Mateusz Szymajda

About Me

Hi! I'm a Quality Engineering Leader & Consultant with over 8 years of hands-on engineering experience. I've led successful digital transformations at FinTech and HealthTech companies, where I reduced regression & manual testing time by 80% and built scalable TestOps practices from scratch.

I specialize in establishing modern QE functions, implementing test automation frameworks, and developing CI/CD pipelines with comprehensive data seeding mechanisms. My approach combines strategic leadership with deep technical expertise, helping teams adopt DevOps and TestOps practices while building high-performing engineering cultures.

  • Residence Warsaw, Poland
  • E-mail mateusz.szymajda@gmail.com
  • Phone +48 501 100 615
  • Availability Consulting & Projects
  • Experience 8+ Years
  • Languages English, Polish

What I Do

Engineering Excellence

I architect and implement modern test automation frameworks and CI/CD pipelines that deliver measurable results. My hands-on approach has helped companies reduce manual testing time by 80% and cut deployment failures by half.

I bring deep technical expertise in DevOps, TestOps, data seeding, and performance optimization, consistently leveraging data-driven insights to improve quality metrics and development processes.

Strategic Consulting

I help companies transform their quality engineering practices through practical, results-driven solutions. From establishing modern QE functions to optimizing testing strategies and preparing organizations for certifications and audits.

I provide actionable insights backed by 8+ years of experience across FinTech, HealthTech, eCommerce, and SaaS sectors. My strategic guidance helps organizations navigate complex regulatory requirements while maintaining development velocity and implementing AI-enhanced quality processes.

Technical Leadership

I build and scale high-performing engineering teams that deliver quality at speed. My approach combines technical mentorship with strategic guidance, helping teams adopt best practices in automation, DevOps, TestOps, and continuous delivery.

I implement DORA metrics and custom dashboards that enable data-driven decision making, creating visibility and accountability across engineering organizations. My data obsession ensures quality is measurable, actionable, and continuously improving across the development lifecycle.

Test Automation

I design and implement robust automation frameworks using modern tools like Playwright, Cypress, Detox, k6 and custom solutions for E2E, API, Mobile, and Performance testing. My implementations achieve 90%+ test coverage, reliable CI/CD pipelines, and efficient test environments.

I've developed specialized security testing tools including custom SAST and FOSS scanners that integrate seamlessly into development workflows and leverage AI for intelligent test prioritization and predictive quality analytics.

Clients

Fun Facts

Happy Clients

13

Working Hours

12,096

Slack Messages

6,424

Resume

Experience

07.2024 - Present
Primary Portal, London FinTech Startup

Head of Quality Engineering

Building QE function within the organization from scratch including designing and implementing a comprehensive quality engineering roadmap with clear milestones for engineering, process, automation, and tooling

Architected and implemented end-to-end test automation infrastructure using Playwright, including CI/CD pipelines for test environments, data seeding mechanisms, and test result reporting - reduced regression testing time by 85% and increased test coverage by 40%

Established TestOps practices with automated environment provisioning, test data management, and performance monitoring integrated into the development workflow - decreased environment setup time from days to minutes

Successfully scaled the QE team from 0 to 5 engineers while establishing Polish engineering office in Warsaw, creating a high-performing distributed team structure

  • Playwright
  • Gitlab CI/CD
  • TypeScript
  • Node
  • React
  • AWS Lambda
  • DynamoDB
  • FIX Protocol
04.2023 - 07.2024
CardoHealth, Spain HealthTech Startup

Quality Engineering Manager

Implemented software development and quality policies in alignment with business goals - achieved an organized and predictable SDLC

Established test automation frameworks, which resulted in higher velocity, reduced cost, and lower failure rate higher velocity, reduced cost, and lower failure rate

Successfully finished Brazilian market expansion, data migration of 2+ million patients and native apps launch

Built a high-performing team and healthy remote culture

  • Playwright
  • Test Automation
  • GitHub Actions
  • Product Development
  • Grafana
  • React Native
  • UATs
08.2022 - 01.2024
WhiteAway, Denmark eCommerce

Quality Engineering Manager

Established Development and Quality Engineering strategy for eCommerce platforms, resulting in a consistent software quality approach for 4 Products and 1 Platform squad

Built test automation frameworks and optimized QA pipelines in Microservices and Cloud architecture

Led and Trained Squads resulting in improved skills in testing, development, and delivery work organization

Re-organized A/B testing approach and contracted new providers

Introduced automated DORA metrics that fostered data-driven decisions

  • Cypress
  • E2E & Integration Testing
  • Strategy
  • TestOps
  • DevOps
  • CircleCI
  • Datadog
  • Disaster Recovery
03.2022 - 08.2022 (Shutdown)
Union54 (YC21), Zambia Fintech

