1-on-1 mentorship for your QA career
7+ years of test engineering experience, applied to your career. CV review, interview prep, technical deep-dives, salary negotiation, freelance strategy. $100/hour.
Topics we can cover
CV & LinkedIn review
QA-optimized CV. Which experience to highlight, which project examples to include. LinkedIn headline, summary, skills layout.
Interview preparation
Technical interview questions (test case writing, bug triage, automation concepts). Behavioral questions. How to tell 'the hardest project you tested' stories.
Technical deep-dive
Playwright, Appium, Robot Framework, Postman, CI/CD. Which tool makes you most marketable? What's the right learning order?
Portfolio building
How to structure a QA portfolio on GitHub. How to contribute to OSS. How to share test case examples, bug report templates.
Becoming a freelance QA
Niche selection, pricing, Upwork/LinkedIn outreach, landing the first 3 clients, contracts + invoicing, time management.
Career strategy
Junior → Mid → Senior path. In-house vs freelance vs agency. Specialize or stay generalist? QA → dev transition. QA → management transition.
Salary negotiation
Where's your market value? Turkey vs Europe vs US salary ranges. How to negotiate first offers. Pricing for remote work.
AI transition
Will AI tools kill QA? Which skills retain their value? Playwright MCP, AI agents — how do you position yourself in this wave?
Who it's for
- New grad — looking for first QA job
- Bootcamp / course graduate — needs advisor for real-world transition
- Dev wanting to move into QA (or vice versa)
- Junior QA engineer — figuring out the Senior path
- Mid-level QA — considering freelance
- Career changer — moving into QA from another field
- Only QA on the team, forced to make decisions solo
How it works
- 1. Optional: free 20-min intro — if it clicks, we move to a session
- 2. Book a mentorship session (60 min)
- 3. Send a short brief in advance (CV, LinkedIn, goal, topic)
- 4. 60-min Zoom — specific topic or general career chat
- 5. Follow-up email within 48 hours: summary + suggestions + resources
- 6. If you want to continue, package discounts (4 hours $350, 8 hours $650)
My experience
Boğaziçi EEE grad, 7+ years in test engineering (fintech, digital identity, 2FA, mobile super app, encryption software).
Robot Framework + Appium + Playwright + MCP + AI agents. Both in-house enterprise and freelance (built Testopius).
Mentored juniors for years — Testopius is the way to package that work.
Both Turkish and global career experience — I know both realities.
Pricing: $100/hour. Payment details discussed after booking — we'll pick the right method (Payoneer, Wise, bank transfer). Discount available for 4+ hour packages.
Give your career one hour
Start with the free 20-min intro, upgrade to a mentorship session if it clicks. No pressure.
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