crafted visually appealing mockups. • Performed Functional, UI, exploratory/session-based, regression testing. • Implemented automated tests. Arranged and provided webinars. ## Education ### Engineer Saratov State Technical University Jan 2005 – Jan 2010 ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/andreisurzhan - Website: https://andrei-builds.software/ --- Source: https://flows.cv/andreisurzhan JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/andreisurzhan/resume.json Last updated: 2026-03-22