Farhan Syed
Engineering Manager- Ad Tech & Publiser Teams at Wunderkind
Mount Rainier, Maryland, United States
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Top SchoolFarhan Syed is an engineering manager with 12 years of experience building data- and ad-tech systems, currently leading cross-functional Ads and Publisher teams at Wunderkind. He blends hands-on engineering in Golang, Python, and big data with product-driven strategy to improve ad delivery, targeting precision, and publisher monetization. Previously he architected enterprise-grade data platforms at Bayer and built large-scale streaming and ML pipelines for DARPA projects and financial services, demonstrating deep experience across backend, data engineering, and DevOps. Farhan is known for reducing infrastructure costs and shipping operational improvements—such as cluster cleanup automation and real-time bidding upgrades—that directly impact revenue and reliability. He mentors engineers across levels, drives engineering standards for testing and instrumentation, and still contributes code and architecture decisions when it matters. Based in Maryland with a B.S. in Cellular Biology and Molecular Genetics, he brings a scientific rigor and curiosity to solving complex engineering problems.
12 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelors of Science Cellular Biology and Molecular Genetics, Bachelors of Science Cellular Biology and Molecular Genetics at University of Maryland
Urdu
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Github Skills (44)
docker8
jsonpath8
json-data8
tws7
golang7
go7
django-admin6
django-views6
django6
json6
trading6
xbox5
driver5
trading-bot5
jquery-plugin5
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
Nearhan/dotfiles
Mar 2017 - Apr 2025
Contributions:15 pushes, 2 branches in 8 years 1 month
TrackMaven/angular-bootstrap-colorpicker
Nov 2015 - Dec 2015
Contributions:4 PRs, 149 pushes, 5 branches in 29 days
jquerycolorpickerdirectiveangularjsangular
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