Galina Florea
Verified Expert in Engineering
Software Developer
San Jose, CA, United States
Toptal member since February 19, 2026
Galina is a senior software quality engineer with 8+ years of experience testing complex, multi-tier software across mobile and web. She has a proven record of designing and executing test plans, leading release qualification, and driving product quality in fast-paced, cross-functional environments. She's strong in functional, regression, integration, and system testing, with experience in automation, root-cause analysis, and collaboration with engineering teams.
Portfolio
Experience
- Jira - 8 years
- TestRail - 8 years
- TestFlight - 6 years
- Xcode - 6 years
- Android Studio - 6 years
- Pytest - 5 years
- Python - 5 years
- Appium - 5 years
Preferred Environment
TestRail, Jira, Postman, cURL, Swagger, Zephyr, Confluence, Python, Pytest, Selenium, Appium, Xcode, TestFlight, Android Studio, Manual Testing, Functional Testing, Regression Testing, Integration Testing
The most amazing...
...accomplishment I've achieved was slashing regression time by 60% through a Python/POM framework that enabled daily, high-quality GitLab releases.
Work Experience
Senior Software QA Engineer
Metrotech
- Reduced regression testing time by 60% by expanding the Python/Pytest automation framework with Page Object Model (POM) to cover 75% of critical user paths.
- Caught critical defects pre-release through exploratory testing of hardware-software integration points (Bluetooth/Wi-Fi) using Xcode and Android Studio, preventing customer-facing failures.
- Established QA metrics dashboards in Confluence and TestRail, providing leadership with real-time visibility into test coverage, defect trends, and release readiness across sprint cycles.
- Optimized the engineering workflow by leading 10-person triage syncs, utilizing Jira dashboards to provide visibility into high-priority blockers and accelerating resolution times by 35% through rigorous log analysis.
- Validated back-end microservices and data flows using PostgreSQL queries, Postman, and cURL API tests, identifying high-priority data-sync issues before production deployment.
- Drove end-user focused testing for consumer-facing mobile apps using TestFlight (iOS) and Firebase (Android), evaluating usability and workflows to ensure seamless experiences across 50,000+ active users.
- Improved GitLab CI/CD pipeline stability by 40% by diagnosing and resolving build failures on Linux servers, enabling consistent nightly automated test execution.
- Improved global testing consistency by mentoring offshore team members, resulting in a 25% increase in cross-regional script reliability.
Software QA Engineer
Granular Inc
- Automated 200+ regression and API tests in Python/Pytest with Selenium, reducing test cycle time by 40% and enabling same-day release validation for a SaaS agriculture platform.
- Improved GitLab CI/CD reliability by 50% by diagnosing and resolving pipeline failures, ensuring consistent automated test execution across microservices.
- Validated data accuracy for 10,000+ farm operations across the US, Canada, and Brazil using MySQL queries and Postman API assertions, ensuring consistency across three regional deployments.
- Led localization testing for three languages, verifying translations, currency formats, and date/time consistency in TestRail, supporting international expansion into Latin America.
- Executed cross-browser compatibility testing (Chrome, Safari, Firefox) using Selenium, ensuring 99.5% UI consistency and reducing customer-reported UI bugs by 30%.
- Mentored two junior QA engineers on test case design in TestRail, automation frameworks with Pytest, and API testing techniques using Postman.
- Collaborated with engineering leadership on quality reviews, providing risk visibility and release confidence through detailed defect tracking in Jira.
Software QA Engineer
Plume Design
- Designed and executed integration tests for large-scale Wi-Fi and IoT platform supporting 20+ million connected devices, validating system dependencies using Postman and cURL.
- Validated REST API endpoints using Postman, cURL, and Swagger, identifying critical integration failures before customer deployment.
- Configured and maintained Jenkins jobs on Linux/MacOS servers, enabling automated nightly builds and reducing manual test setup time by 70%.
- Executed mobile app testing across 15+ device models using Xcode (iOS) and Android Studio (Android), ensuring reliability and consistency for Wi-Fi management features.
- Performed real device and simulator/emulator testing across iOS and Android platforms, validating functionality and performance under various network conditions.
- Collaborated with product and engineering teams using Jira and Confluence on feature design reviews, improving test coverage and observability for high-risk integration paths.
Software QA Engineer
Lumilab
- Created comprehensive test plans and test cases in TestRail for multi-module applications, ensuring 100% requirements coverage through analysis of functional and technical documentation.
- Performed smoke, regression, and functional testing across multiple builds, identifying and reporting defects in Jira with detailed reproduction steps.
- Reduced average bug fix time by 25% through clear communication and detailed defect reports, collaborating closely with developers on bug analysis and resolution.
- Maintained QA documentation in Confluence, establishing consistent testing processes for an early-stage startup environment.
Experience
VMMap Mobile App
https://vivax-metrotech.com/app/vmmap-app/Education
Master's Degree in Accounting and Auditing
Academy of Economic Studies of Moldova - Chisinau, Moldova
Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration
Academy of Economic Studies of Moldova - Chisinau, Moldova
Skills
Libraries/APIs
Apple Maps, REST APIs
Tools
TestRail, Jira, Postman, Zephyr, Confluence, Pytest, Xcode, TestFlight, Android Studio, Jenkins, GitLab
Languages
Python, SQL
Frameworks
Appium, Swagger, Selenium, Chrome
Paradigms
Requirements Analysis, Manual Testing, Functional Testing, Microservices Architecture, Project Object Model (POM)
Platforms
iOS, Android, Safari, Firefox, Linux, MacOS, Firebase
Storage
MySQL, PostgreSQL, Datadog
Other
Validating Complex Calculations, Risk Assessment & ROI, Stakeholder Communication & Triage, Process Optimization, Data Integrity & Financial Accuracy, Edge Case Discovery, Compliance & Risk Management, cURL, Regression Testing, Integration Testing, Bluetooth
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