QA Engineer

Kenneth Marc
Balasta

Quality Assurance · Test Automation · API Testing

CS student and QA engineer passionate about breaking things before users do — from exploratory manual testing to CI/CD automation pipelines.

90+ Test Cases
59% Regression Reduced
5 Engagements
Open to Opportunities
📍 Sto. Domingo, Albay, PH
🎓 BSCS Student
03/2026 – Present
Active
Remote · Part-time
QA Tester
ClawGTM
  • Created comprehensive test cases and documentation covering all app features, tracking 90+ test cases throughout the testing cycle.
  • Conducted live sessions to monitor real-time user bugs and experiences, reporting 30+ bugs and 10+ UX improvement recommendations.
  • Automated transactional test cases to reduce manual regression testing by 59%, and handled client inquiries through Intercom.
03/2026 – Present
Active
Remote · Part-time
QA Tester
TravelArrow
  • Performed manual regression testing across 80+ test cases each new build, installing updated Chrome extension versions to validate functionality and stability.
  • Reported bugs and UX improvements to the development team throughout the testing cycle.
11/2025 – 02/2026
Internship
Remote
Quality Assurance Associate
Raykan Technologies
  • Built a Playwright (TypeScript) automation framework from scratch using the Page Object Model (POM), covering 80+ test cases and reducing manual regression by 40% across mission-critical modules.
  • Architected CI/CD pipelines via GitHub Actions and conducted JMeter performance testing across 34 endpoints with 100 concurrent users.
  • Participated in bug lifecycle activities in Azure DevOps alongside the QA team, performing manual, exploratory, and sanity testing.
  • Executed API testing and network analysis via Postman to isolate backend latency issues, improving bug reporting accuracy.
09/2025 – 10/2025
Freelance
Remote
Freelance QA Manual Tester
Yenprovement
  • Conducted manual, exploratory, functional, and regression testing for XSplit Beta & Live Sites and Bug Mart e-commerce.
  • Developed and executed test plans, test cases, and test scripts, producing structured bug reports throughout the testing cycle.
  • Managed and tracked all testing documentation using Google Sheets, Google Docs, and Trello.
Languages
HTML CSS JavaScript TypeScript SQL Python
Testing Tools
Selenium Playwright Postman JMeter Blazemeter
Methodologies
Page Object Model Exploratory Testing Regression Testing Load Testing API Testing
DevOps & CI/CD
GitHub GitHub Actions Azure DevOps
Project Management
Trello Teams Google Workspace Intercom
Sneaker Vault
01/2026 – 02/2026 · Mobile QA · OnlineJobsPH
  • Performed manual and exploratory testing for a sneaker e-commerce mobile app, identifying critical edge-case bugs and providing UI/UX recommendations.
  • Collaborated with a cross-functional QA team to conduct synchronized load testing for a dating platform, identifying performance bottlenecks under high-traffic conditions.
  • Documented findings and reported bugs to ensure system stability and functional consistency across both applications.
Bachelor of Science in Computer Science
Bicol University Polangui Campus
Polangui, Albay
2022 – Present