Waqas Ilyas
Software Architect (IoT Cloud) at Siemens Digital Industries Software
Mobile, Alabama, United States
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Top SchoolWaqas Ilyas is a software architect specializing in IoT and cloud solutions with two decades of experience in embedded systems, DevOps, and Eclipse-based IDEs. Currently at Siemens Digital Industries Software, he architects SaaS device fleet management and OTA systems, driving GitOps-inspired, zero-touch device workflows and prototyping cloud IDE and Git hosting infrastructure. He has led cross-functional teams from hands-on kernel-aware debugging and RTOS toolchains to microservices-based IoT edge platforms, automating build, deployment, and provisioning pipelines. Known for turning complex embedded constraints into developer-friendly UX, he also led a showcased ventilator demo that combined edge telemetry and secure OTA updates. Holding an MS in Computer Science from Georgia Tech, he blends deep low-level expertise with cloud-native patterns to modernize long-lived product portfolios.
11 years of coding experience
17 years of employment as a software developer
Master's degree Computer Science, Master's degree Computer Science at Georgia Institute of TechnologyF.Sc. Pre-Engineering, F.Sc. Pre-Engineering at Pakistan Education Academy, DubaiB.Sc. (Hons.) Computer Science, B.Sc. (Hons.) Computer Science at University of Engineering and Technology, LahoreMatriculation Science, Matriculation Science at Pakistan Islamia Higher Secondary School, Sharjah
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Github Skills (38)
swt10
eclipse-plugin9
java9
eclipse-rcp9
angularjs7
xtext7
eclipse6
irc6
table-viewer6
jflex6
jface6
draw2d6
tree6
user-interface6
widgets6
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
waqasilyas/bmpr-beyond-compare
Sep 2015 - May 2018
Contributions:3 releases, 3 pushes, 1 branch in 2 years 8 months
waqasilyas/json-converter-bmpr
Jun 2017 - Jan 2018
Contributions:2 releases, 23 commits, 16 pushes in 6 months
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