Syed Ahmed
Principal Software Engineer at PsiQuantum
Old Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Top SchoolSyed Ahmed is a Principal Software Engineer with a decade of experience building high-performance distributed systems and control software, currently leading development of control systems for a quantum computer at PsiQuantum. He blends a strong mathematical background in theoretical and mathematical physics with practical architecture work—shaping company-wide platforms, photonics simulation optimization, and HPC during successive senior roles at PsiQuantum. Previously he led engineering teams across fintech and infrastructure at Revolut, Miovision, and PubNub, shipping SDKs and real-world systems that touch millions of users. Based in Toronto and also active as a developer/artist, Syed pairs rigorous problem-solving with an eye for design, bringing uncommon interdisciplinary thinking to complex engineering challenges.
10 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
Public Policy Analysis and Economics, Public Policy Analysis and Economics at MIT Professional EducationTheoretical and Mathematical Physics, Theoretical and Mathematical Physics at Toronto Metropolitan University
English, Urdu
Stackoverflow
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Github Skills (3)
android6
java6
python2
Github contributions (5)
riverdalerobotics/2017-preseason
Nov 2016 - Feb 2017
Contributions:6 commits, 2 pushes, 1 branch in 2 months
Syed-Niotic/badWebsites
Oct 2016 - Feb 2017
Contributions:13 pushes, 1 branch in 4 months
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