Summary
Ayaz Hemani is a Principal Software Engineer with nine years of experience building mission-critical and consumer-facing systems, currently shaping the Player Platform at Sonos and developing aeronautical software solutions at General Dynamics. He blends embedded and RTOS security expertise with program-level leadership—having led 20+ engineers to deliver NIST-compliant services and coordinate cross-functional hardware, software, and manufacturing teams. His background spans innovation roles at Nielsen where he drove AI/IoT/AR/VR initiatives and global measurement products for OTT platforms, demonstrating a knack for turning research and emerging tech into deployable solutions. Comfortable in both enterprise and product-driven engineering cultures, he pairs technical architecture skills with stakeholder-facing release planning and program management. Notably, he combines formal CS training from Georgia Tech with hands-on avionics and consumer audio experience, enabling him to bridge complex systems requirements into pragmatic, auditable deliverables.
9 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science - MS Computer Science, Master of Science - MS Computer Science at Georgia Institute of Technology
Bachelor of Science (B.S.) Computer Engineering, Bachelor of Science (B.S.) Computer Engineering at University of South Florida
Hindi, Gujarati, Urdu, Spanish