Summary
Hesam Shahrokhi is a Principal Software Engineer with a PhD in Informatics from the University of Edinburgh and nine years of experience designing high-performance data processing systems, query engines, and compiler-driven optimizations. He combines academic rigor—publishing in top venues—with hands-on product delivery across cloud, web, and systems software, recently leading development of the RAI query engine’s language and compiler layers. His background spans industry research at Huawei and startup leadership, plus founding bespoke enterprise software efforts and teaching operating systems and web engineering. Comfortable bridging research and production, he has a track record of turning published ideas into open-source tools and production-grade systems. Based in Edinburgh, he brings both deep compiler and query-engine expertise and practical experience managing cross-university collaborations and engineering teams.
9 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Informatics, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Informatics at The University of Edinburgh
Master of Science - MS, Information Technology, Master of Science - MS, Information Technology at Sharif University of Technology
Persian, English