Summary
Jennifer Baran is a QA Test Developer with 11 years of software experience, currently driving test automation and quality practices at IBM from Westford, MA. A third-generation developer comfortable in C, Python, Java, JavaScript, C++, x86 and even Lisp, they blend deep low-level knowledge with modern agile testing methodologies. Jennifer excels at exploratory testing, root-cause analysis, and partnering cross-functionally to prevent regressions while shaping testing standards. Their background teaching CS and instructing youth programming has honed clear communication and mentorship skills that boost team effectiveness. Notably, they pair hands-on coding fluency with a practiced eye for robustness, often surfacing failure modes developers hadn’t anticipated.
11 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's Degree, Computer Science, Bachelor's Degree, Computer Science at Smith College
Computer Science, Computer Science at Barnard College
Computer Science, Computer Science at Stuyvesant High School
English, Japanese