# Nikolai Shegai

> Software Development Engineer In Test @ Hogarth Worldwide

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

• Over 10 years of experience in Software Quality Assurance, now pioneering AI-enhanced testing workflows that dramatically improve efficiency and code quality. Actively implementing AI code assistance tools (Claude Code, GitHub Copilot) to accelerate test development, automate complex scenarios, and optimize QA processes.
• Proficient in Python and JavaScript with strong OOP foundations, building intelligent test frameworks that leverage AI for test generation, maintenance, and debugging. Currently modernizing QA practices by integrating AI-powered code review and automated test case creation.
• Developed hybrid test frameworks using Cucumber, Mocha, Chai, and Page Object Model (POM), enhanced with AI-assisted refactoring and intelligent test data generation to reduce manual effort by 40%+.
• Expert in modern testing tools including WebdriverIO, Selenium, Playwright, Cypress, Jenkins CI/CD, and Postman.
• Full-stack development experience with React, TypeScript, Vue.js, Flask, Django, and FastAPI, enabling end-to-end test coverage and seamless collaboration with development teams.
• Comprehensive testing expertise across Smoke, Integration, API, Performance, and UAT—now streamlined through AI-powered test analysis and intelligent failure detection.
• Quick adopter of emerging technologies and AI innovations, constantly exploring ways to push the boundaries of what's possible in quality assurance.
• Strong team player and self-motivated problem solver, passionate about sharing AI best practices and driving continuous improvement through cutting-edge tools and methodologies.

## Work Experience
### Software Development Engineer In Test @ Hogarth Worldwide
Jan 2019 – Present | Sunnyvale

### Software Engineering Advisor @ Skillsjump
Jan 2024 – Present

### Software Development Engineer In Test @ Apple
Jan 2018 – Jan 2019 | Sunnyvale, California
Apple Maps

### Senior QA Test Engineer @ Apple
Jan 2017 – Jan 2018 | Sunnyvale, California
Interactive Dev and Tech

### Software QA Engineer @ Apple
Jan 2015 – Jan 2017 | Sunnyvale
Interactive Dev and Tech

### Software Quality & Data Analyst @ Google
Jan 2014 – Jan 2015 | Mountain View, CA
Self-Driving Car Project on site at Google's main HQ
•	QA of software, report bugs & provide suggestions to improvements
•	Perform bug analysis
•	Weighed raw data and organized results prior to quality analysis
•	Reviewed pre-release software to identify issues and changes and document them before deployment to all users
•	Working closely with development teams, product managers, and peers to root cause debug, and resolve issues
•	Work with a cross-functional team of hardware and software engineers to develop innovative automated testing solutions

### Software QA Engineer @ Aeria Games & Entertainment
Jan 2013 – Jan 2013 | Santa Clara, CA
Test internal web based client/server applications, marketing tracking system, billing system for
online gaming company specializing in free-to-play multilayer online games.


## Education
### Master of Technology (MTech) in Information Technology
Saint Petersburg State Electrotechnical University "LETI"​

### Bachelor's degree in Graphic Design
Peter the Great St.Petersburg Polytechnic University


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

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Source: https://flows.cv/nikolaishegai
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Last updated: 2026-03-22