# Kat S

> Full-stack Software Engineer | React | Next | Python | Django | Vue

Location: Brooklyn, New York, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/kats

Hi All, I’m a full-stack software engineer with a passion for learning new technologies and refining my skill. My favorite technologies are Next.js and Django. 

Most recently, I was a software engineer at Nava Benefits, a startup backed by Thrive Capital and GV. Before that I was at thelab working on multiple client facing websites. 

I started my career in as a biotechnician at Memorial Sloan Kettering in New York City where I worked on mice infected with Tuberculosis. 

Skills: 
Programming Languages: JavaScript, Typescript, Python, HTML5, CSS3
Libraries/Platforms: React, Redux, jQuery, Next, Express, Next.js, NestJS, Node
Data/Databases: SQL, NoSQL, GraphQL, PostgreSQL, DynamoDB, Firebase
Cloud/Technologies: Vercel, Heroku

When I'm not building software I enjoy cuddling with my pup.

## Work Experience
### Frontend Developer @ Fox News Media
Jan 2023 – Present

### Software Engineer @ The Boho Market
Jan 2021 – Present
Responsible for building both the frontend and backend, as well as designing the database while functioning as the PM to connect the website designer to the client. 

- Created a client-facing portal with over 3,000 users
- Handled authentication allowing users to create accounts and login

### Software Engineer @ Nava Benefits
Jan 2022 – Jan 2023
I was on a team that was responsible for building a benefits marketplace for HR professionals. My role was as a fullstack developer, where I owned building features such as a responsive header, and the ability to generate instant quotes. 

- Built complex forms with MUI/Yup/Formik that supported online insurance quoting
- Established and evaluated code patterns in repositories to increase consistency
- Worked on both internal and external facing sites on the frontend and backend
- Created pagination and filtering APIs and connected them to the frontend for vendor listings and search

### Fullstack Developer @ thelab
Jan 2021 – Jan 2022

### Software Engineer @ Unknown
Jan 2020 – Jan 2021 | New York, United States
- Built a shopify app that allowed users to sign up for product warranty and allowed the owner to verify that the user had bought the product from their store and keep track of the warranties.  
- Worked on a courier app. 
- Worked on recreating an app similar to Canva using the Polotno framework.
- Created a full-stack website for Central Florida Sighthound Racing Club that streamlined the way that members signed up for races. 
- Integrated payment infrastructure such as Stripe and PayPal into websites for payments and subscription services. 
- Taught the basics of React to clients resulting in their increased skill and understanding.

### Software Engineering Student @ Thinkful
Jan 2020 – Jan 2020
Gained practical experience in creating apps using JavaScript, jQuery, React.js, Node.js, and Express. Created a quiz app and a To Do List using JavaScript, jQuery, HTML, and CSS.

### Biotechician @ Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Jan 2013 – Jan 2020 | New York, United States
Worked with mice infected with Tuberculosis.


## Education
### Veterinary Technology in Associate's Degree in Liberal Arts
Mercy University
Jan 2016 – Jan 2020


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/katerinaystepanova

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JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/kats/resume.json
Last updated: 2026-03-23