Walid Ibrahim

Software Engineering Team Lead

Walid Ibrahim has a diverse range of experience in the software engineering field. Their most recent role was as a Senior Software Engineer at eSentire, where they built the SumoLogic deployment tool on AWS Lambda using Python. Walid was also responsible for developing backend APIs to onboard Tenable IO customers and redesigning and re-implementing an old MVS reporting system. Prior to eSentire, Walid worked as a Senior Software Engineer at OpenText from 2016 to 2021.

Before that, they worked at BlackBerry as a Performance Specialist and Software Developer, where they developed software tools for performance testing and automation of Blackberry enterprise solutions. Walid also developed a software tool to extract hibernate patterns that affect software performance.

Walid's early career included roles as a Research Assistant at Queen's University - Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science, where they designed and implemented simulation platforms to study wireless sensor networks and multi-hop localization. Walid also developed programs to study the impact of updating comments on bug appearance and implemented spam filters for bug prediction.

Additionally, Walid worked as a Part-time Software Developer in the logistics industry, where they designed software for unmanned aerial vehicle control and tracking. Their first role as a software developer was as a Junior Software Developer at Macrocell in Cairo, Egypt. Walid worked on the development of Axmall.com using ASP.

Overall, Walid Ibrahim has a strong background in software engineering, with experience in building deployment tools, developing APIs, performance testing, automation, simulation, and network localization.

Walid Ibrahim earned a Bachelor of Applied Science (BASc) in Computer and Information Sciences, specializing in general computer and information sciences, from Cairo University from 2000 to 2004. Following this, they pursued a Master's degree in Information Technology at Cairo University from 2004 to 2008. Finally, they completed their education journey at Queen's University from 2008 to 2014, where they obtained a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree in Computer Science.

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