Niko Latkin
Director of QA | QA Coach & Team Builder | Helping QA Engineers Grow | Automation Strategist
- Role
- Director of Quality Assurance at Convey
- Location
- Detroit, MI, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Niko Latkin
I help QA engineers grow — in skills, confidence, and visibility.Over the past decade, I’ve built automation frameworks, QA teams, and test strategies from scratch in both startups and scaled environments. At Shift4’s Crypto Division, I lead QA efforts across mission-critical fintech and donation platforms, combining speed, coverage, and business logic into one system.But building tools isn’t enough — I mentor engineers to think beyond tools.Whether it’s helping junior testers grow into confident contributors or advising teams on how to scale their QA process, I focus on clarity, ownership, and sustainable quality.I also offer private mentorship for QA professionals ready to:• Move from manual to automation• Position themselves better on the job market• Build stronger product and communication skills• Become visible in their careers and communitiesLet’s connect if you’re hiring, building QA from scratch, or seeking strategic guidance for your QA path.
Experience
Director of Quality Assurance
Jun 2025 — Present · Detroit, MI, US
Education
Scrum.org Onsite training
Scrum
2015 — 2015
Lynda.com
Foundations of Programming: Object-Oriented Design, Computer Science
2016
Kuban State University (KubSU)
Software QA Tester, Quality Assurance
2010 — 2011
Armavir College of Law
Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.), Law
2000 — 2004
Udemy.com
Courses, Computer Programming, Specific Applications
2016
Skills
- Agile Methodologies
- Css
- Robot Framework
- Selenium
- Unix
- Pycharm
- Service Now
- Sql
- Linux
- Javascript
- User Acceptance Testing
- Agile & Waterfall Methodologies
- Test Automation Tools
- Test Cases
- Usability Testing
- Quality Assurance
- Manual Testing
- Microsoft Office
- Pyunit
- Xml
- Software Quality Assurance
- Test Automation
- Regression Testing
- Microsoft Sql Server
- QA Automation
- Java
- Ruby
- Selenium Webdriver
- Sdlc
- Selenium Testing
- Cucumber, Ruby, Ror
- Mysql
- Test Automation Framework
- Android Testing
- Cucumber
- Bugzilla
- Testing
- Jira
- Gui Test Automation
- Html
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