Summary
Shahmir Ejaz is a software engineer with nine years of experience building product-focused systems across startups, academia, and enterprise search. Currently at Algolia, he brings practical engineering chops honed through roles at Xgrid and a research post at the University of Essex, combining product delivery with research-led problem solving. He holds a Master of Computer Science from the University of Essex and a Bachelor's in Software Engineering from NUST, reflecting a strong academic foundation paired with hands-on development. Comfortable across the stack, Shahmir has a track record of moving projects from prototype to production in fast-paced environments and often bridges research insights into shipping features. Living and working in the United Kingdom, he blends international training with a pragmatic approach to scalable, user-facing systems.
8 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Computer Science, Master of Computer Science at University of Essex
Bachelor's Software Engineering, Bachelor's Software Engineering at National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST)