# Sasha T. > SDET | QA Automation | Cypress | JavaScript | TypeScript | UI | API | Performance testing | AWS Location: San Francisco Bay Area, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/sashat I am an experienced Software Development Engineer in Test, specializing in end-to-end, functional, and performance testing of web applications. I am proficient in GUI and REST API testing, dedicated to improving software quality and reliability with innovative testing strategies and tools ## Work Experience ### Software Development Engineer in Test II @ Extend Jan 2023 – Present Developed and set up a test automation project using Cypress, created test suites for end-to-end and integration testing both UI and API across various microservices Defined test cases and wrote comprehensive test plans for the Extend Portal, followed by developing an extensive automation suite for UI and API and and integrated test runs into GitHub Actions pipelines through yml configuration. This led to a smooth deployment and enhanced testing efficiency, resulting in a notable decrease in post-deployment issues Designed and implemented performance tests using the k6 tool, with integrated monitoring through Datadog Developed and contributed to reusable Cypress test automation packages applicable to different microservices ### Software Development Engineer in Test @ Extend Jan 2021 – Jan 2023 | San Francisco Bay Area ### Quality Assurance Automation Engineer @ GamesRound Jan 2020 – Jan 2021 Organized documentation in Confluence, including test plans, checklists, and test cases, ensuring a comprehensive and accessible repository for project testing guidelines and requirements Developed automation e2e test suites for UI validation, effectively reducing manual testing effort by automating repetitive tasks Created an API test automation suite with Supertest, encompassing comprehensive tests to validate REST API endpoints for functionality and reliability ### Quality Assurance Automation Engineer @ Local Coding Jan 2018 – Jan 2020 Created checklists and test cases based on requirements from business analyst Prioritized and triaged bugs with the scrum team Worked closely with cross-functional teams, including developers, product managers, and UX teams to improve testing methods based on project changes and feedback. This teamwork made our testing more aligned with what the business and users needed. Created UI test automation scripts using WebDriverIO test framework and integrated test runs into CircleCI pipelines ## Education ### Master's degree Russian National Research University ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/sasha-t-8a2664192 --- Source: https://flows.cv/sashat JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/sashat/resume.json Last updated: 2026-03-29