Boris Galochkin
Software Developer at Yandex.Market
Nizhniy Novgorod, Nizhniy Novgorod, Russia
Summary
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Top SchoolBoris Galochkin is a software developer with nine years of experience building and verifying graphics and backend systems, currently contributing at Yandex.Market after substantive engineering roles at Intel. His background spans graphics software engineering and test automation, including hands-on work as a QA/test automation contributor to the well-known pywinauto project where he added focused tests for Windows UI controls. Trained in Information Technology (UNN) and with a master's specialization in Data Mining from HSE, he blends systems-level programming with data-driven problem solving. At Intel he progressed from intern to engineer, gaining practical expertise in graphics stacks and performance-sensitive code. He brings a pragmatic combination of production engineering, automated testing rigor, and research-oriented data skills to product teams. Based in Nizhniy Novgorod, he favors improving reliability through targeted tests and measurable quality improvements that often catch subtle UI edge cases.
9 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's degree, Information Technology, Bachelor's degree, Information Technology at State University of Nizhni Novgorod named after N.I. Lobachevsky (UNN)Master's degree, Data Mining, Master's degree, Data Mining at Higher School of Economics
Github Skills (14)
windows10
ui-automation10
pywinauto10
unit-testing10
testing-library10
automation10
automations10
windows-gui10
mstest10
unit-test10
python10
teste10
ui-testing10
testing10
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
pywinauto/pywinauto
Oct 2017 - May 2019
Windows GUI Automation with Python (based on text properties)
Role in this project:
QA Engineer / Test Automation Engineer
QA Engineer / Test Automation EngineerContributions:71 commits, 15 PRs, 1 push in 1 year 8 months
Contributions summary:Boris primarily contributed to the testing of the `pywinauto` library, focusing on UI automation for Windows applications. They added new tests for edit controls, specifically the `get_value()` property, and for listview functionalities, including cell rectangles and click input. Their work involved creating and modifying test cases within the unit tests directory, demonstrating a focus on ensuring the library's accuracy and reliability through comprehensive testing.
automationpythonwindows-guiui-automationui-automated-tests
drinkertea/pywinauto
Oct 2018 - Jun 2019
Windows GUI Automation with Python
Contributions:14 PRs, 59 pushes, 16 branches in 7 months
pythonwindows-guiwindowspyautoguigui
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