Shawn Chen

software engineer

                                                                        


                                                       

    


     

Work Experience

Software Developer Contractor

July 2022 - ongoing

Docker / AWS / Apache / React (Typescript) / Tailwind / Node.js / Django / express.js  / MongoDB / GitHub Action

  • Developed a wine inventory management and display action, leading to 50% reduced processing time.
  • Engineered hotel online ordering system, increasing processing speed by 60% for an average of 100 daily orders.
  • Developed a system digitizing/visualizing income and client data, managing 2,000+ transactions. Increased data accessibility by 60% with search capabilities and an interactive income chart.
  • Built CI/CD pipeline for software building, testing, and deploying. Implementation led to 30% acceleration in software building, 40% testing timeline reduction, and an optimized deployment process.


Intern engineer software QA  •  West Pharmaceutical Services

July 2021 - July 2022

Python / Robot Framework / Selenium / Appium / PowerShell / MSSQL / Azure DevOps 

  • Developed and executed 200+ API/UI automated test scripts, achieving 95% test coverage and 97% pass rate.
  • Implemented large-scale UI automation testing for MES, simulates manufacturing operations, executing 5,000+ orders, reducing manual testing time by 80%, and resulting in 25% reduction in software defects.
  • Conducted research and implemented new testing tools (BrowserStack) for testing UI with an Android application, resulting in a 20% increase in overall test coverage.
  • Designed the agile testing stage of the CI/CD pipeline, including regression testing and UI end-to-end testing.
  • Led a team of 3, overseeing onboarding preparation and providing mentorship to improve new hire software testing.

Education


Northeastern University

MS in Computer Science

2023 - 2025

National Taipei University

BS in Communication Engineering

2018 - 2022

Skills

Languages


  • Javascript
  • Python
  • Java
  • Typescript
  • Node.js

Technologies


  • React.js
  • Django
  • Tailwind
  • Express.js
  • Robot Framework
  • Docker
  • AWS
  • Azure DevOps

Databases


  • MySQL
  • MSSQL
  • MongoDB

Others


  • CI/CD
  • Agile methodologies
  • API automation testing
  • UI automation testing

Projects


Chain Restaurant Customer Rewards Application (Django, MySQL)

  • Developed a system using Django and raw MySQL programming objects, facilitating customer registration, fund management, and perks allocation for efficient account engagement through employee-dispatched rewards.

Image Processing Application (Java, Swing, JUnit)

  • Implemented a robust image processing system using MVC and programming design patterns such as command design pattern, improving efficiency, flexibility, and scalability.

Raspberry Pi as a self-hosted agent on Azure Pipeline (Azure DevOps, YAML, CI/CD)

  • Set up automation with ShellScript on a Debian Raspberry Pi, integrating Robot Framework and YAML for a CI/CD pipeline. Streamlined API/UI testing, multiple projects.

Languages

   Chinese — Native or Bilingual      English — Professional