Summary
Hayder A is a Senior Engineer based in London with over 25 years of multidisciplinary engineering experience and eight years focused in software and data roles. Currently at Marsh he architects cost-conscious cloud data lakes and pipelines using an open-source stack (PySpark, Airflow, Iceberg, DuckDB, Polars) to simplify lifecycle management for analytics teams. Previously he built whole-genome sequencing pipelines and COVID data integration systems at the UK Health Security Agency, migrating legacy code, optimising mixed C/Python workloads and delivering Palantir Foundry and Superset-driven analytics in HPC and containerised environments. His background spans medical device product development, large-scale oil refinery project management and international IT operations, giving him rare fluency across hardware, embedded software and enterprise data engineering. He pairs a PhD in engineering knowledge management with hands-on skills in prototyping, certification and operational delivery, often translating complex domain requirements into auditable, production-ready systems. An underrated strength is his ability to balance long-term sustainability and cost-efficiency in data platforms while mentoring teams through technically diverse lifecycles.
7 years of coding experience
21 years of employment as a software developer
Technical University of Denmark
Mechanical and electrical engineering, Mechanical and electrical engineering at Kingston College
BEng Mechanical Engineering, BEng Mechanical Engineering at Queen Mary University of London
PhD Engineering knowledge management, PhD Engineering knowledge management at Cranfield University
Arabic, English