About

Imdad Ahad is an experienced Senior Software Engineer and Co-founder & CTO at Scoodle, a London-based education technology startup. With over 8 years of relevant experience, Ahad has a diverse skill set that includes backend development, AWS, Terraform, Python, Docker, Elastic Search, Jenkins, Flask, and Puppet. Ahad began his career as a Backend Developer at the Government Digital Service, where he honed his skills in Python, Flask, PSQL, AWS (S3, SQS, SES, EC2, SNS, Autoscaling), Jenkins, Elastic Search, Logstash, Kibana, and Docker. He then moved on to BT, where he worked as a Software Engineer (Cybersec), developing expertise in C++, Google Snappy, gtest, vCloud, Puppet Development, Chocolatey, Google Protobuffers, and Git (Stash, JIRA, Confluence, Crucible). Ahad's education background includes a Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science from King's College London, where he studied from 2011 to 2015. At Scoodle, Ahad is responsible for leading the technical development of the platform, overseeing the company's software engineering team, and ensuring that the product is scalable, reliable, and secure. His experience in AWS, Terraform, Docker, and Puppet has been instrumental in building and maintaining the company's infrastructure. Ahad is a highly skilled and dedicated professional who is passionate about using technology to make education more accessible and effective. His technical expertise and leadership skills make him a valuable asset to any organization.