Kashif Syed

About Kashif Syed

Engineering leader with 25+ years of experience building and scaling cloud-native platforms, with deep expertise in healthcare technology and AI-driven product development. Currently leading a 20+ person engineering organization delivering enterprise-scale digital health solutions for CommonSpirit Health, one of the nation’s largest healthcare systems (140+ hospitals, 1,500+ care sites). Passionate about applying Agentic AI, LLMs, and intelligent automation to transform healthcare workflows—from clinical documentation and medical coding to real-time HIPAA compliance monitoring. Early engineer at a San Francisco startup during the dot-com era, bringing firsthand experience in early-stage product development, rapid prototyping, and building products from zero in resource-constrained environments.CORE COMPETENCIESEngineering Leadership: Team building (20+ engineers), hiring, mentoring, engineering roadmaps, agile delivery, cross-functional collaboration with CTO/CPOCloud & Architecture: Cloud-native systems design (AWS, Azure, GCP), microservices, GraphQL/REST APIs, CI/CD pipelines, containerization, distributed systems at scaleAI & Machine Learning: LLM integration (GPT-4, Claude), RAG architectures, Agentic AI workflows, prompt engineering, vector databases, AI agent design patternsProduct & Startup: Product ideation, MVP development, 0-to-1 product launches, lean startup methodology, technical due diligence, go-to-market strategyTECHNICAL PROFICIENCIESLanguages & Frameworks: Java, Spring Boot, Python, JavaScript/TypeScript, React, Node.js, GraphQL, REST APIsCloud & Infrastructure: AWS (EC2, Lambda, S3, Bedrock), Azure (OpenAI, AI Search, Container Apps), GCP, Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform, CI/CD (GitHub Actions, Jenkins)AI/ML Stack: LangChain, LlamaIndex, RAG pipelines, vector databases (Pinecone, pgvector), OpenAI API, Anthropic API, Hugging Face, prompt engineeringData & DevOps: PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Oracle, SQL Server, Elasticsearch, Redis, SonarQube, Git, JIRA, Confluence, Agile/Scrum

Experience

1. Director of Engineering

   Qualified Digital

   Aug 2020 — Present

   CommonSpirit Health (via Qualified Digital)| Remote | June 2023 – PresentOne of the nation’s largest nonprofit healthcare systems: 140+ hospitals, 1,500+ care sites, employees•Lead a 20+ person engineering organization responsible for the enterprise cloud platform migration and digital transformation serving millions of patients across 21 states•Partner with product and executive stakeholders to define engineering roadmaps, prioritize feature development, and align technical strategy with organizational health outcomes•Architected cloud-native backend systems with GraphQL APIs, Content Fragment models, and dynamic data pipelines for doctor discovery, location search, and treatment content—reducing content publishing cycles by 60%•Established engineering standards including code review processes, CI/CD automation, and preview environments that reduced feature validation time by 40% and accelerated release cadence•Drive hiring, onboarding, and mentorship across distributed engineering teams, building a culture of technical excellence and continuous improvement•Spearheaded evaluation and integration of AI-powered tools for content operations, developer productivity, and healthcare workflow automation

Education

• Boston University

  Master of Business Administration - MBA, Accounting and Finance

• Quaid-e-Azam University, Islamabad

  Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Computer Sciences

Skills

• Maven
• Javascript
• Java
• Jquery
• Team Leadership
• Oracle
• Postgresql
• Cloud Computing
• Databases
• Java Enterprise Edition
• Enterprise Software
• Enterprise Architecture
• Html
• Spring
• Amazon Web Services (Aws)
• Node.js
• Design Patterns
• Mysql
• Unix
• Microsoft Office
• C++
• Microsoft Sql Server
• Spring Framework
• Django
• Integration
• Xml
• Web Services
• Project Management
• React.js
• C
• Software Documentation
• Ajax
• Investments
• Jsp
• Apache Ant
• Redux
• Agile Methodologies
• Sql
• Linux
• Consulting