Luiza Precup

Senior Software Development Engineer in Test specialized in designing and maintaining automation frameworks for iOS, Android and web applications using XCUITest, UIAutomator and Playwright. Integrated CI/CD pipelines for parallel runs, retries, and smoke/regression separation. Developed tools, automated workflows, and AI-powered solutions to simplify test creation, generate test data, and improve automation efficiency.

Strong knowledge of APIs, network layer architecture, data generation, test automation, and workflow optimization.

Senior SDET at Fleetio (2024-07 – Present)

• Designed and standardized a scalable Playwright + TypeScript automation framework defining coding standards, custom fixtures and best practices to improve maintainability, reduce flakiness, and increase test reliability
• Set up a Page Object Model structure to keep UI actions and locators in separate page files, making tests easier to write, maintain and helping other engineers get started faster
• Built test data preconditions using FactoryBot in a Ruby on Rails codebase, creating database records with traits and associations to set up complex application state for e2e tests
• Implemented API-based test setup in Playwright/TypeScript, dynamically generating test accounts and preparing application state through REST calls before test execution
• Designed and built iOS (XCUI with Swift) and Android (UIAutomator with Kotlin) automation frameworks following industry best practices and reusable architecture patterns
• Designed and implemented a REST API-based testing network layer to support dynamic test data generation and automated environment setup for UI tests
• Configured CI pipelines to run automated tests on every PR, merge and nightly schedule, catching regressions early and improving release confidence
• Set up parallel test execution in Bitrise, cutting mobile test run times by 50%
• Added retry mechanisms to reduce false failures, unnecessary CI reruns, and infrastructure costs
• Set up automated failure notifications to surface real issues early, helping engineers catch and fix problems faster
• Developed AI-assisted tools and prompting workflows to support test creation, maintenance, and troubleshooting, reducing repetitive work and improving QA efficiency
• Contributed production SwiftUI code for bug fixes and feature work, including field enablement configuration to align mobile behavior with web products
• Worked with engineering teams to promote shared quality ownership, identifying manual bottlenecks and transitioning repetitive workflows to automated solutions
• Built training sessions, documentation, and learning resources to upskill QA and development teams on automation strategies and AI-assisted test generation

Senior QA Engineer at Lululemon (2023-08 – 2024-09)

• Contributed to a major release enabling the mobile app to function as a point-of-sale system, validating end-to-end flows from order placement and payment through to order dispatch and integrated backend services, including multiple payment methods and error handling scenarios
• Validated backend services and REST APIs powering guest profiles, product inventory, and personalization features, ensuring data consistency across mobile and backend
• Automated critical workflows including user onboarding, product discovery, and inventory validation across mobile and backend system using Appium with PyTest
• Executed SQL queries and data validation against AWS-hosted databases across environments to verify data integrity and support end-to-end QA efforts
• Collaborated with cross-functional teams to ensure quality across mobile, backend, and data-driven features in an omnichannel retail ecosystem
• Designed comprehensive test plans for every feature release and new functionalities within the company's software applications

Mobile Automation Engineer at Yoti (2019-07 – 2023-05)

• Designed and maintained iOS (XCUI) and Android (UIAutomator and Espresso) automation frameworks, applying SOLID principles, protocol-oriented programming, and Page Object Model to improve scalability, reusability, and maintainability
• Moved away from a single all-in-one Helper class to a protocol-oriented architecture, allowing test classes to conform only to the behaviors they actually needed
• Reduced test execution time by introducing mock data strategies and optimized launch configurations, improving overall CI efficiency
• Restructured the automation codebase to enable reliable parallel test execution and improve framework scalability and stability
• Integrated automated smoke tests into pull request workflows, strengthening early defect detection and maintaining code quality across releases

Senior Manual QA Engineer at Yoti (2018-04 – 2019-07)

• Optimized regression testing by grouping test cases with shared preconditions, reducing execution time by over 30% while maintaining test quality for iOS and Android applications
• Participated in design and requirement reviews, providing QA feedback to improve feature clarity, edge case coverage, and implementation quality
• Improved product quality through exploratory testing and systematic edge case identification across mobile workflows
• Improved defect reporting by providing clear, actionable bug descriptions, reducing developer triage effort and improving resolution time

Manual QA Engineer at Endava (2016-04 – 2018-04)

• Tested an e-reader mobile application across iOS and Android, validating reading, purchase, and sync workflows
• Supported release cycles by performing smoke testing, regression testing and cross device compatibility testing

Manual QA at Yonder (2014-09 – 2016-04)

• Tested a municipal web-based mapping application for retrieving and displaying location-based information, ensuring functional accuracy and data consistency
• Demonstrated expertise in preparing, developing and reviewing Test Plans, Test Cases based on functional and business requirements
• Used basic SQL queries to gather relevant datasets that would ultimately be used to test geo-distribution

Master's Degree in Public Relations – Babes-Bolyai University (2009 – 2011)

Bachelor's Degree in Journalism – Babes-Bolyai University (2006 – 2009)