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    Aqueel Miqdad

    Senior Software Engineer at Twitter

    Aqueel Miqdad is a Staff Software Engineer at Twitter (now known as X) based in the San Francisco Bay Area. Here's a brief overview of his professional background:

    Career at Twitter

    Aqueel has been with Twitter since 2017, progressing through several roles:

    • Started as a Software Engineer Intern in 2017
    • Became a Software Engineer in 2018
    • Promoted to Senior Software Engineer in 2020
    • Currently serves as a Staff Software Engineer since May 2023

    In his current role, he is responsible for building large-scale distributed computing platforms (Core Services) and tooling for Twitter engineers to develop products.1

    Previous Experience

    Before joining Twitter full-time, Aqueel:

    • Interned at Goldman Sachs as a Summer Technology Analyst in 2017
    • Founded GoGo Starters, a consulting company specializing in technology product launches, in 2014
    • Worked as a freelance Web Designer & Developer from 2012 to 20141

    Education

    Aqueel holds a Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science from the Illinois Institute of Technology, where he graduated with a 3.72 GPA. During his time there, he was active in various roles and organizations, including being a Resident Advisor and Internal Secretary for IEEE IIT.1

    Skills and Achievements

    Aqueel has demonstrated expertise in:

    • Solving challenging problems
    • Building high-scale distributed computing platforms
    • Leading technical teams
    • Full-stack web development

    He has also received several honors, including:

    • Chicago Division Winner (Top 3 in Midwest) in the IEEEXtreme Worldwide Coding Competition
    • Grand Prize Winner at HackIllinois 2017
    • Facebook Global Hackathon Finalist1

    Aqueel is multilingual, with proficiency in Hindi, Arabic, Malayalam, and English.1

    Highlights

    Aug 19 · variety.com
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    Location

    Toronto, Ontario, Canada