Maryam Saeidi
Principal Software Engineer at Elastic
Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
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Top SchoolMaryam Saeidi is a Principal Software Engineer based in Amsterdam with over a decade of experience designing and delivering scalable full-stack applications, and eight years of focused industry experience in JavaScript ecosystems. She has progressed from backend Node.js roles to tech lead and principal positions at companies like Travix and Elastic, where she contributed front-end improvements to the high-profile open-source Kibana project. Known for steering multicultural engineering teams, she emphasizes asking the right questions first to avoid costly work and then translating insights into clear, step-by-step technical plans. Maryam combines strong architectural judgment with hands-on execution across frontend and backend domains, and she brings a philosopher’s curiosity—pursuing a BA in Philosophy while maintaining deep technical credentials. Outside work she reads widely and plays board games, a reflection of her strategic thinking and taste for complex narratives.
8 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (BS) Computer Software Engineering, Bachelor of Science (BS) Computer Software Engineering at Shiraz UniversityBachelor's degree Philosophy, Bachelor's degree Philosophy at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU Amsterdam)Master of Science (MS) IT Engineering (Network), Master of Science (MS) IT Engineering (Network) at Sharif University of Technology
English, Persian
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Github Skills (16)
typescript10
user-interface10
typescripts10
front-end-development10
react10
typescript-types10
javascript9
mochajs6
xserver6
unit-testing6
x116
linux6
sinon6
jsfiddle6
loopback6
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
elastic/kibana
Jul 2022 - Jan 2023
Your window into the Elastic Stack
Role in this project:
Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:1240 reviews, 35 commits, 497 PRs in 6 months
Contributions summary:Maryam focused on fixing rule's link in observability cases, particularly within the context of actionable observability. They made improvements to the rule's link functionality, tested the rule links, and refactored and improved paths within the `kibana` repository. The code changes primarily involve modifications to user interface components and the behavior of links, reflecting a strong focus on front-end development in the context of the Elastic Stack's observability features.
elasticdashboardskibanaobservabilitywindow
maryam-saeidi/kibana
Jun 2022 - Apr 2025
Your window into the Elastic Stack
Contributions:7 PRs, 1427 pushes, 447 branches in 2 years 9 months
elasticwindowelastic-stackelasticsearch
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