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Mentoring is best described as an educational process when mentors share knowledge with the purpose of surfacing potential in their protégés.

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Kostas Mackevičius. Head of QA. Hostinger

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Kostas Mackevičius

Head of QA

Hostinger

There was no Quality Assurance team before Kostas joined Hostinger in 2020. Since then he’s assembled and now leads a team of 12 outstanding QA specialists.

“Lithuanian QA specialists are recognized and valued worldwide,” – he says. Kostas has 14 years of international work experience in German, American, Indian, and local Lithuanian companies to base his statement on.

He is not only an A-player in the Quality Assurance field. Kostas has been working as a Basketball Referee for the past 22 years. After work, he puts on his trainers and makes sure all basketball matches are mistake-free too. This way he gets the best of both worlds – a referee whistle and passion for sports on the basketball court and a supportive team, inspiring company culture and principles at Hostinger.
Rūta Laurikaitytė-Franckevičė. Test Automation Engineer. IBM

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Rūta Laurikaitytė-Franckevičė

Test Automation Engineer

IBM

I am a certified test automation engineer currently working at IBM. Skilled in functional, non-functional, E2E, integration, manual, mobile testing, and test automation which is my biggest passion. I always dreamed of the day that “If you find a job you love you’ll never work again.”. And, I am so happy that this dream came true 4 years ago when I changed my career path to IT as a QA engineer. I would describe myself as enthusiastic, open-minded, self-motivated, always looking for new challenges. I continually feed my career with new skills, knowledge, certifications, trainings. I am very excited to share all experience and best practices with IT community, especially with women, to encourage them to join IT sector.
Birutė Kiričiuk. Principal Test Engineer. TransUnion

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Birutė Kiričiuk

Principal Test Engineer

TransUnion

I started my tester’s career 9 years ago in Transunion company as a regular tester and have moved through to the Principal tester role leading testing activities in a few teams now. Here I’ve had a lot of experience in different types of testing both manual and automated as well as learnt a lot from other colleagues. One thing that I’ve always loved is sharing my knowledge and experience with others.

I’ve decided to join WGT because I believe it’s an amazing opportunity to not only give value to other women and contribute to their development in IT but also grow myself as a person and specialis
Hanna Matusevich. Quality Assurance Specialist. TeleSoftas

Hanna Matusevich

Quality Assurance Specialist

TeleSoftas

My way to tech started from 3 months of testing courses in 2017, which I attended after a life-changing decision- accounting is not my ‘cup of tea’. Entering the IT sphere changed my career, way of thinking and even country of living. And here I’m in Vilnius- a part of fast-growing, very friendly, willing to help and learn TeleSoftas QA platform.
As a person who made her big step from another sphere to tech, I’m inspired and grateful to have this opportunity of knowledge sharing, because I know for sure- everything is possible!
Amarachi Nzekwe. QA Engineer. Revel Systems

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Amarachi Nzekwe

QA Engineer

Revel Systems

A software testing professional with over 4 years of testing experience in a wide range of software products ranging from Telecommunications, Advertising, Insurance, and Business Intelligence. Amarachi started her career in her home country, Nigeria where she worked for 2 years before moving to Lithuania as a QA specialist in 2019. She currently works as a QA Engineer in the Business and Analytics team of Revel Systems where finds herself delving deeper into the data world. When she is not working, you will find Amarachi making videos for her Youtube channel where she vlogs about her life in Lithuania or singing karaoke.
Lina Kuchalskytė. Quality Assurance Lead. Iterato

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Lina Kuchalskytė

Quality Assurance Lead

Iterato

Since I grew up in a family of IT specialists, I have always felt like belonging in the world of technologies. After my studies of multimedia design and interning as a front-end developer I ended up finding my biggest passion in quality assurance. I am currently working with automation and manual testing, finding both of them equally interesting and important. In addition to my day-to-day work, I am leading the QA team while also mentoring newcomers from time to time, which I really find passion in doing. It is very fulfilling to be able to help someone to become stronger as a professional. Therefore, I am really excited to share my experience and contribute to the growth of the IT community.
Giovanni Di Noto. QA, Cybersecurity, Board tech adviser. Omega365, cloudyBoss

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Giovanni Di Noto

QA, Cybersecurity, Board tech adviser

Omega365, cloudyBoss

French-born, Euro-grown, Australian-adopted, with a blend of Mediterranean ancestry and Asian lifestyle, I am a global leader in the cloud economy arena, and have been blessed with many opportunities to lead brilliant teams of inspiring professionals who have made their mark for the past 3 decades and keep on thriving across many sectors of the hyper-connected world stage.
Raminta Žemaitė. QA tech lead. Informacinių technologijų organizacija

