Saad Syed

Passionate about all things Digital Hardware! Looking to innovate in the field of ML Hardware, FPGA, or ASIC Design.

Experience

VCast Online

Jan 2025 - May 2025

Dubai, UAE

Software Engineer (Co-op)

VCast Online

  • • Led the full-stack development of a collaborative mind-map platform, enabling real-time feedback and map sharing, driving community engagement up by 25%.
  • • Built and deployed a scalable SvelteKit + Node.js web app from scratch, integrating dynamic graph editing (Cytoscape.js), Google OAuth, JWT authentication, and enforced access control logic (owner vs viewer privileges)
  • • Architected and integrated a Mongoose-based feedback system, enabling structured insights collection on nodes, edges, and the graph as a whole — improving data access times by 18%.
Dematic

May 2024 - Aug 2024

Waterloo, ON

Technical Writer (Co-op)

Dematic

  • • Developed comprehensive technical documentation for Dematic’s mechanical and control systems, enhancing user understanding and supporting the seamless integration of advanced automation technologies.
  • • Authored detailed user manuals and technical guides for Dematic’s InSights logistics software, ensuring clarity in functionality and facilitating efficient software deployment across multiple industries.
  • • Simplified complex engineering concepts for diverse audiences, enhancing usability and efficiency.
Matrox Imaging

Jan 2023 - Apr 2023

Dorval, QC (Remote)

Technical Writer (Co-op)

Matrox Imaging | Zebra Technologies

  • • Documented and tested new features added to the company's proprietary software, Matrox Design Assistant, which is a flowchart-based software allowing users to design their own imaging apps.
  • • Collaborated with software engineers to document new functions and capabilities in the company's C Library (Matrox Imaging Library).
  • • Worked with oXygen XML editor to make changes to the official company user manual and user reference which is sold to clients.