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Software Engineer
Optum•  April 2021 - October 2022
As a software engineer at Optum, I was responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining an internal application for the sales team to generate a PowerPoint for their client. I collaborated with cross-functional teams to gather requirements, define the scope and deliver high-quality solutions. Key Contributions: - Designed the front-end dashboard for the user using React.js and Bootstrap. - Implemented testing using Selenium to simulate user input and tested the website's response - Communicated with Sauce Labs support to implement mock API responses with Selenium 4, which aided other software engineer teams for testing their code - Bridged communication between applications using Kafka Streams - Created an algorithm to dynamically populate tables in PowerPoint based on the size of the data - Conducted code reviews to ensure adherence to best practices and standards Achievements: - Successfully deployed MVP on the scheduled delivery date - Major updates provided a dynamic FAQ page for the user and improved the application performance from delivering the report in 8-16 minutes to 1 minute - Implemented cloud testing for front-end code and tested client response from receiving errors on the backend I am proud to say I gained experience as a well-rounded full-stack engineer and learned a great deal about software engineering and agile project management.
Education
University of North Dakota
Accountancy, BS•  August 2014 - May 2018