# Shadi Fotouhi

> Senior Software Engineer at Wayfair

Location: Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/shadi

## Work Experience
### Senior Software Engineer @ Wayfair
Jan 2021 – Present

### Software Development Engineer In Test @ Wayfair
Jan 2019 – Jan 2021

### QA Test Engineer @ Wayfair
Jan 2019 – Jan 2019

### QA Analyst @ Wayfair
Jan 2018 – Jan 2019 | Boston

### Robot QA Test Engineer @ Jibo, Inc.
Jan 2016 – Jan 2018
- Helped develop and expand an automated testing framework, "Autobot", using JavaScript/Typescript Mocha, Chai.
- Developed manual tests for new robot features, and then converted them to automated Autobot tests.
- Took ownership of Autobot and was responsible for ramping up and supervising new hires on the framework.
- Used Kibana to verify fixes in Production, as well as investigate possible bugs both internally and externally.
- Ran manual regression tests on the robot, using TestRail for test case management.
- Ported Autobot to Python using Pytest as a framework. 
- Took ownership of robots running longevity tests to track memory and performance.
- Wrote automated tests to track improvements and regressions in latency, and gave regular updates to the executive team. 
- Test engineer for the Character AI team, in charge of creating manual and automated tests around Jibo’s circadian rhythms, proactivity framework, embodied dialog, and chitchat/general Q&A.

-  Managed a co-op and contractor working on Performance Testing:
-- Collaborated with executive and engineering teams to get requirements on what
performance metrics to measure.
-- Implemented test plans involving outside users and lead my team in the execution and coordination of those plans to track metrics like face ID and voice ID performance.

### SDK QA Test Engineer @ Jibo, Inc.
Jan 2016 – Jan 2016 | Greater Boston Area
- Wrote Automated UI Tests for Jibo’s SDK and Tools, built on Atom and Electron, using Mocha, Selenium, Nightwatch.js, JavaScript. Wrote tests for the 3D Animation Editor, Behavior Tree Editor, Flow Editor, Simulator, and Rules Editor.
- Ran manual regression tests against the SDK, using TestRail for test case management.

### Intern/Junior Programmer @ CloudKid
Jan 2015 – Jan 2016 | Brighton, Massachusetts
- Fixed bugs and improved event tracking in games contracted by PBS.
- Assisted in porting Flash games over to HTML5 for PBS.
- Helped develop and launch two new educational children games in HTML5/JavaScript.
- Performed manual tests of games on multiple browsers, and multiple mobile platforms and devices.
- Optimized audio assets for better performance and quality.


## Education
### Bachelor's degree in Studio For Interrelated Media
Massachusetts College of Art and Design
Jan 2012 – Jan 2016


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

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Last updated: 2026-03-22