About me
About me
Name: Alicja Kalemba
Name: Alicja Kalemba
Location: Silesia, Poland
Location: Silesia, Poland
Occupation: 🕵️♀️Junior Software Tester with background in 👩🏻💻UX/UI Design, 👩🏻🏫education and 🎶music
Occupation: 🕵️♀️Junior Software Tester with background in 👩🏻💻UX/UI Design, 👩🏻🏫education and 🎶music
Bio: I am an open-minded, curious professional🌱, driven by the need to help others 🤝 and understand the world in depth 🔍. I aim to grow in the field of software development 💻 as a Software Tester, ensuring software reliability and user satisfaction through thoughtful testing, analysis, and creative problem-solving 💡 - applying UX/UI knowledge 💎💎 and empathy for user needs 😊
Bio: I am an open-minded, curious professional🌱, driven by the need to help others 🤝 and understand the world in depth 🔍. I aim to grow in the field of software development 💻 as a Software Tester, ensuring software reliability and user satisfaction through thoughtful testing, analysis, and creative problem-solving 💡 - applying UX/UI knowledge 💎💎 and empathy for user needs 😊
My testing approach: Don’t just test if things work - test if they make sense, feel good, and if they’re built right.
My testing approach: Don’t just test if things work - test if they make sense, feel good, and if they’re built right.
I N T E R E S T S
QA Testing
Research
HCI
Psychology
Writing
Rock/Metal
Karaoke
Video editing
My strengths
My strengths
Based on Gallup’s The CliftonStrengths® Assessment
Based on Gallup’s The CliftonStrengths® Assessment
Based on Gallup’s The CliftonStrengths® Assessment
Input
Empathy
Ideation
Positivity
Achiever
Input
Empathy
Ideation
Positivity
Achiever
What I bring to the table
What I bring to the table
Based on my already gained experience in different fields
Based on my already gained experience in different fields
Based on my already gained experience in different fields
Music School
What Software Testing competencies I gained during many years of mastering playing piano
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Music School
What Software Testing competencies I gained during many years of mastering playing piano
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MA in Education
What Software Testing competencies I gained during studying Early Childhood Education on University, graduating with distinction: 4.87/5
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MA in Education
What Software Testing competencies I gained during studying Early Childhood Education on University, graduating with distinction: 4.87/5
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Preschool
What Software Testing competencies I gained during working as a form teacher
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Preschool
What Software Testing competencies I gained during working as a form teacher
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American Camp
What Software Testing competencies I gained during working on summer camp in the USA
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American Camp
What Software Testing competencies I gained during working on summer camp in the USA
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Career Transition
What Software Testing competencies I gained during discovering career path aligned with my interests, what led me to transition into Software Development field
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Career Transition
What Software Testing competencies I gained during discovering career path aligned with my interests, what led me to transition into Software Development field
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MY WORK
MY WORK
What people say
What people say
Kornelia from Poland
Preschool principal, part of the opinion issued in the assessment of my professional achievements
Ms. Alicja is an open, communicative person, willing to cooperate. She always eagerly shares her skills. The personality traits of the teacher enable her to build positive interpersonal relationships, ensuring good communication, sympathy, and respect from either children, parents, and colleagues.
PhD Małgorzata from Poland
Reviewer, part of the review of my master's thesis
The analysis presented in the empirical part demonstrates the Author's engagement in the research process, as well as her appropriate research competencies, proper level of reflection, and academic maturity.
Brent from USA
Camp colleague
You give the most great energy one person can give. Stay beautiful inside and out!
Anna from Poland
Preschool vice principal, part of the opinion issued in the assessment of my professional achievements
Ms. Alicja has proven herself to be reliable, disciplined, patient, dynamic, and committed to her work and assigned tasks.
PhD Małgorzata from Poland
Reviewer, part of the review of my bachelor's thesis
The Author is aware of the significance of the theoretical framework in understanding the phenomena explored. The Author demonstrates a high level of proficiency in interpreting the results.