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Raminta Žemaitė

QA tech lead

Informacinių technologijų organizacija

I work as a QA for more than 10 years. I have experience on web and app testing process, customer support, QA team management. I can share my experience and show what it’s like to be a part of the new product everyone will use.
Rasa Mažutienė. Director of Quality Assurance. Juvare

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Rasa Mažutienė

Director of Quality Assurance

Juvare

I truly believe that finding your own style to get things done is a skill to aspire. This motto is the driver of my professional career in IT. I started as manual tester and advanced my career by gaining experience through testing various products, leading testing and working with different people. All of it allowed me to become an advocate of agile testing practices. Currently, I am responsible for defining and executing quality strategy at Juvare, worldwide provider of emergency preparedness and response software solutions. In addition to that I’m an active IT community member and part-time lecturer in KTU, my alma mater. I am proud that my team members and my students are really successful in their careers, so I hope that sharing my experience will help WGT mentees to advance in theirs too.
Erika Čebanauskė. Quality Assurance Lead. Hyarchis

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Erika Čebanauskė

Quality Assurance Lead

Hyarchis

6 years of varied experience in the IT sector with different projects such as forestry, pharmacy, financial accounting, required different knowledge (web, app, mobile testing) which allowed me to select and apply best practices into my daily work here at Hyarchis. My responsibilities consist of manual testing, test cases, and automated test writing. Also, daily discussions with the team in making certain decisions are an important part of my job. I am responsible not only for the work done by our team but also for the quality assurance at the whole company level. The tester’s job is not only to ensure that everything will work technically correctly but also to be able to look at it from the final user’s perspective and understand its needs so I usually follow this rule: “In God we trust. The rest we test!”
Miglė Paškauskė. QA Guild Lead. Wix

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Miglė Paškauskė

QA Guild Lead

Wix

I’m a certified software testing engineer with a background in computer science, more than eight years of experience in the QA field, and currently, I’m a QA Guild Lead at Wix Lithuania. I’ve experienced different types of roles in organizations, which start from manual and automation testing to working on a strategy for the whole QA Guild. By sharing my own experience and approach, I want to engage and empower women to join the IT sector and help to start or boost QA Engineer careers.
Tomaš Cydik. Senior QA Developer. GN Hearing

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Tomaš Cydik

Senior QA Developer

GN Hearing

I am a quality oriented, ISTQB Foundation Level certified test engineer with strong technical background. Good interpersonal skills together with positive attitude enabled me to establish constructive relationships with my colleagues. What motivates me during a typical working day is the ability to learn something new. Due to my curiosity and willingness to learn I am often a go-to guy when complex problems arise.
Jurgita Ščiupakovienė. Tester. Telesoftas

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Jurgita Ščiupakovienė

Tester

Telesoftas

Experienced Quality Assurance Engineer with a demonstrated history of working in the information technology and services industry. Skilled in analysis, critical thinking, holistic approach to system testing. I am constantly learning about different things, which help me to broaden my approach to testing the apps. I like sharing my testing ideas with my colleagues and can’t wait to share some with Woman Go Tech mentees.
Julija Gustaite. Senior QA Engineer. Vinted

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Julija Gustaite

Senior QA Engineer

Vinted

ISTQB certified analytical and performance driven quality assurance professional with experience of manual testing for web and desktop applications. I have analytical and technical skills with an expertise in banking, e-commerce and insurance. Passionate about IT and eager to dive deeper in the QA sphere. Recently transitioned to the Automation side of QA.
Rasa Paškevičiūtė. Senior Quality Assurance Engineer. Juvare

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Rasa Paškevičiūtė

Senior Quality Assurance Engineer

Juvare

I wanted to be in the tech world from a very young age. I had a chance to start my career in the QA Engineer position, and I fell in love with it instantly. It fascinates me that this area is very broad: every day you can learn something new, shape your role in a team, have a say in what is delivered to the clients. I seek constant improvement in everything I do and try to be a T-Shaped professional. Also, I’m an advocate for automation. After almost 8 years as a QA Engineer, I think it’s time to share my experience and lead someone on an exciting journey into the quality assurance world.
Jurgita Vaitkevičiūtė. Head of Digital Processing. SEB

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Jurgita Vaitkevičiūtė

Head of Digital Processing

SEB

Experienced manager with wide scope of skills acquired in different positions in and outside SEB.

