Saad Maqsood

Saad Maqsood is a Generative AI Software Engineer at Scale AI since December 2023, focusing on enhancing large language models through improved function calling, reasoning, and decision-making accuracy with reinforcement learning. Prior experience includes serving as a Senior Software Engineer at Wells Fargo, where Saad led the development of data pipelines and APIs for financial risk analysis, and as a Software Engineer II at USAA, modernizing legacy applications from Java/COBOL to Python. Additional roles include working as a Python Developer in Machine Learning at Verizon, creating an NLP-based contract generation system, and as an Inside Account Executive at SHI International Corp., providing tailored IT infrastructure solutions. Saad holds a Bachelor's degree in Statistics and Economics from The University of Texas at Austin.