Stepan Patryshev is a Senior QA Engineer based in Sofia with a long career in software quality dating back to 2004 and formal training in CAD from Saint-Petersburg State Electrotechnical University. He brings deep expertise in systems and integration testing for databases, big data platforms and enterprise services, including hands-on experience with MariaDB/Galera clusters, Columnstore, CI autotests (MTR), and test automation. At MariaDB he focused on improving test-suite reliability for a high-profile open-source SQL server, regularly updating test definitions to stabilize replication-related test failures. His recent roles at Acronis and Luxoft emphasize release readiness, performance and regression testing across complex distributed systems and financial platforms. Known for pragmatic problem solving, he pairs low-level defect investigation with scripting and CI maintenance to keep large test suites operational.
6 years of coding experience
20 years of employment as a software developer
Saint-Peterburg State Electrotechnical University "LETI"
MariaDB server is a community developed fork of MySQL server. Started by core members of the original MySQL team, MariaDB actively works with outside developers to deliver the most featureful, stable, and sanely licensed open SQL server in the industry.
Role in this project:
QA Engineer / Test Automation Engineer
Contributions:24 commits, 16 pushes, 8 branches in 10 months
Contributions summary:Stepan's contributions primarily involve modifying and updating test definitions within the MariaDB server repository. Their work focuses on disabling or re-enabling specific test cases, often related to Galera replication and related features. These changes address test failures and aim to improve the reliability of the test suite. The commits consistently update the `disabled.def` files, indicating a focus on maintaining the test coverage and ensuring correct behavior.
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