Senior QA Engineer · San Francisco, CA
15 years making sure software works the way it's supposed to.
I've shipped quality across mobile apps, web platforms, and enterprise systems — from Xbox campaigns to podcast apps to financial newswires. Now I'm bringing that precision to AI systems.
Previously at
Highlights
4th Annual Shorty Awards · Campaign for Games
Gears of War 3: Brothers to the End
A campaign where fans teamed up with one Facebook friend to detonate explosive wall etchings revealing the game's story. Tigran served as QA Engineer on the award-nominated campaign website, built at AKQA for Xbox.
1.7M+
Individual interactions in 30 days
1.3M
Pre-orders — a franchise record
3M+
Copies sold in the first week
$1,000+/month saved at Stitcher
Optimized QA processes through automation improvements, reducing monthly spend significantly
~100% QA effectiveness on major migration
Achieved near-perfect coverage on a critical platform migration with zero production regressions
Sole QA engineer retained through acquisition
Chosen as the only QA to see ExactTarget's social hub through its final phase after acquisition
Currently learning
AI Quality Engineering
Experience
Business Wire
Senior QA Engineer
Jul 2022 – Jan 2024 · San Francisco
- Built and maintained automation scripts using Cypress and JavaScript
- Created comprehensive test plans in collaboration with dev teams
- Ran test automation locally and as CI build system jobs
QA Engineer · Jul 2019 – Jul 2022
Stitcher
QA Engineer
Oct 2015 – Jul 2019 · San Francisco
- Led QA for iOS & Android apps, automotive integrations, and web
- Cut monthly QA costs by $1,000+ through process optimization
- Achieved ~100% QA effectiveness on a major platform migration
ExactTarget
QA Engineer
Oct 2012 – Apr 2015 · San Francisco
- Managed Regression Test Matrix across multiple languages and browsers
- Tested Facebook and Twitter integrations across 8 environments
- Sole QA engineer retained through acquisition to complete the final phase
AKQA
QA Engineer
Jan 2011 – Oct 2012 · San Francisco
- QA Engineer on the Shorty Award-nominated Gears of War 3 campaign site
- Delivered QA for Target, Nike, Coca-Cola, VISA, Audi, McDonald's & more
- Trained and mentored new QA engineers
Associate QA Engineer → QA Intern · Mar 2009 – Jan 2011
Skills
Certifications
Education
Stavropol State University
B.S. Mathematics & Computer Science
2003 – 2008