Patrycja Zofia Gontarek
Quality Assurance Engineer
About Me
Hi, I’m Patrycja, an ISTQB-certified QA Engineer who loves turning small testing details into big wins for users. My background in e-commerce and operations shaped my customer-first mindset, which now helps me spot issues and create smooth solutions.
This portfolio is a space where I share my projects, learning progress, and the skills I’m building along the way. Right now, I’m diving into test automation with Playwright and TypeScript, and enjoying every step of the journey!
ISTQB Certified
Foundation Level certification ensuring industry-standard testing practices
Automation
Specializing in Playwright with TypeScript, building automation solutions that make testing faster and smarter
Customer-Focused Experience
5+ years in e-commerce and operations taught me how to think like a user and solve problems with impact
Professional Experience
QA Engineer
Women Coding Community | Remote
- Developed and maintained automated functional and REST API tests for the WCC application using Playwright and TypeScript Link
- Designed reusable test cases and contributed to expanding automation coverage across key user journeys
- Identified and reported defects, collaborated with developers on fixes, and improved CI/CD reliability by reducing false test failures by ~30%
- Participated in weekly QA syncs, helping align testing standards and strengthen collaboration within the open-source project
Freelance QA Tester
Testlio | Remote
- Executed manual functional, regression, and exploratory testing for web applications across iOS and web browsers
- Reported defects with detailed reproduction steps, log analysis, and device-specific context
- Collaborated with test leads to refine test cases and maintain test documentation
- Consistently selected for mobile testing cycles requiring cross-platform expertise
Featured Projects
Coffee E-commerce Flaky Test Detector
Statistical flaky test detection tool built for Coffee Store e-commerce platform, running Playwright tests repeatedly to generate comprehensive reports with confidence scores
- • Runs tests N times (10-100+) to detect intermittent failures
- • Statistical analysis with failure rates and confidence scoring
- • Interactive HTML reports with health metrics dashboard
- • CTRF integration for standardized test result parsing
- • Educational examples: stable vs flaky patterns
E-commerce Test Automation Suite
Advanced automation framework for comprehensive e-commerce testing workflows
Trello QA Testing Project
Professional manual testing showcase with live documentation and comprehensive bug reporting
- • 5 comprehensive test cases with 80% pass rate
- • Live documentation with interactive test results
- • 1 medium-severity bug identified and documented
- • Authentication, registration, and board management testing
- • Security testing including XSS validation
Technologies & Skills
Testing Skills
- Manual (functional, regression, exploratory)
- UAT & Mobile (iOS/Android)
- API Testing, Security (XSS)
- Test Case Design
Automation & Frameworks
- Java, Selenium WebDriver
- TypeScript, Playwright
- Cucumber BDD, Git / GitHub
Tools & Data
- JIRA, TestLink, Postman
- Chrome DevTools, GitHub Actions
- MySQL, PostgreSQL, Azure Data Studio
Languages & Other
- English (Business), Polish (Native)
- E-commerce & CRM Systems
- Cross-team Collaboration
Professional Certifications
ISTQB Foundation Level - Certified
May 2025
Manual and Automation QA Testing Bootcamp at Coders Lab
Completed January 2025
Let's Connect
I'm always interested in discussing QA opportunities, testing challenges, and how I can contribute to your team's success.
Location
Utrecht, the Netherlands