Samir Shaikh
CEO @ Near
- Role
- CEO CTO at Near
- Location
- Palo Alto, CA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Samir Shaikh
Senior Software Engineering leader with 15+ years building and shipping at scale — from AI/ML platforms to enterprise cloud infrastructure. I bring the rare combination of deep technical execution and people leadership, having led cross-functional engineering teams of 10–30 engineers across Samsung Research, GE, and Cisco.Currently founder & CEO/CTO at Near, where I architected an AI-native property management platform scaling from 10 to properties across 70+ cities. I drive full-stack development, system design, and strategic growth — hands-on.Previously at Samsung Research America (5+ years), I was Sr. Engineering Manager and Sr. TPM for AI/ML, leading delivery of large-scale LLM (BERT/GPT), Knowledge Graphs, ASR, and Multi-Device Experience platforms powering millions of Samsung users globally. I received both CTO (Global) and SRA awards for impact.Before that, I co-founded the Predix DevBox at GE Global Research — one of the earliest Industrial IoT cloud platforms — and led engineering teams at Cisco and Avaya.What I bring to a Senior Engineer:• Full-stack technical depth: distributed systems, AI/ML, mobile, IoT, cloud (AWS/GCP)• Engineering leadership: hiring, mentoring, roadmap, cross-team execution• Product sense: translating business goals into technical architecture• Track record of delivering 0→1 and scaling 1→N products at both startups and Fortune 500sStanford University | Ex-Samsung Research | Ex-GE | Cisco | Avaya
Experience
CEO CTO
Nov 2024 — Present · Palo Alto, CA, US
Head of Company Development Programs:1. Super Intelligent Systems & Software Engineering 2. Strategic Alliances and Partnerships3. Fund raising & Capital allocationWeb App: https://near.biz Get the iOS App: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/dispatchservice/id64••••••71
Education
Stanford University
Artificial Intelligence
Lahore University of Management Sciences
Computer Science
Skills
- Saas
- Linux
- Cloud Computing
- Mobile Applications
- Software Development
- Start-Ups
- Unix
- Program Management
- Testing
- Software Project Management
- Mobile Devices
- Big Data
- Team Leadership
- Analytics
- Java
- Software Engineering
- Networking
- Entrepreneurship
- Cisco Systems Products
- Software Design
- Strategy
- Consulting
- Unified Communications
- Tcp/Ip
- Cisco Technologies
- Leadership
- Product Management
- Java Enterprise Edition
- Enterprise Software
- Enterprise Architecture
- Distributed Systems
- Agile Methodologies
- Management
- Integration
- High Availability
- Product Marketing
- Product Development
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