Kimberly Sereduck
Software Engineer
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About
Love fiercely that which is worth fighting for, fight fiercely for that which you love. Infinitely in pursuit of self-actualization. Always learning. Extraordinarily resilient.
Confident, but humble. Can shred a mountain bike and a snowboard. Former full-time RVer. I (used to) drive a dope ass truck.
Excellent at evaluating software development and testing processes.
Adapts easily to change, and learns new skills quickly. Can quickly identify areas of risk.
Adept at proposing and implementing solutions to improve processes and developer experience. Deeply familiar with quality assurance, upholds high standards for testing and code quality, and advocates for change in these areas when necessary.
Experience
Leading a project to develop a new performance comparison tool, used by our engineers to determine if their patch has caused a performance regression • Leading a team of three engineers
- Conducted user research and usability testing to determine the biggest issues in our current tool
- Drafted design sketches for a clean and intuitive UI/UX, advised another engineer on creating mock-ups
- Planning milestones and features with deadlines 3-6 months out Page 1 of 4
- Regularly collaborate with stakeholders to validate design and implementation details
- Authored proposal for UX team to gain consulting support from a designer • Supported the team by creating a shared vision of the product we aim to create
- Prioritized and assigned tasks, helped unblock team members • Implemented sprint planning processes to track work and ensure we meet our deadlines
Performance Test Engineer
January 2020 - June 2022 (2 years 6 months)
Regularly organizes discussions on culture of performance, working with engineers to identify pain points in performance testing and developer experience. Author prioritized lists of tasks to improve developer experience. Adding functionality to performance test harnesses and dashboards.
Updating third party tools used in test harnesses and refactoring code as necessary. Mentoring and onboarding new hires, providing the support they need to be successful. Regularly improving and updating documentation.
Accomplishments
● Proposed several solutions to improve developer experience and assisted other engineers in implementing them.
● Improved and updated page load tests, providing more realistic results. ● Authored two blog posts on page load tests and mitmproxy work.
Education
four years studying computer engineering
