Summary
Saqlain Mustaq is a software engineer with 8 years of experience building backend systems, data engineering pipelines, and applied AI solutions, currently contributing as an AI Engineer at RBC Capital Markets in San Francisco. He combines production-grade microservices and cloud engineering with generative AI and vector search to make complex information accessible through intelligent automation. His background includes roles at Walmart Global Tech and internships at Cisco and IBM, and academic work at USC and PES University, reflecting a steady progression from research to enterprise-scale systems. Saqlain thrives at the intersection of distributed computing and applied ML, emphasizing robustness, scalability, and real-world impact. Notably, he has moved between research lab full‑stack roles and high-throughput engineering teams, giving him both experimental rigor and production sensibility. He is motivated by solving hard technical problems, cross-team collaboration, and continuously learning new tools to enable smarter, data-driven decisions.
8 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Master's degree, Master's degree at University of Southern California
Bachelor of Technology - BTech, Bachelor of Technology - BTech at PES University
St. Joseph's Pre-University College