# Farid Waziri

> iOS Software Engineer || Computer Science @ UC Berkeley

Location: San Francisco Bay Area, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/farid

Commencement Speaker and Award Winner at my UC Berkeley Computer Science Graduation.
10 LinkedIn recommendations
Selected as Tech Lead, 1 year out of college

## Work Experience
### iOS Software Engineer (Tech Lead) @ Wayfair
Jan 2019 – Present | Greater Boston Area
★ Exceeding Expectations in All Full Review Cycles
★ Selected as Tech Lead Within 1 Year
★ Recommended For Promotion In 1st Full Review Cycle
★ Improved Email Marketing Opt-In from 20% to 70% of users
★ Started / Led 3 multi-year long Initiatives to improve unit tests, code reviews, and reducing warnings.
★ Reduced iOS Code Review average "Time To First Comment" from 3.5 hours to 30 minutes
★ Ranked #1 in iOS Code Reviews Each Month, Including Most In 1 Month (186)

### Commencement Speaker @ University of California, Berkeley
Jan 2019 – Jan 2019
★ Received prestigious graduation award as well

### Computer Science Mentor @ UC Berkeley College of Engineering
Jan 2018 – Jan 2019 | San Francisco Bay Area
★ Wrote 30+ blogs (1000+ views) on solutions to stress within the CS major.
★ Provided 1:1 support to multiple CS students

### iOS Teaching Assistant @ UC Berkeley Electrical Engineering & Computer Sciences (EECS)
Jan 2018 – Jan 2018 | San Francisco Bay Area
★ Helped teach 40+ students the basics of iOS development.

### iOS Software Engineer Intern @ Wayfair
Jan 2018 – Jan 2018 | Greater Boston Area
★ Developed Wayfair's 1st iMessage extension

### Resident Assistant (6% Acceptance Rate) @ University of California, Berkeley
Jan 2017 – Jan 2018 | San Francisco Bay Area
★ Mentored 100+ residents to optimize academic schedules, study habits, and health
★ Supervised a floor of 40 residents, organized 10 events, held weekly office hours
★ Resolved multiple roommate conflicts

### Computer Science Mentor @ Facebook
Jan 2016 – Jan 2017 | San Francisco Bay Area
★ Tutored 40 high schoolers 4 hours/week on Java via lectures and 1-on-1
★ Spoke at Facebook HQ as 1 of 5 students in a tech talk panel for youth
★ Mentored students on college applications, college majors, college selection
★ Led 3-hour workshop on “How to Succeed” in college for an audience of 100+ students

### Computer Science Academic Intern @ UC Berkeley Electrical Engineering & Computer Sciences (EECS)
Jan 2016 – Jan 2017 | San Francisco Bay Area
★ Tutored 400+ for the Intro to Computer Science and Data Structures courses


## Education
### Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in Computer Science
University of California, Berkeley


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/faridwaziri

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Last updated: 2026-03-22