Hashir Baqai
Head Of Product at Levels.fyi
San Francisco Bay Area United States
Summary
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Top SchoolHashir Baqai is a product leader with 10 years of experience building data- and developer-focused products from Cisco to Levels.fyi, currently serving as Head of Product in the San Francisco Bay Area. He blends deep engineering roots—hands-on experience shipping SDK samples and improving Node.js test suites for OpenTok—with product leadership across analytics, marketplaces, and developer ecosystems. At LiveRamp and TokBox he launched APIs, search and automation that measurably improved performance and reduced manual work, and he has a track record of turning technical prototypes into revenue-driving products. Known for mentoring cross-functional teams and expanding global engineering footprints, he pairs practical engineering judgment with strategic vision. An electrical engineering graduate, he still contributes to open-source samples and tooling that help developers integrate and debug real-time video systems.
9 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (B.S.) Electrical Engineering, Bachelor of Science (B.S.) Electrical Engineering at SJSU
Urdu, Hindi
Github Skills (19)
json10
opentok10
javascript10
testing10
android-sdk10
java10
javas10
android10
nodejs10
webrtc10
api-design9
restful-api9
api-rest9
eslint9
jquery9
Programming languages (7)
Github contributions (5)
opentok/opentok-android-sdk-samples
Apr 2017 - Jan 2018
Sample applications illustrating best practices using OpenTok Android SDK.
Role in this project:
Mobile Developer (Android)
Mobile Developer (Android)Contributions:58 commits, 29 PRs, 11 pushes in 9 months
Contributions summary:Hashir primarily contributed to the development of Android sample applications for the OpenTok SDK. Their work involved adding and modifying code related to basic video chat functionality, including activity lifecycle methods, session handling, and UI elements. The user also integrated error handling and configuration validation, and adapted the application to use AppCompatActivity. Furthermore, they worked on integrating and updating EasyPermissions library.
opentoktokboxwebrtcandroidsdk
opentok/opentok-node
Aug 2016 - Jun 2017
OpenTok Server SDK for node.js
Role in this project:Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:2 releases, 25 commits, 7 PRs in 9 months
Contributions summary:Hashir focused on improving the test suite for the OpenTok Node.js SDK. Their commits included adding and modifying test cases, specifically addressing missing brackets and integrating an ESLint configuration for code style enforcement. These changes suggest a focus on code quality, maintainability, and adherence to coding standards within the project's test environment. The primary focus of their work was on improving the testing infrastructure.
opentoktokboxnode-jsjavascriptwebrtc
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