Quality Engineering · AI Testing · Team Leadership

LARS
KULLIK

Quality Engineering Lead

Altlußheim, Germany

14+ years shaping quality at the intersection of engineering and AI. Team Lead QA at DeepL — pioneering test strategies for non-deterministic AI language products where classical QA reaches its limits. From 0% to 90% automation. Remote-first since 2020.

14+
Years exp.
90%
Automation
5+
Yrs. DeepL

Open to new opportunities

01Work Experience

DeepL

Oct 2020 – Present · Remote

Current

Team Lead Quality Engineering

Built and lead a QA team of up to 3 engineers — QA strategy, prioritization, performance management

Delivered DeepL's first full E2E test automation for the macOS app — 30% coverage, 2 hrs saved per release cycle

Built test automation for the Windows app in C# — 90% automation coverage

Consolidated mobile test infrastructure (2 repos → 1) — 70% less maintenance overhead

Defined QA strategy for AI language products across the full SDLC

Stabilized team after restructuring in Jan 2025 (5 → 2 engineers), rebuilding trust

Mentored junior & mid-level engineers · Code reviews · Knowledge sharing

Honeywell

Mar 2016 – Sep 2020 · Mannheim

Product Specialist QA & Support

QA and testing of enterprise software solutions

Technical support and root cause analysis (Groovy)

Rapid prototyping · User Acceptance Testing (UAT)

Movilizer

Oct 2010 – Mar 2016 · Mannheim

QA, Support & Media Design

Prototype development for mobile enterprise apps · UI/UX design

QA · regression and system testing · customer support

Frontend development and media design for mobile applications

02Core Competencies

QA & Testing

Test AutomationManual TestingAPI TestingTest Strategy & PlanningRegression TestingRisk-Based TestingCI/CDE2E Testing

Frameworks

PlaywrightCypressSeleniumCucumber / Gherkin

Tech Stack

PythonC#BashGroovyGitJira / ConfluenceCharles Proxy

Leadership

Team LeadershipAgile / ScrumRemote-firstMentoringStakeholder MgmtPerformance Reviews
03Contact

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