Khader Syed
VP Of Engineering at Chapter 63
New York, New York, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolKhader Syed is a seasoned engineering leader with over a decade of hands-on experience building and scaling DevOps, security, and product engineering teams, now serving as VP of Engineering at myLaurel in New York. He has progressed from systems engineering and solutions architecture at IBM and HP to senior DevOps and DevSecOps roles at Sprinklr, AiCure, Quartet Health, and Nobis Health, blending operational rigor with product-focused delivery. An entrepreneur who runs Chapter 63, Khader pairs strategic leadership with practical engineering — he still contributes firmware-level work to the open-source QMK keyboard project, showing a persistent maker’s curiosity. He holds a BE in Electronics & Communications and a Master’s in Creative Writing, an unusual combination that informs his clear technical communication and people-centric management style.
11 years of coding experience
21 years of employment as a software developer
Master's Degree Creative Writing, Master's Degree Creative Writing at The New SchoolBE Electronics & Communications, BE Electronics & Communications at Osmania University
English, Hindi, Urdu, Telugu, Spanish, German
Github Skills (19)
keyboard-input10
c-language10
atmel10
qmk-firmware10
firmware10
keyman10
qmk10
c-programming10
c1110
keymaps10
keyboard10
c1710
avr10
keyboard-layout10
keymapping10
Programming languages (11)
Github contributions (5)
qmk/qmk_firmware
Jun 2019 - Feb 2021
Open-source keyboard firmware for Atmel AVR and Arm USB families
Role in this project:
Embedded Systems Engineer / IoT Developer
Embedded Systems Engineer / IoT DeveloperContributions:8 reviews, 21 commits, 26 PRs in 1 year 8 months
Contributions summary:Khader's contributions involve developing and modifying keymaps for various keyboards within the QMK firmware ecosystem. The user added new keymaps for the FC660C, Iris Rev3, Planck, and Alice PCB, including Workman and Colemak layouts. They also implemented mouse keys, layer functions, and other customizations, such as RGB lighting, demonstrating a focus on keyboard firmware customization and functionality.
rp2040firmwareavratmelkeyboard-support
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