Oleg D🌳
About Oleg D🌳
Oleg D is a Principal Quality Engineer based in London, England, with extensive experience in quality assurance and test automation across various companies. He has held leadership roles at organizations such as Festicket, Intelligent Reach, and Cazoo, and is also a co-founder of Carpe Tempus.
Work at Policy Expert
Currently, Oleg D serves as a Principal Quality Engineer at Policy Expert, a position he has held since 2023. His role involves overseeing quality assurance processes and ensuring the delivery of high-quality software products. Oleg's expertise in quality engineering contributes to the company's commitment to excellence in service.
Previous Experience at Cazoo
Oleg D has extensive experience at Cazoo, where he held multiple roles. He worked as a Software Engineering Manager from 2021 to 2023, focusing on B2B2C solutions, serverless architecture, and micro-frontends. He also served as a Platform Cloud Engineering Manager for six months in 2023, specializing in AWS, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), and cloud governance. Oleg played a significant role in launching the Cazoo Subscription service, which resulted in a 7% increase in Gross Profit Margin and approximately £400k in monthly cost savings.
Education and Expertise
Oleg D studied Computer Science with a focus on Games Technology at City, University of London, from 2007 to 2012. His educational background laid the foundation for his career in software engineering and quality assurance. He has developed expertise in various programming languages and technologies, including C#, .NET, AWS, NodeJS, and test automation frameworks such as Selenium and WebDriverIO.
Background in Quality Engineering
Oleg D has a robust background in quality engineering, having worked in various capacities across multiple organizations. His career includes roles such as Quality & Test Automation Engineering Lead at Festicket and Test Team Lead at Intelligent Reach. He has championed practices like event storming and stakeholder mapping to enhance team collaboration and project outcomes.
Contributions to the Tech Community
Oleg D actively contributes to the tech community through public speaking engagements and writing articles. His publications include topics such as 'Harnessing the Awesome Powers of Discipline & Mindful Chaos during Lockdown WFH' and 'Automated Testing vs Testing*'. He is also passionate about home automation and explores hobby projects, including the capabilities of the OpenAI API.