Kate Yuvzhik
Engineering Leader | Quality Engineering • Release Management • Tooling & Automation
- Role
- Head of Quality Engineering at AlphaSense
- Location
- San Francisco, CA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Kate Yuvzhik
A dedicated leader in Software Engineering passionate about quality, customers, operational excellence, practicing servant and situational leadership, thriving in a fast-paced and ambiguous environment. 7+ years of leadership / people management experience, influencing with and without authority.15+ years of software development experience in DS, MLOps, AI, NLP, networking, healthcare industries. Humble and curious leader, open and proactive communicator, empathetic and determined bar raiser.BUSINESS IMPACT:Increased engineering efficiency due to smoother software development process and improved resource utilization allowing for accelerated feature delivery and fast releases in response to market demands (via Streamlined Release Process, Enhanced Test Automation, and Project Management and Execution).Competitive advantage due to decrease in escaped (customer-reported) defects, reduced risk of post-release issues, higher customer satisfaction and retention (via Quality Ownership and Improved Product Quality).Higher levels of overall team performance, cross-functional collaboration, employee satisfaction, engagement, and productivity, reduced employee turnover costs (via People Management and Career Development and Growth).
Experience
Head of Quality Engineering
Jan 2026 — Present · NY, US
Leading a QE organization that makes quality ALPHA:Actionable - visible, measurable, and tied to real signalsLong-term - designed to scale, not rely on heroicsProactive - preventing issues upstream, not reacting lateHigh-impact - focused where it truly protects customers and reliabilityAspirational - a place to grow, influence, and build a meaningful career
Education
Belarusian State University
Master’s Degree, Law
Harvard University
Introduction to computer science (online)
2017 — 2017
Cornell University
Certificate, Leadership Essentials
Belhard
Software Quality Assurance
2010 — 2010
BelHard
Test Automation with Selenium
2011 — 2011
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