Steven Boutcher

@boutchersj
QA Automation Engineer
Sun Prairie, WI, USA
He/Him

Fur Dad

Parkour

Community-Taught

ADHD

Linguist

Mentor

Violinist

Adventurer

QA Engineer

Web Developer

Marathoner

I'm married to the most amazing woman in the world! Everything I do is to make our life together more fantastic. We've got a cute little sassy cat named Minnie, like the mouse. 💍😻

I've explored a lot of paths in m 20s. I spent 5.5 years getting a Spanish Education degree only to find out I didn't want to be a teacher. I spent 4.5 years trying to become a front-end developer only to find out after an apprenticeship that I preferred it as a hobby. 🧑🏻‍💻 Along the way, I discovered how much I loved software QA and today I'm working as an SDET!

These days, I'm working on getting in shape, launching my first Udemy course, and creating an app that helps cashiers learn PLU codes! 🥗🤸🏻📚🎓🍎🔐

Life's short. Go get it 🚀

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Resume

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Nov 2022 - Present

QA Automation Engineer, Trek Bicycle

Jun 2022 - Nov 2022

SDET, Fetch Rewards, Inc.

Mar 2022 - Jun 2022

Front-End Engineer Apprentice, Fetch Rewards, Inc.

Jan 2022 - Mar 2022

Front-End Engineer Mentee, Fetch Rewards, Inc.

Portfolio

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12-Hour Walk / First Marathon

🎉 My first online course 🎉 I'm in the process of creating a Udemy course on how to get promoted at a tech startup. I'll occasionally drop updates here as I hit key milestones. Stay tuned! 📡

Gave a talk today at Mukwonago High School! The topics were: - my career journey at Fetch Rewards - how to self-promote to get noticed as a junior in the industry - strategies for getting promoted ...

Our honeymoon took us to Seattle and Las Vegas! First time either of us has been out west. We saw the Space Needle, Pike Place Market, the Grand Canyon, the Bellagio fountain, and more! We even vis...

Developer Journey

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Returned to the QA team as an SDET! I found out from the Front-End Engineer Apprenticeship that I prefer front-end web development as a hobby, not a career. I like to make my own rules, I don't lik...

Front-End Engineer Apprentice Today I start my formal Front-End Engineering Apprenticeship! As an apprentice, I will be focusing on improving my web applications skills and preparing to prove I am ...

Front-End Engineer Mentee An informal mentorship under a senior Front-End Engineer. During this mentorship I will: - Work on front-end projects to become familiar with the front-end team workflows ...

SDET (Software Development Engineer in Test) After 8 months as a Quality Automation Engineer partially devoted to assisting with functional QA while learning the ropes of automation work, I've been...