Hakim Cassimally possesses diverse experience in the technology sector, having worked in various roles including Docs Operations and Tooling at Couchbase, Technology Training Squirrel and Senior Software Engineer at the BBC, and Perl & Python Consultant at Green Okapi Consulting. Additionally, Hakim contributed as a Commercial Team Developer at mySociety and co-authored a book titled "Designing the Internet of Things: from Prototype to Manufacture." Educationally, Hakim holds a Master of Arts with Honours in Italian and English Literature from The University of Edinburgh, achieved between 1994 and 1998.