PhD Katarzyna from Poland
Reviewer, part of the review of my bachelor's thesis
The description of the research does not raise significant concerns, as it shows a detailed analysis and an attempt to interpret the collected material. The methodological basis, construction of components, and research questions do not raise any objections.
Jorge from Mexico
Camp colleague
Thank you very much for making my work less hard, because you always had a smile for me. You are an amazing girl, never stop smiling!
Armando from Mexico
Camp colleague
To one of the nicest persons I have ever met!
Dagna from Poland
My student, 3 yo :)
The best teacher in the world!
Kornelia from Poland
Preschool principal, part of the opinion issued in the assessment of my professional achievements
Ms. Alicja is an open, communicative person, willing to cooperate. She always eagerly shares her skills. The personality traits of the teacher enable her to build positive interpersonal relationships, ensuring good communication, sympathy, and respect from either children, parents, and colleagues.
PhD Małgorzata from Poland
Reviewer, part of the review of my master's thesis
The analysis presented in the empirical part demonstrates the Author's engagement in the research process, as well as her appropriate research competencies, proper level of reflection, and academic maturity.
Brent from USA
Camp colleague
You give the most great energy one person can give. Stay beautiful inside and out!
PhD Małgorzata from Poland
Reviewer, part of the review of my bachelor's thesis
The Author is aware of the significance of the theoretical framework in understanding the phenomena explored. The Author demonstrates a high level of proficiency in interpreting the results.
PhD Katarzyna from Poland
Reviewer, part of the review of my bachelor's thesis
The description of the research does not raise significant concerns, as it shows a detailed analysis and an attempt to interpret the collected material. The methodological basis, construction of components, and research questions do not raise any objections.
Anna from Poland
Preschool vice principal, part of the opinion issued in the assessment of my professional achievements
Ms. Alicja has proven herself to be reliable, disciplined, patient, dynamic, and committed to her work and assigned tasks.
Armando from Mexico
Camp colleague
To one of the nicest persons I have ever met!
Jorge from Mexico
Camp colleague
Thank you very much for making my work less hard, because you always had a smile for me. You are an amazing girl, never stop smiling!
Dagna from Poland
My student, 3 yo :)
The best teacher in the world!
Projects examples
Projects examples
Czasnaherbate.net
My test project of manual testing an e-commerce website - 102 test cases, 17 scenarios, 21 bugs reports and a Test Report. Made in Polish.
Czasnaherbate.net
My test project of manual testing an e-commerce website - 102 test cases, 17 scenarios, 21 bugs reports and a Test Report. Made in Polish.
KicksZone
My second UX/UI case study, exposing my progress within four months from the very first project. Responsive e-commerce website with streetwear sneakers. Target user: Gen Z. Made in English.
KicksZone
My second UX/UI case study, exposing my progress within four months from the very first project. Responsive e-commerce website with streetwear sneakers. Target user: Gen Z. Made in English.
ZmieńFormat
My very first UX/UI case study, made on UX Design course. Files converter as responsive website and mobile app. Target user: Gen X. Made in Polish.
ZmieńFormat
My very first UX/UI case study, made on UX Design course. Files converter as responsive website and mobile app. Target user: Gen X. Made in Polish.
What is my testing approach
What is my testing approach
What is my main focus?
What is my main focus?
Ensuring that software not only works as intended but also delivers seamless, user-friendly experiences by identifying potential pain points and eliminating them before users encounter them.
Ensuring that software not only works as intended but also delivers seamless, user-friendly experiences by identifying potential pain points and eliminating them before users encounter them.
What do I do to achieve the goal?
What do I do to achieve the goal?
I approach testing as a process of discovery. Whether I’m working with clear requirements or conducting exploratory testing, I uncover critical scenarios that could impact the user experience. I prioritize empathy-driven testing to think like a user while maintaining a precise focus on functionality, accessibility, reliability, and performance. I look for both obvious and hidden issues, exploring edge cases, unexpected behaviors, and complex interactions.
