Over the past four years, PadSplit has grown from a handful of team members to more than 100 fully-remote employees located across 18 countries. We’ve kicked off a new series of employee spotlights to help you get to know the employees behind the keys.
Next up in the PadSplit Employee Spotlight Series: meet Stas Shulga, Lead QA at PadSplit.
The PadSplit team is fully remote. Tell us where you’re based.
Kiev, Ukraine
When did you join the PadSplit team?
I joined the team in August 2019 when the team was significantly smaller and had no idea where PadSplit would go. I really liked the idea of PadSplit and the team as I interviewed, and I’m still here.
What is your favorite core value and why?
Empathy, because you cannot do the right thing with anger or indifference inside.
Tell us what a day in the life of a Lead QA at PadSplit looks like.
The QA team is responsible for delivering the product each week. I spend the first half of my day checking the tasks that have been finished by our devs and chatting with them if they have any questions. I manage a team of 5, distributing tasks, discussing problems, and planning our upcoming sprints. After that, my evening is devoted to meetings since there is a time difference in Ukraine.
What are you working on that you are most excited about? Why?
The QA team works on the frontline. Our job is to deliver a bug-free experience to our Members and Hosts, and I like the responsibility of being the last checkpoint.
How do you stay engaged with your team in a remote environment? What does collaboration look like in a remote environment?
Our team stays engaged mostly via Google Meet and Slack. This collaboration looks a lot like a computer monitor with a lot of smiling faces on it.
In our weekly All Hands meeting as an ice breaker, we ask new employees to share two truths and a lie about themselves for the team to guess. Let’s play with you. Tell us two truths and a lie about yourself.
I was born in Ukraine.
I was living in Denmark.
I have never been to Paris.
Thanks for sharing more about what you do, Stas! Stay connected with Stas and PadSplit on LinkedIn.
Ready to join the PadSplit team? Check out our open positions.
Psst: Stas has visited Paris and loved his trip! Did you guess correctly?
