Melissa Pabst
Senior Software Engineer at Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
Greater St. Louis United States
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Top SchoolMelissa Pabst is a Senior Software Engineer with 8 years of software experience and a pragmatic background in chemistry and petroleum lab operations that she’s translated into dependable, test-first engineering and automation work at the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis. She combines full-stack web development (Java, Spring Boot, JavaScript, Node.js, Flask, RESTful APIs) with strong QA automation expertise (Selenium, testing frameworks, ALM/Jira) and a history of building curriculum and mentoring learners. Her career uniquely blends lab-grade attention to compliance and process with Agile delivery—she has led QA automation efforts, moved into senior engineering, and previously administered LIMS and instrumentation software in refinery environments. Melissa is also a STEM advocate and educator who writes course materials (Python, NumPy, Pandas) and runs hands-on review sessions, bringing clarity to complex technical concepts. Known for troubleshooting across domains, she excels at turning messy, regulated requirements into reliable, auditable systems and developer-friendly tooling.
8 years of coding experience
20 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's degree, Chemistry (ACS certified), Bachelor's degree, Chemistry (ACS certified) at Southern Illinois University, EdwardsvilleAssociate of Science (AS), Associate of Science (AS) at Kaskaskia CollegeMaster of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Business Administration and Management, General, Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Business Administration and Management, General at Lindenwood UniversityFull Stack Developer, Information Technology, Full Stack Developer, Information Technology at LaunchCodeCertificate, Front-End Web Development, Certificate, Front-End Web Development at Savvy Coders
English, Spanish
Github Skills (7)
javascript9
open-source9
coders8
java6
boilerplate5
css1
web-development1
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
savvy-coders/data-analytics
Apr 2021 - Jul 2021
Contributions:10 commits, 7 pushes in 3 months
MelissaPabst/ramenu
Jul 2018 - Sep 2018
Ordering App for Ramen; Liftoff Capstone Project.
Contributions:2 PRs, 57 pushes, 4 branches in 2 months
capstonereactliftofforderingramen
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