Masud Syed

About Masud Syed

Led and managed the company’s flagship product, generating 50%+ of total corporate revenue.(~300M)• Reduced product release cycles by 50% by leading Agile transformation and implementing CI/CD automation• Lowered product development costs from $220K to $156K per unit through Lean engineering and process optimization• Led and scaled engineering teams of 10–20 engineers across distributed, cloud-native environments• Improved release stability and operational reliability by strengthening DevOps pipelines, governance, and cross-functional execution.I am a senior engineering leader with 20+ years of experience building, scaling, and delivering enterprise software, cloud-native platforms, and AI/ML-driven products. I progressed from hands-on software developer to Senior Principal Engineer and engineering leader, combining deep technical expertise with disciplined execution and people-focused leadership.My experience spans the full Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)—architecture, development, testing, release management, deployment, and operations—across distributed, containerized, and microservices-based systems. I partner closely with engineering teams to drive architecture reviews, elevate code quality, strengthen CI/CD automation, and optimize build and release pipelines to increase reliability and delivery velocity.As a PMP practitioner, I drive structured execution across complex programs—aligning scope, resources, risk management, and stakeholder communication to ensure predictable delivery and operational stability.Over the past decade, I have led teams of 10–20 engineers, overseeing hiring, mentoring, performance development, and organizational alignment. My leadership style emphasizes shared ownership, psychological safety, accountability, and continuous improvement. I focus on building high-performing teams that consistently deliver strong business outcomes while growing professionally.I am motivated to work in environments where empathy, integrity, psychological safety, and innovation are not aspirational values—but consistently demonstrated in everyday practice.

Experience

1. Software Development Manager, Ibm Watson Discovery

   IBM

   Mar 2020 — Present

Education

• Northeastern University

  Master of Science (MS), Computer Engineering

  1997 — 1999

• Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology

  BS, EE