Continuous learning and adapting to ever changing and uncertain environment drives me forward every day. I believe in success through teamwork, collaboration, dedication, transparency and courage to act.
Neringa Urlikė. Senior Test Analyst. TransUnion Baltics

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Neringa Urlikė

Senior Test Analyst

TransUnion Baltics

4 years ago, my journey to the tech world also started from WGT where I participated as a mentee. During all these years full of new challenges and learnings through various courses and certifications programs, my career successfully has grown to a Senior QA engineer. So, I am excited to come back to this program as a mentor not just to share my knowledge and experience gained through all these years working in a Global company but to encourage and support someone on her first steps to the fascinating tech world.
Kristina Valiūnė. Senior Quality Assurance Engineer. OAG Aviation Worldwide

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Kristina Valiūnė

Senior Quality Assurance Engineer

OAG Aviation Worldwide

I am QA engineer with more than a decade of experience in database, microservices testing. As a passionate software tester in data analysis and test automation I’m interested in product quality assurance processes improvements. I enjoy sharing my knowledge and I’m eager to help those who would like to try this role too.
Kristina Pečiukonytė. QA Guild Lead. Nord Security

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Kristina Pečiukonytė

QA Guild Lead

Nord Security

I have been working in IT area as a test specialist for more than 16 years. Started as an intern in insurance IT company and currently I’m working as a QA Guild Lead in Nord Security. Have a lot of experience in testing and test management, requirements gathering, processes improvement and support on big projects in distributed international environment, worked according Agile/Lean/Safe/Waterfall methodologies. Participated in Agile Tour conferences as an organizer, have certification as an Advanced Scrum Master / team coach. Looking forward to share my experience and knowledge to anyone who is interested in quality assurance.
Lina Burdulytė. Tester. Devbridge

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Lina Burdulytė

Tester

Devbridge

I started my journey as QA engineer three years ago while I was still studying at Kauno Kolegija, ‘Information Finance Systems’ program. During these years of experience, I gained knowledge about testing processes, tried both: manual and automated testing, learnt how to work and collaborate with the team members, became familiar with project management methodologies, and got the opportunity to learn from real professionals. I am a person who is trying to continuously grow as a professional and individual.
Lina Vegienė. Lead Test Engineer and Team Lead. Devbridge Group

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Lina Vegienė

Lead Test Engineer and Team Lead

Devbridge Group

I have been in IT for over 10 years and it feels like I have found a perfect spot for myself. As a test lead, I work with strategic and engineering challenges while working hands-on in the project. As a team lead, I work closely with individuals, mentor them, helping them find their strengths and grow.
Liutauras Vijeikis. Junior QA Engineer. Metasite

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Liutauras Vijeikis

Junior QA Engineer

Vinted

Since childhood, I always tried to take a peek inside what is going on under the hood of many technologies. From then to now IT is still peaking my interest. I always try to learn new things and share my findings with others. Although I learned a lot by studying on my own and in IT courses, nothing can match how much I learned during my work as a QA engineer. It was overwhelming at first but with the help of others, I managed to grasp the complexities that come with creating and maintaining a product as a team. And now I’m at the point where I can help anyone in need. I believe that knowledge-sharing is key in this day and age to grow as an IT engineer – so that’s why I continue studying and sharing my knowledge with others.
Greta Milišauskienė. Senior QA Engineer. NRD Systems | Member of NRD Companies

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Greta Milišauskienė

Senior QA Engineer

NRD Systems | Member of NRD Companies

I am Greta – QA engineer. During 4+ years of working in IT area I contributed to many GovTech projects which impacted not only Lithuanian citizens experience by using eGovernment solutions but also such countries as Zanzibar, Aguilla, Uganda etc. And now I am excited to share all experience and knowledge with growing IT talents.
Lina Zubytė. Head of Quality. Doodle

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Lina Zubytė

Head of Quality

Doodle

Lina Zubyte is a passionate Quality Advocate who loves to ask questions, test, collaborate with diverse
departments, and investigate issues. Lina has worked in companies of different sizes (large multinational
companies and startups), moved between countries for work, and has had to adapt quickly to get out of
her comfort zone. She shares her writings on all things quality at https://qualitybits.tech, and you can find
her on Twitter as @buggylina.

What is Mentoring?

There are many talented people left without professional support, which often results in loss of motivation. Mentors make sure that doesn’t happen!

Mentoring is best described as an educational process when mentors share knowledge with the purpose of surfacing potential in their protégés.

Mentors are not school teachers. They’re voluntary professionals that are motivated to pass on knowledge and contribute to Women Go Tech’s talent pool.