Summary
Jamil Said is a Lead Senior Software Engineer with 8 years of professional experience building backend-first, data-focused systems and microservices. He has deep hands-on expertise in Python (Django, FastAPI, Flask), AWS services (Lambda, S3, SQS, EKS, Redshift) and analytics-driven optimizations, having driven data pipelines, ETLs and performance tuning across multiple startups. Jamil has led cross-functional teams and won a company hackathon while at NeuroFlow, and currently directs engineering at Cars Commerce. His background spans full-stack development, custom Linux OS work, and entrepreneurial ventures, giving him a strong blend of product ownership and low-level systems savvy. Outside of work he balances a disciplined life—exercising, playing chess, and watching soccer—which complements his resilient, iterative approach to engineering.
8 years of coding experience
18 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science - BS Economics, Bachelor of Science - BS Economics at Universidade Anhembi Morumbi
Master of Science - MS Information Technology, Master of Science - MS Information Technology at University of San Diego
Master of Business Administration - MBA International Management, Master of Business Administration - MBA International Management at Hochschule Esslingen - University of Applied Sciences
Portuguese, English, Spanish, German