Ahmed Syed

Prev Software Engineer @ Blackberry, Sunlife, SmoothAI/Andie | Automation Specialist @ BBS Building Services

Canada

About

Currently working in an Automation Specialist role at BBS Building Services, contributing to workflow optimization by leveraging expertise. Earned a Bachelor’s of Computing in Computer Science from the University of Guelph in December 2023. Previous co-op roles at BlackBerry, Sun Life, and Andie built experience in low-level C programming, big data software development, and full-stack development. Skilled in the MERN stack, game development, generative AI, machine learning, and cloud technologies, with a strong interest in leveraging innovative tools for impactful solutions. NAFA Invest is an ongoing passion project aiming to benchmark the most logical investor leveraging the frontier of technology. Outside of software engineering and technology, I'm into health and fitness, movies, video games, finance and economics.

Experience

  • Automation Specialist at BBS Building Services
    Jul 2024 - Present · 2 yrs 1 mo

    • Designed and implemented a centralized work order generation system improving generation efficiency by over 90% per quarter using python. • Implemented solutions that reduced cross-team miscommunication by 50% by building a central localized LLM agent. • Led cross-functional workflows and task scheduling for 200+ locations, leveraging automated prioritization to reduce turnaround time with python.

  • Founder at NAFA
    Nov 2025 - Present · 9 mos

    • Founded NAFA, a startup focused on developing an innovative platform for AI-driven stock screening. • Designed and implemented full-stack solutions to showcase my development expertise. • Laid the groundwork for a logical trading bot, marking the initial phase of a comprehensive project.

  • Systems Developer at BlackBerry
    May 2022 - Aug 2022 · 4 mos

    • Contributed to production security libraries (PKI-C, SSL-C, Crypto-C) on the Certicom team, shipping 50+ pull requests across 3 cryptographic libraries targeting 5+ platforms including QNX, Windows, Linux, and macOS via Jenkins. • Optimized cryptographic library build and test pipelines, reducing average CI build failures by 25% through dependency standardization and improved test coverage. • Conducted and participated in rigorous peer code reviews for security-critical modules, ensuring adherence to internal security standards.

  • Big Data Software Developer at Sun Life
    Jan 2022 - Apr 2022 · 4 mos

    • Automated data processing workflows across 100+ analytics libraries using Python, recovering 300+ engineering hours per release cycle and eliminating manual hand-offs between data teams. • Built and optimized CI/CD with Jenkins pipelines that reduced deployment lead time by 40% and eliminated recurring environment-configuration errors across 3 business units.

  • Full Stack Software Developer at SmoothAI Inc.
    May 2021 - Aug 2021 · 4 mos

    • Designed and implemented a multi-tier caching strategy using Redis to reduce database load and improve latency by 20%, reducing page load times by 25% and improving system scalability for high-traffic services. • Added SMS/text compatibility via Twilio, enabling an entirely new communication channel across 5+ platform services and increasing mobile-user engagement by 10%. • Delivered 40+ features and bug fixes through a disciplined Agile workflow, reducing production error rates by 15%.