# Tristan Bull > Software Engineer at Versium Location: Seattle, Washington, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/tristanbull Experienced software developer skilled at building and maintaining modern web applications. I focus on developing with front-end web technologies and have a strong understanding of frameworks like React/Angular. I have a background in software testing and have experience providing robust test coverage for Javascript applications and APIs. ## Work Experience ### Software Engineer @ Versium Jan 2020 – Present | Redmond, Washington, United States ### Software Engineer @ Qualtrics Jan 2019 – Jan 2019 | Greater Seattle Area • Completed 3 month assignment on the Platform/Dashboards Team. • Took vague requirements and wrote ~150 integration tests for pre-existing APIs using a variety of test tools, such as Jest/Mocha/Chai. • Worked on applications in a node.js environment using Javascript/TypeScript, Koa/Express. • Ramped-up quickly on multiple code bases and product, worked with other engineers to clarify expected code functionality when necessary. • Reported progress and blocking issues daily. ### Software Engineer @ Microsoft Jan 2018 – Jan 2019 | Redmond, WA • Completed 18-month assignment on-site at Microsoft via Affirma, working as a developer embedded within a large engineering team within the org Microsoft Azure – Core Data and Engineering. • Worked on a front-end web client that was used to track the status of current/future iterations of Windows. The application allowed Microsoft stakeholders to create telemetry models to observe how users interact with aspects of Windows. • Primary tech stack I worked with: TypeScript/React/MobX/Webpack/TsLint The day-to-day work looked like: • Took large parts of the application originally built in Angular 1.5 and re-built them using React/MobX, maintaining all original functionality. • Took design/functional specs and built corresponding UI web components, coordinating with engineers at the service and data layers when necessary. • Dealt with complex state management by building store classes that held state and business logic, and passed that state down a deep React component hierarchy. • Fetched large amounts of data asynchronously without blocking the UI. • Adhered to React and MobX best practices. ### Software Test Engineer / Developer @ Glympse Jan 2014 – Jan 2017 | Seattle, WA Front End Development: •Built and maintained an internal partner support tool with two other developers using Angular2/4, and Typescript. •Built web components such as login forms, drop downs, and tables. Displayed data from services that called our REST APIs. •Built the front end for the new company support portal, based off of specs given by the design team, using CSS, HTML, handlebars, jQuery, Stackoverflow API. •Redesigned/built the business page for glympse.com •Wrote scripts in javascript/python that retrieved data from the REST APIs of various internal tools and emailed the data to stakeholders. (Endpoints included Github, Zendesk, Pingdom, and TestRail) •Worked in 2 week, Agile development sprints Software Testing: •Used Postman to write tests that exercised our REST APIs •Automated Postman tests to run continuously using Newman and Jenkins •Wrote end to end test cases for applications on iOS/Android/Web/Wearables/IoT/Auto •Managed test suites in TestRail. Created test plans and assigned test runs to team members •Logged and tracked bugs in JIRA •Involved in sprint planning, sprint retrospectives, and bug triage •Communicated directly with developers, product, design, and VP’s Customer Facing: •Provided on-call support for enterprise partners; Communicated service outages via email •Responded to PagerDuty alerts for service outages •Provided technical support via email to partners who had integrated the Glympse SDK •Ran queries against a MongoDB database to locate data regarding enterprise partner operations •Gathered user feedback and helped prioritize feature backlog with product manager •Gathered user bug reports; provided troubleshooting; reproduced and logged bugs ### Mobile QA Tester @ PopCap Games Jan 2013 – Jan 2014 | Seattle, WA •Performed manual testing, wrote and executed test cases across iOS, Android, and Facebook platforms in a fast-paced agile environment •Feature owner responsible for end to end testing and documentation of assigned features •Worked closely with developers to communicate bugs and product improvements •Provided marketing QA support including testing ad interstitials, SKU pricing, local notifications, and push notifications •Assisted with transition of test plans from excel to web-based test plan management client, TestRail •Ensured product provided a smooth user experience when syncing across iOS and Facebook platforms ## Education ### Bachelor of Arts in Economics and Environmental Studies Western Washington University ### Front End Web Development Nanodegree Udacity Jan 2015 – Jan 2016 ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/tristan-bull-58529520 --- Source: https://flows.cv/tristanbull JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/tristanbull/resume.json Last updated: 2026-03-29