# Kristi Stepanek

> Senior SDET at TeamSnap

Location: Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/kristi

I am a Software Quality Assurance Engineer with focus on writing, executing, and maintaining automated functional tests. I have experience scripting automated tests with RSpec, Capybara and Selenium, Puppeteer and Jest, WebdriverIO, and Pytest. I also have extensive experience in manual QA testing on web-based and desktop applications. I am comfortable with many different programming languages, including JavaScript, Ruby on Rails, and Python, which allows me to understand the potential effects and implications of a code change before I even begin testing it. I enjoy using root cause analysis to dig into a defect and separate the contributing factors from the unimportant details. Using this skill, I am able to document bugs with clear and concise steps to recreate an issue and include explanations of the root cause rather than just the symptoms.
I love to learn new skills, languages, and technologies that allow me to understand and test software more efficiently. I enjoy QA testing because I love the satisfaction of getting software to work the way it's supposed to and make it the best it can be.

## Work Experience
### Senior Software Development Engineer Test @ TeamSnap
Jan 2024 – Present

### Automation Engineer @ JustiFi
Jan 2022 – Jan 2024
- Performed manual and automated Quality Assurance testing for multiple scrum teams, ensuring that all completed user stories were fully tested and passed acceptance criteria and regression scenarios
- Wrote and maintained automated contract-based integration test suites for public API endpoints
- Designed, implemented, and maintained automated end-to-end test framework for web-based UI application
- Monitored automated test runs in CI/CD pipeline to identify and log defects caught by test failures
- Wrote and executed formalized test plans for major features and functionality

### Software Test Engineer @ C.H. Robinson
Jan 2019 – Jan 2022 | Eden Prairie, Minnesota
- Sole automated QA on a team of 8 developers, responsible for writing, maintaining, and optimizing automated end-to-end tests for a web-based application
- Wrote automated test suites for all pre-existing product functionality and continually update and add new test suites for newly developed functionality
- Responsible for monitoring automated test runs in CI/CD pipeline to identify and log defects caught by test failures
- Perform manual QA testing as needed when automated testing is not viable or suitable
- Contribute to User Experience design and make code and CSS changes in React UI

### Software Quality Assurance Engineer @ VIAVI Solutions
Jan 2016 – Jan 2019 | Eden Prairie, MN
- Performing manual QA testing for new features and bug fixes on multiple products, including both web-based and desktop applications
- Creating, reviewing and updating automated tests using JavaScript and WebDriver IO
- Tracking features, acceptance criteria, and bugs throughout entire Software Development Life Cycle
- Writing and executing formal Test Suites for new features and regression tests
- Managing Manual Test Suite creation and executions through Xray for Jira
- General regression testing and release acceptance testing
- Participating in Scrum team practice of Agile methodologies
- Defect tracking in an Agile environment using Jira
- Debugging and root cause analysis on software defects
- Contributing to front-end web design with graphic creation, user interface design, and user experience evaluation

### Tier III Technical Support @ Sport Ngin
Jan 2015 – Jan 2016
- Performed manual Software QA Testing for bug fixes and new features in Agile environment
- Wrote code changes in Ruby on Rails to fix minor bugs and improve usability/user interfaces
- Recreated and determined root cause for all customer-reported bugs, using JIRA to document details for software developers
- Provided input and information on existing functionality and customer pain points to Product Management during new feature planning
- Assisted support team members with escalated customer support tickets to educate and instruct in functionality and troubleshooting techniques
- Provided comprehensive training in all platform functionality for new support team members and provided ongoing coaching and development

### Technical Support Specialist @ Sport Ngin
Jan 2013 – Jan 2014 | Minneapolis
- Assisted customers via phone and email in utilizing web software 
- Documented and prioritized technical bugs to submit to the product development teams

### Sports Statistician @ Sport Ngin
Jan 2012 – Jan 2013 | Minneapolis, MN


## Education
### Bachelor’s Degree in Mathematics
Hamline University
Jan 2006 – Jan 2010

### Bachelor’s Degree in Religion/Religious Studies
Hamline University
Jan 2006 – Jan 2010


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

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Last updated: 2026-03-22