Jihad Ibrahim is an engineering manager and principal software developer at MathWorks with 7 years of formal experience and over a decade leading work in signal processing, audio, and communications toolboxes. He combines hands-on MATLAB/C/C++ implementation of real-time signal processing and deep learning for speech/audio with product and team leadership across Audio Toolbox and DSP System Toolbox. His background spans the full software lifecycle—from use-case and architectural design to automated test harnesses and delivery—grounded in a PhD in electrical engineering and academic research in ultra-wideband wireless. Colleagues rely on him to bridge research-grade algorithms and production-quality tooling, particularly for acoustics, measurements, and ML-enabled audio features. Not obvious from titles alone, he has repeatedly moved between technical lead and product roles, signaling a rare ability to prioritize customer-driven design while still shipping low-level optimized code. Based in Natick, MA, he is a pragmatic engineering leader who mentors teams to turn complex signal-processing requirements into reliable, tested products.
8 years of coding experience
20 years of employment as a software developer
Virginia Tech
Bachelor of Engineering (BEng), Computer and Communications Engineering, Bachelor of Engineering (BEng), Computer and Communications Engineering at American University of Beirut
Use a Python speech command recognition system in MATLAB
Contributions:1 release, 30 commits, 23 pushes in 5 months
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