Summary
Irina Smirnova is a Lead Software Test Engineer with a decade of experience specializing in functional, GUI, API, localization and database testing for web and mobile applications. She combines strong hands-on testing and test automation skills (Python) with proven leadership in mentoring and knowledge transfer, currently driving quality at Innotech after roles at EPAM and VEON. Comfortable across the Microsoft stack and common testing tools (Postman, Fiddler, SQL Server, Jenkins, AzureDevOps), she produces clear test documentation—from plans and matrices to acceptance sheets and bug reports—and holds ISTQB certification. Fluent in English and Bulgarian with a linguistics background from MSU, she brings an unusual edge in communication and localization testing that helps bridge technical and product stakeholders.
10 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Lomonosov Moscow State University