I approach testing as a process of discovery. Whether I’m working with clear requirements or conducting exploratory testing, I uncover critical scenarios that could impact the user experience. I prioritize empathy-driven testing to think like a user while maintaining a precise focus on functionality, accessibility, reliability, and performance. I look for both obvious and hidden issues, exploring edge cases, unexpected behaviors, and complex interactions.
How do I approach the testing process?
How do I approach the testing process?
I approach each tested area as an investigation, carefully walking through the user's perspective while validating every detail with a tester’s precision. I combine exploratory testing with structured scenarios, ensuring all critical flows are covered. For me, testing is about improving both software and the overall user experience—creating tools that are intuitive, effective, and enjoyable to use.
I approach each tested area as an investigation, carefully walking through the user's perspective while validating every detail with a tester’s precision. I combine exploratory testing with structured scenarios, ensuring all critical flows are covered. For me, testing is about improving both software and the overall user experience—creating tools that are intuitive, effective, and enjoyable to use.
What is my design approach
What is my design approach
What is my main focus?
What is my main focus?
Delivering simple tailored digital functionalities to help people with their daily tasks, making finding information and using tools as easy as possible.
Delivering simple tailored digital functionalities to help people with their daily tasks, making finding information and using tools as easy as possible.
What do I do to achieve the goal?
What do I do to achieve the goal?
First of all, I go down the rabbit hole in research to get strong fundaments. I believe it's crucial to fully understand the problem, as well as users' and business goals, allowing room to discover mutually satisfactory solutions. I base my decisions on content analysis and I meticulously design on its findings.
First of all, I go down the rabbit hole in research to get strong fundaments. I believe it's crucial to fully understand the problem, as well as users' and business goals, allowing room to discover mutually satisfactory solutions. I base my decisions on content analysis and I meticulously design on its findings.
How do I approach the UI?
How do I approach the UI?
I incorporate visual elements focusing on people, striving to achieve minimalist yet concise and useful interactions.
I incorporate visual elements focusing on people, striving to achieve minimalist yet concise and useful interactions.
What are my research abilities?
What are my research abilities?
My competence and facility in conducting the research and interpreting the results has been growing in academic field and evidence for that are great reviews of my two theses (See testimonials).
My competence and facility in conducting the research and interpreting the results has been growing in academic field and evidence for that are great reviews of my two theses (See testimonials).
Process visualization based on:
https://www.codecademy.com/resources/docs/uiux/design-methodologies/five-elements-of-ux-design
https://www.designcouncil.org.uk/our-resources/the-double-diamond/
Garrett, Jessie James. The Elements of User Experience. 2nd ed., New Riders Publishing, 2010.
Frost, Brad. Atomic Design., Brad Frost Publishing, 2016.
Alechnavicius Vy. Get into UX: A Foolproof Guide to Getting Your First User Experience Job, Experience designed, 2021.
Conta Anthony. The Art and Science of UX Design: A Step-By-Step Guide To Designing Amazing User Experiences, New Riders Publishing, 2023.
Process visualization based on:
https://www.codecademy.com/resources/docs/uiux/design-methodologies/five-elements-of-ux-design
https://www.designcouncil.org.uk/our-resources/the-double-diamond/
Garrett, Jessie James. The Elements of User Experience. 2nd ed., New Riders Publishing, 2010.
Frost, Brad. Atomic Design., Brad Frost Publishing, 2016.
Alechnavicius Vy. Get into UX: A Foolproof Guide to Getting Your First User Experience Job, Experience designed, 2021.
Conta Anthony. The Art and Science of UX Design: A Step-By-Step Guide To Designing Amazing User Experiences, New Riders Publishing, 2023.
Skills
Skills
Certificates
Certificates
Tools
Tools
Jira
ClickUp
Trello
Mantis
DevTools
Browserstack
ChatGPT
Mockaroo
Figma
Framer
Semrush
Postman
Slack
Google Meet
Email me
Email me
kalembalicja@gmail.com
kalembalicja@gmail.com
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OR USE THE FORM BELOW
© 2025 Alicja Kalemba All Rights Reserved
© 2025 Alicja Kalemba All Rights Reserved