Quality Engineering Leader

Led 3 Quality Engineers in a specialized and challenging banking area

Optimized CI/CD and improved deployment frequency by parallel test runs for API & E2E suites

Built innovative FinTech startup in the African market

  • API Testing Automation
  • Cypress
  • Serverless
  • DynamoDB
  • Lambda
  • CI/CD
  • AWS
03.2021 - 03.2022
Tidio, Warsaw Customer Service Startup

Quality Engineering Leader

Led a of 9 Quality and Product Security Engineers

Proposed, planned, and managed several Continous Testing & Delivery initiatives that enabled scaling the company up

Drove a cultural and organizational change in Tech Team (ca. 60 Engineers) from traditional QA to shift-left practice

  • Leadership
  • SDLC Automation
  • Shift-Left
  • Playwright
  • CI/CD
10.2019 - 03.2021
Fresha, Warsaw SaaS Startup

Quality Engineer

Defined and implemented CI/CD process Improvements

Drove internal and external knowledge-sharing

Owned several technical and product initiatives

Handled Quality Engineering of SaaS products

  • Quality Engineering
  • API Test Automation
  • TypeScript
  • System Analysis
07.2019 - 10.2019
Netguru, Warsaw Software House

Senior Team Leader

Planned strategic goals for the QA department with the Technology Head and Senior Managers

Led RnD groups responsible for QA technologies and frameworks

  • Business Strategy
  • Tests Architecture
  • Management
03.2019 - 07.2019
Netguru, Warsaw Software House

Team Leader

Led a team of 7 Engineers, mentored, drove career growth, and supervised projects

Planned the strategy for CI/CD process implementation

Handled Business Development within QA areas, defined products and services, participated in expert calls with clients, improving presales processes that resulted in selling up-selling services.

Defined new roles and ran engineers recruitment

05.2018 - 03.2019
Netguru, Warsaw Software House

QA Engineer

Consulted major clients

Took the initiative and built a successful QA team at the client's site

Implemented automated API tests

05.2018 - 03.2019
UEFA, Switzerland

QA Analyst

Drove Digital transformation that included strategic Development and Quality plans

Hired Engineers

Planned and implemented Mobile Apps tests automation

  • React.js
  • React Native
  • Detox
  • Agile Testing
  • Test Automation
12.2017 - 05.2018
EcoVadis/GogoApps, Warsaw

QA Engineer

Did QA for a major client

Automated API testing

2017
Orange, Warsaw

Software Tester

Tested web and mobile applications

2017
Freelance, Warsaw

Software Engineer

Developed projects in ReactJS and VueJS stacks

2016 - 2017
JTI, Warsaw

Project Manager

Led digital platform development (CMS, eCommerce)

Coordinated new product development

Coordinated portfolio adaptation to EUTPD requirements including legislation, packaging, factory cooperation.

2014 - 2016
Imperial Brands, Poznan

Project Manager

Coordinated new products development and portfolio changes

Education

2016 - 2017
Code Camp

Software Engineering

I took the path that included fundamentals of modern web development and usage of advanced frameworks.

2010 - 2014
Polytechnic of Szczecin

Geoinformatics

My studies were focused on modern techniques of measuring industrial objects using LIDAR.

Leadership Skills

  • Team Management
  • Strategic Planning
  • Problem-solving
  • Decision-making
  • Mentoring
  • Effective Communication
  • Agile Methodologies

Engineering Skills

Quality Engineering

TestOps & DevOps

Test Architecture

CI/CD Pipelines

E2E & API Testing

Playwright / Cypress

DORA Metrics & Data Analytics

Security Testing / SAST Tools

AI-Enhanced QE & Development

JavaScript / TypeScript

React / Node.js / Next.js

Datadog / Monitoring

Mobile & Performance Testing

My Attitudes

  • Growth Mindset
  • Collaborative Spirit
  • Customer-Centric
  • Transparency
  • Continous Improvement
  • Professionalism
  • Radical Candor

My Attributes

  • Adaptability
  • Empathy
  • Resilience
  • Attention to Detail
  • Strategic Thinking

Workplace Preferences

Fully Remote / Hybrid

Employment / B2B

Fast-paced / Calm

Certificates

Web Development Bootcamp

Extended 300 hours course
15 Mar 2016

JavaScript Algorithms and Data Structures

Series of coding courses
26 Jun 2017

Portfolio

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Contact

Warsaw, Poland

+48 501 100 615

hello@mszymajda.com

Consulting Available

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