About
I'm a software engineer who works across the whole stack. Backend, frontend, devops, QA, whatever needs doing. I like building things that make people's lives a little easier.
At Apple in Seattle, I build analytics systems and frameworks for Apple Services. Before that I was a Front End Engineer at Amazon, and before that I worked at Mozilla (Firefox), Rackspace, Codecademy, and a few others.
Outside of work I'm into indoor gardening, fitness, trying new restaurants, and gaming. You'll find me as @saadq across the web.
Experience
Dec 2021 – Present
Apple · Seattle, WA
Senior Software Engineer
Build analytics systems and frameworks for Apple Services that measure what matters while ensuring robust user privacy protections. Architected a full-stack web app to simplify instrumentation and streamline collaboration with clients. Led a campaign to modernize tooling across our libraries and legacy apps.
Jun 2019 – Dec 2021
Amazon · Seattle, WA
Front End Engineer II
Developed a new Amazon Search experience letting users ask direct queries from the search bar. Built and launched a feature for sellers to upload product manuals to detail pages. Led the design and engineering of an onboarding web app for new Amazon hires.
Jun – Aug 2018
Rackspace · Blacksburg, VA
Software Developer Intern
Implemented new admin pages for production operations that simplified Rackspace customer support workflows.
Jun – Aug 2016
Mozilla · Mountain View, CA
Firefox Engineer Intern
Revamped the UI for Firefox's password suggestions menu and added support for websites with subdomains.
Dec 2015 – May 2016
Codecademy · Remote
Technical Curriculum Developer & Coding Advisor
Authored lessons for JavaScript courses and mentored cohorts of 200 students at a time as a solo instructor.
Jun – Nov 2015
IEEE · Piscataway, NJ
Application Developer Intern
Created new UIs and authored API endpoints for the IEEE Innovate site.
Jan – Jun 2015
Johnson & Johnson · New Brunswick, NJ
Web Developer Intern
Developed SharePoint front-ends as the sole dev and built responsive widgets with jQuery UI.
Projects
Automatically generates elegant LaTeX resumes. Featured on Mashable.
A Material Design-inspired color scheme and UI theme for Sublime Text.
Zero-config JavaScript linter with TypeScript, Flow, and React support.
Browse TC39 language proposals and learn about the JS standards process.
A speedcubing-focused site and personal project.
You can see more on my GitHub.
Contact
Got a question or just want to say hey? Send me a message, I'll get back to you.