Summary
Stepan Kazakov is a QA Analyst with 11 years of professional experience who transitioned from a decade-long career in customs to software quality assurance after completing professional retraining in QA and IT studies. Combining hands-on QA work at LANCK Telecom with prior leadership as Head of Goods Classification, he brings a systems-minded approach to testing informed by logistics, regulatory rigor, and process optimization. His background in philosophy sharpens his analytical thinking and enables him to decompose complex domains and question assumptions in both requirements and implementations. A committed learner and runner, Stepan applies persistence and goal-setting from endurance sports to continuous improvement in testing practices. Based in Novi Sad, Serbia, he also explores DevOps topics on GitHub, reflecting an interest in automation and deployment that complements his QA skillset.
10 years of coding experience
Master of Philosophy - MPhil, Philosophy, Master of Philosophy - MPhil, Philosophy at Tomsk State University
Information Technology, Information Technology at Stepik
professional retraining, QA Engineer, professional retraining, QA Engineer at Skypro
Russian, English, Serbian