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Kelsey Niederer
Software Engineer

About

Software Engineer with a passion for frontend development, accessibility, and creating elegant user interfaces. Experienced in modernizing codebases, improving user experience, and mentoring engineers. Seeking opportunities to solve complex problems and write high-quality code with love.

Work Experience

FireMon
https://www.firemon.com/
June 2023 – Present
Software Engineer
Frontend engineer contributing to two teams focused on improving FireMon’s UI, modernizing the codebase, and enhancing user experience.
Highlights
  • Sole frontend developer for the Policy Analysis & Change Team, implementing features like Vendor Tags for policies and FQDN support.
  • Significant contributor to the Ticket Revert feature, enabling users to undo change tickets during crises.
  • Mentor for new hires, serving as the go-to person for frontend-related issues.
  • Part of the WebUI Team modernizing AngularJS to Angular, leading early strategy discussions and frontend code standardization.
  • Integrated AG Charts, replacing outdated AngularJS charts with a more maintainable solution.
  • Advocated for improved UI/UX and accessibility, ensuring consistency with design standards.
  • Praised for fast turnarounds and dedication to high-quality frontend solutions.
happyMedium
https://www.thinkhappymedium/
February 2023 – April 2023
Software Developer
Lead developer for an Anheuser-Busch internal website project using Angular.
Highlights
  • Innovated a tab/multi-select table design to eliminate horizontal scrolling on large tables.
  • Optimized website responsiveness for mobile devices, improving accessibility and performance.
  • Implemented advanced CSS animations for enhanced UI interactions.
  • Tech Used: Angular, TypeScript, SASS
April 2023 – April 2023
Developed a Python script to automate geolocation for helicopter photos, reducing manual lookup time.
Highlights
  • Tech Used: Python, Exiftools Library, WatchDog
Balto Software
https://www.balto.ai/
December 2021 – December 2022
Full Stack Engineer
Contributed to Balto Gamification and other core product features, improving call center agent experience.
Highlights
  • Developed Balto Gamification, awarding 20,000+ badges and scoring 1M+ messages daily.
  • Led design and UX overhaul of Leaderboard Agent Experience.
  • Prevented a critical service outage with a custom load test using Locust, AWS, and DataDog.
  • Modernized legacy React class components to functional components.
  • Co-led development of a highly requested QA Exports feature.
  • Served on Balto's DEI board and co-championed a company-wide DAP assessment.
LaunchCode
https://www.launchcode.org/
May 2021 – February 2022
Tech Leadership Fellow
Mentored students in JavaScript, HTML, CSS, Angular, Java, and Spring MVC in the LC101 Coding Bootcamp.

Contact

St. Louis, Missouri US
(636)-293-3747
kelseyniederer12@gmail.com
LinkedIn
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GitHub
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Education

Skills

Frontend Development
Angular TypeScript JavaScript HTML CSS
Testing & Automation
Cypress Jest Unit Testing End-to-End Testing Automated Testing
UI/UX & Accessibility
User Interface Design User Experience Web Accessibility (a11y) Responsive Design
Soft Skills & Leadership
Mentorship Remote Collaboration Code Reviews Team Culture

Interests

Astrology
Scorpio Sun Virgo Moon Cancer Rising
Hobbies
Yoga Tarot Billiards