Saeed Karimabadi
Software Engineering Manager at Amazon Web Services (AWS)
San Jose, California, United States
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Top SchoolSaeed Karimabadi is a seasoned software engineering manager and embedded systems expert with over two decades of experience in telecommunications, networking, and optical transceivers. He has led cross-continental engineering teams at Cisco and now AWS, owning Linux kernel, SDK, and open-source delivery for large multi-architecture platforms spanning 120+ products. Previously he drove firmware and device-driver development for high-speed silicon photonics, including architecture and team leadership to build 200 Gb/s fiber-optic transceivers. Saeed blends hands-on low-level coding (drivers, RTOS, FPGA, MDIO/I2C) with product and people management, hiring, and roadmap planning across distributed teams. He holds advanced technical study in computer science and an MBA in business analytics, reflecting a rare mix of deep systems engineering and product/operational savvy. Colleagues describe him as a pragmatic inventor who thrives on integrating open-source ecosystems into mission-critical networking platforms.
9 years of coding experience
21 years of employment as a software developer
B.Sc., Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering, B.Sc., Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering at Iran University of Science and TechnologyDoctor of Philosophy - PhD (unfinished), Computer Science - Real-time Systems, A+, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD (unfinished), Computer Science - Real-time Systems, A+ at Université de MontréalMaster's degree, Computer Science, Master's degree, Computer Science at Sharif University of TechnologyHigh School Diploma, Physic and Mathematics, High School Diploma, Physic and Mathematics at Iran National Organization for Development of Exceptional Talents, Allameh Helli High SchoolMaster of Business Administration - Business Analytics, MBA, Master of Business Administration - Business Analytics, MBA at Carleton University
English, FrenchGithub contributions (3)
saeedsk/slab-allocator-test
Sep 2019 - Sep 2019
Contributions:18 commits, 17 pushes, 1 branch in 1 day
saeedsk/twitter
Feb 2017 - Mar 2017
Contributions:14 pushes, 1 branch in 1 month
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