QA & Automation for international product teams

Product-minded QA for releases that need real confidence.

I help game, SaaS, Ad Tech, and web teams test smarter, prepare releases, improve QA workflows, and decide what is worth Automating before teams invest time in the wrong tests.

Experience
6+ years in high-tech
Market fit
Games, SaaS, Ad Tech
Style
Product-minded QA
Portrait of Daria Gekht
Based in Tel Aviv-Yafo, working with international product teams.

Positioning

For founders, CTOs, and product teams that need reliable releases without hiring a full QA department.

I bring QA & Automation, manual testing, product management, and software development experience across games, SaaS, Ad Tech, web products, and complex product workflows. That mix is valuable for freelance buyers because I can test the product, understand engineering constraints, and turn release risk into clear priorities for the team.

Services

Freelance offers that are easy to buy

01

QA in a Product Team

Join a team as a hands-on QA partner for features, releases, regression scope, exploratory testing, bug reporting, and product quality discussions.

  • Manual and release testing
  • Product-minded QA feedback
  • Bug reports developers can act on
02

Release QA Partner

Step in before launches to validate new features, define regression scope, and make release risk visible to product and engineering leadership.

  • Regression planning
  • Exploratory QA sessions
  • Go/no-go quality summary
03

QA Process Audit

Review current test coverage, bug workflow, CI signals, and release habits, then deliver a prioritized roadmap for a stronger quality system.

  • Coverage and risk map
  • Tooling recommendations
  • 30-day execution plan
04

Automation Readiness Review

Review existing QA work and product flows to identify what should be Automated, what should stay manual, and where automation would create the most value.

  • Automation candidates
  • Manual-vs-Automated testing map
  • Practical next-step plan

Proof

Signals buyers can trust

Process leadership

95% test accuracy

At Minute Media, I established a standardized QA process, improved test coverage, increased reporting transparency, and aligned QA, developers, and product owners around delivery quality.

Automation impact

30% testing quality improvement

At MY.GAMES, I created a QA Automation department, built Unity tooling, integrated tests into CI, supported multiple projects, and documented the system for QA handoff.

Technical range

Frontend, backend, CI, databases

At Novidea, I learned Testim, SOQL, and APEX quickly, worked on frontend and backend testing flows, connected automated reports to Slack and Gmail, and validated test data through database interactions.

Developer foundation

.NET, SQL, Jenkins, Postman

Before QA & Automation, I worked as a Junior .NET Developer at Smartway, fixing bugs, shipping frontend and backend releases, supporting clients, correcting MS SQL data, and testing APIs.

AI workflow

Built this portfolio with AI

I use Codex, ChatGPT, and Claude as practical work partners for research, writing, UX iteration, QA checklists, and implementation support, while keeping the final decisions, review, and quality bar human-owned.

Experience

Full high-tech path from developer to product-minded QA & Automation partner

2026 - Present Self-employed

Freelance QA & Automation Engineer

I am available for international QA & Automation, release QA, product quality audits, QA team support, and test process setup for game, SaaS, Ad Tech, and web products.

QA & Automation Engineer

I built a standardized QA process for a global sports and culture technology company, improved delivery quality, exposed design mismatches, reported UX and functional issues, and made QA reporting clearer for product and engineering teams.

2023 - 2025 Novidea

QA & Automation Engineer / Quality Assurance Analyst

I tested a Salesforce-based insurance platform, wrote test plans and cases in Xray, managed Jira issues, automated frontend and backend testing with Testim, SOQL, and APEX, and integrated CI/CD reports with Slack and Gmail notifications.

2022 - 2023 JobCannon

Project Manager

I supported an early HR tech product with competitive market analysis, monetization model development, and structured competitor research in Miro for data-driven product decisions.

2020 - 2022 MY.GAMES

QA & Automation Engineer / QA Engineer

I worked on Guild of Heroes, Storyngton Hall, and Gym Mania. I created Automation infrastructure, Unity tools, CI-integrated autotests, build machines, TeamCity and BuildBot workers, Firebase and Google Analytics result analysis, Android Test Farm module integration, release risk assessment, and manual QA for large game features.

2019 - 2020 Smartway

Junior .NET Developer

I fixed bugs, developed product features, analyzed code, delivered frontend and backend releases through Jenkins, supported clients, corrected data in MS SQL Server, and tested APIs with Postman.

Working model

Designed for remote international teams

1

Map the risk

Identify revenue, onboarding, content, permission, and integration flows where bugs hurt most.

2

Test the real product

Combine manual QA with focused Automation decisions, because useful coverage starts with judgment.

3

Make signals clear

Turn issues into reproducible reports, clear priorities, and release summaries teams can act on.

4

Leave assets behind

Deliver test plans, checklists, QA reports, documentation, and Automation recommendations that teams can keep using.

Market angle

How to sell this experience

Lead with outcomes: faster release cycles, fewer escaped defects, and less developer time wasted on unclear bug reports.

Target game, SaaS, Ad Tech, and web teams after funding, product rebuilds, major feature releases, or before investing in QA Automation for the first time.

Package work into clear offers: release QA support, QA process audit, team QA support, and Automation readiness review. This keeps the offer practical without positioning me as an Automation-only contractor for tight-deadline builds.

Available for freelance QA projects

Bring me in when quality needs to move as fast as product.

Best fit: game, SaaS, Ad Tech, and web teams preparing for a release, improving QA workflow, deciding what to Automate, or looking for a product-minded QA teammate.

  • English: full professional
  • Russian: native or bilingual
  • Hebrew: elementary
  • BSc Mathematics & Computer Science
  • AI-assisted personal workflow: Codex, ChatGPT, Claude