Sinan Taifour
Co-Founder And CEO at Maqsam
Amman, Amman, Jordan
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Top SchoolSinan Taifour is a seasoned engineer-founder with 16 years of experience building scalable systems and leading product teams across startups and hyperscale environments. As co-founder and CEO of Maqsam, he’s focused on bringing a friendly telephony solution to MENA SMEs, combining deep technical judgment with commercial product strategy. Previously a Senior Software Engineer at Google, he redesigned core server-to-server authentication infrastructure and revamped a framework handling millions of requests per second—work that saved tens of thousands of machines and influenced teams including YouTube. His early career blends full-stack startup hustle (first engineer at Jawaker, co-founder of CashBasha) with academic research in signal and embedded systems from TU Munich and University of Jordan. Comfortable moving between low-level embedded firmware, large distributed services, and go-to-market leadership, he’s a self-described “geek at heart” who turns research-grade ideas into production software. Based in Amman, he brings a rare mix of engineering depth, product instinct, and regional startup experience.
16 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's Degree Electrical Engineering, Bachelor's Degree Electrical Engineering at University of JordanMaster's Degree Communications Engineering, Master's Degree Communications Engineering at Technical University of MunichHonors Degree in Technology Management Technology Management, Honors Degree in Technology Management Technology Management at Center for Digital Technology and Management (CDTM)
English, Arabic, French, German
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Github Skills (36)
sketchup10
credit10
postgresql9
javascript9
connected9
apl9
normalization9
ruby9
newline9
arabic9
code-golf9
phonetics9
sql9
turkish8
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Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
sinantaifour/tgoa
Aug 2009 - Feb 2010
Contributions:73 commits in 5 months
sinantaifour/arabic-letter-connector
May 2013 - Apr 2021
A tool to replace generic disconnected Arabic letters with their connected counterparts, for the Ruby programming language.
Contributions:10 commits, 3 PRs, 3 pushes in 8 years
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