Moustafa Mahmoud is a Senior Generative AI Specialist and Field CTO at Microsoft with 14+ years of experience designing and scaling AI, cloud, and data platforms for enterprises. He has led 100+ CXO-level engagements across Azure and AWS, turning strategic visions into production-ready AI solutions using Azure OpenAI, Cognitive Services, and AI accelerators. Previously at AWS he helped migrate monolithic data lakes to data meshes, contributed an Apache Hudi connector for AWS Glue, and led DataOps initiatives that improved platform reliability and developer velocity. His hands-on background spans real-time analytics, large-scale ETL, and MLops from roles at Onfido, EPAM and Etisalat, combining deep engineering craft with customer-facing architecture. A UK Exceptional Talent visa holder and active educator, he shares practical AI knowledge through publications, open-source projects and his GarageEducation YouTube channel. Colleagues know him for bridging research-level methods and pragmatic deployment—making cutting-edge generative AI usable at enterprise scale.
10 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
Master's degree, Mathematics and Computer Science, Master's degree, Mathematics and Computer Science at Nile University
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Diploma, BigData & Data Science, A, Diploma, BigData & Data Science, A at Nile University - NU
Bachelor of Computer Science, Computer Science, Very Good, Bachelor of Computer Science, Computer Science, Very Good at Helwan University
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Moustafa Mahmoud - Senior Generative AI Specialist Global Black Belt