Sebastian(Shaobo) Qu

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Hi, I'm Sebastian, a software engineer with experience in backend development, automated testing, and full-stack web applications. I’ve interned at Tesla and ASML, focusing on performance optimization and automation. Passionate about building efficient, scalable software, I’m always exploring new technologies to tackle complex challenges. Let’s connect!


Professional Experience

Tesla · Shanghai, China

Intern Software QA Engineer

• Developed an ASR (Automatic Speech Recognition) latency detector with Python, improving batch data processing speed by 67.7% and measurement accuracy by 23.5%, enabling more reliable performance evaluations.

• Redesigned the Jenkins Pipeline - Trip Planner Pipeline (TPP) for the Chinese market, incorporating junction view and other functionalities not present in North American versions.

• Developed tools for analyzing Splunk logs and Auto-Test Pipeline results on Tesla vehicles, streamlining monitoring and evaluation processes and accelerating pre-release regression testing by 20%.

• Created the VoiceRecNLU Pipeline with Groovy and Java in Jenkins to automatically evaluate the accuracy of the NLU module in newly built firmware, saving at least 60 minutes of validation time per firmware version.

• Established Tesla's Node Farm using Raspberry Pi and Linux to control and monitor vehicle PCs, deploying eight parallel nodes and reducing regression test suite and pipeline run time by 63.3% at Tesla Shanghai.

Jul 2023 – Jan 2024

ASML · Wuhan, China

Intern Software Development Engineer in Test

• Created a Code Coverage Analysis Tool with Python and GCC to assess automated test coverage per build, leading to a 37% increase in coverage and significantly enhancing accuracy and comprehensiveness.

• Designed Auto Packager & Auto Cleaner to optimize server performance by clearing expired jobs and packaging low-priority tasks, reducing average server load by 12%.

• Developed the Auto Verify & Auto Run Toolkit to automate daily job execution and Jira ticket verification, running unresolved tickets and checking for bug fixes after each nightly build, saving 45 minutes per ticket.

• Built toolkits for Bamboo and Qtest with Python to automate test plan execution and issue tracking, saving over 5 hours per version iteration.

Jan 2023 – Jun 2023

Education

University of California, San Diego

Master of Science in Computer Science

GPA: 3.90

Sep 2024 – May 2026

Huazhong University of Science and Technology

Bachelor of Engineering in Computer Science

GPA: 3.93

Sep 2020 - Jul 2024

Skills

Programming Languages & Databases
Frameworks & Tools
Development Practices
  • Backend & Full-Stack Development
  • RESTful API Design & Microservices Architecture
  • Web Application Development
  • Test Automation & Continuous Integration
  • Large-Scale System Testing & Validation

Selected Projects

Engineering construction project management system (B/S Web Application)

Huazhong University of Science and Technology

• Completed the full-stack development of this graduation design project system independently.

• Utilized Spring Boot 3 framework and Java as the primary programming language to build the backend services, ensuring robust and scalable application architecture.

• Developed the frontend using Vue 3 framework and JavaScript, creating a responsive and interactive user interface.

• Managed backend data using MySQL for relational data storage, Redis for caching, and MyBatis for ORM (Object-Relational Mapping) to handle database interactions efficiently.

Dec 2023 – May 2024

HUSTwiki

Huazhong University of Science and Technology

• Led the development of HUSTwiki, a communication platform for Huazhong University of Science and Technology, deployed on the WeChat mini-program platform.

• Managed the back-end service and project data, primarily using Java.

• Developed expertise in cloud server cluster operations, remote server application development and deployment, as well as the intricacies of the Redis database.

Jul 2022 – Nov 2022

NUS Summer Workshop – Data Security

National University of Singapore

• Conducted in-depth research on network attack and defense, as well as data security, collaborating with group members to write a thesis and completed the project.

• Formulated the "Verification of (C) Programs" tool with a user-friendly graphical interface (GUI) to address buffer overflow vulnerabilities in programs written in languages such as C or Java.

Apr 2022 – Aug 2022

Tencent mobile device client development project

Tencent

• Contributed to a collaborative mobile device client development initiative jointly sponsored by Tencent and HUST.

• Spearheaded the development of the ‘NetNews’ Android news browser client independently.

Jan 2022 – Aug 2022