Cristian Ciupe
Cristian Ciupe

Senior QA Engineer / Team Lead

Open to offers · Member since 9 Oct 2026
Location
Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Desired salary
Confidential
Work preference
Remote Only / Full Time, Part Time, Contract, Freelance, Temporary
Experience level
Senior

About

Professional summary

I am a Senior QA Engineer and Team Lead with 14 years of experience in software quality assurance, spanning manual, automation, API, performance, mobile, web, and end-to-end testing.

I specialize in AI and LLM testing, including RAG evaluation, benchmarking, LLM-as-a-Judge approaches, red teaming, prompt engineering, synthetic data pipelines, and non-deterministic testing strategies.

I have led QA teams of up to eight testers, defined test strategies, allocated tasks, mentored junior colleagues, and supported stakeholder reporting and UAT sessions with subject-matter experts.

My technical background includes Selenium, Appium, Virtuoso, Postman, Insomnia, JMeter, MongoDB, Java, JavaScript, and Python. I combine robust traditional QA practices with AI-augmented workflows and agentic automation.

I have worked across FinTech, banking, payments, Generative AI, IoT, smart home, enterprise SaaS, telecommunications, e-commerce, CRM, and gaming products.

I am experienced in establishing reliable testing processes, improving defect reporting and QA-to-development communication, and delivering high-quality releases across web, mobile, desktop, and third-party integrated applications.

Notice period: Immediately

Skills

32 capabilities

Tech stack & tools

Working toolkit

Application Utilities

Collaboration

Languages & Frameworks

Mobile

Experience

Career history

Senior QA Engineer / QA Lead Freelance

I initiated multiple QA projects from scratch and led teams of up to eight testers. I established testing procedures, strategic plans, and collaborative workflows to support seamless execution and high-quality deliverables.

I led AI/LLM testing initiatives involving benchmarks, RAG, LLM-as-a-Judge, red teaming, synthetic data, and non-deterministic evaluation strategies. I also engineered AI agentic automation using Virtuoso and prototyped full-stack web applications through multi-agent workflows.

I defined QA strategies, allocated tasks, and performed functional, API, and third-party end-to-end testing. I facilitated UAT sessions with more than 20 subject-matter experts and provided stakeholder reporting.

QA Engineer - QA Lead Cognizant (Softvision)

I progressed from Junior Tester to QA Lead while delivering projects including bill management applications, mobile sales applications, POS systems, and smart home solutions. I developed test strategies, coordinated testing activities, allocated work, and mentored team members.

I managed QA for a large-scale migration, ensuring data integrity and functionality with no major post-launch issues. I also streamlined bug reporting and tracking to reduce defect-resolution time and improve communication between QA and development teams.

My responsibilities included functional, regression, usability, API, performance, and automation testing; test case design and execution; and testing mobile and web applications with third-party integrations. I supported career development, goal-setting, and mentoring for junior colleagues.

Junior Tester Endava

I tested a cross-platform mobile and web application used to control smart home devices. I conducted comprehensive functional testing on iOS, Android, and web platforms.

I developed test cases and performed regression, smoke, usability, and API testing. I used tools including Postman, Xcode, and Jira to support quality assurance activities.

I coordinated testing efforts for multi-platform releases, helping ensure compatibility and performance across web, mobile, and desktop applications. I also identified critical defects early in the development cycle and supported onboarding of colleagues.

Freelance Tester Freelance Testing

I tested more than 100 quick-turnaround projects through a crowdsourced testing platform. This work developed my ability to understand requirements rapidly, identify defects under pressure, and work effectively in fast-paced delivery environments.

I tested projects in financial, advertising, commercial, and gaming domains across Android, iOS, PC, and Xbox platforms. My testing included ad-hoc, regression, and exploratory approaches.

I logged more than 1,000 bugs during this period.

Game Tester Gameloft

I tested mobile games on iOS devices. This role introduced me to software testing practices and served as the launchpad for my QA career.

I gained early experience in identifying issues in mobile game builds and working within a product-testing environment.

Education

Learning history

Informal School of IT

Web Automation Course, Java and Selenium

Completed a web automation course focused on Java and Selenium.

ISTQB

ISTQB Foundation, Software Testing

Completed ISTQB Foundation certification coursework.

Anthropic

Claude Certified Architect Foundations

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