Neshay Ahmed
@neshayahmed
I build enterprise AI platforms, products, and engineering teams from zero to scale.
CanadaWhat I'm looking for
At Shakudo, I lead development of AI agent infrastructure and workflow automation for enterprise customers across retail, automotive, and financial services. I took an MCP Gateway from inception to launch, built custom MCP servers for Loblaw's e-commerce flow, and evaluated LangGraph, SmolAgents, and Claude for Agent Builder.
As CTO and co-founder of Wavy, I led engineering, product, compliance, and operations for an AI-powered culture OS used by teams at Shopify, Allstate Insurance, and Jobber. I raised $3.5M+ CAD, scaled the product from MVP to enterprise without increasing headcount, supported 5,000 RPM at 99.999% uptime, and built analytics that drove a 3x engagement increase.
Across 15+ years at Wavy, Nudge, Tesla Motors, and Zynga, I've translated technical innovation into business outcomes—building distributed teams, launching integrations, establishing SOC 2 foundations, and using AI and LLM tools to reduce delivery time by 50–70%.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Head of Engineering
Shakudo
Aug 2025 - Apr 2026 (8 months)
Leading development of AI agent infrastructure and workflow automation products at a Series A startup, serving enterprise clients across retail, automotive, and financial services. Collaborated with customers on product strategy, launched MCP Gateway, and led POC for Agent Builder.
CTO & Co-founder
Wavy
Aug 2019 - Jul 2025 (5 years 11 months)
Led engineering, product, compliance, and operations to build an AI-powered culture OS serving teams at Shopify, Allstate Insurance, and Jobber. Raised $3.5M+ CAD and scaled product from MVP to enterprise with 5000 RPM and 99.999% uptime.
Server Team Lead
Nudge
Jul 2016 - Mar 2019 (2 years 8 months)
Led server team responsibilities, likely overseeing backend development and team coordination.
Developed applications at Tesla Motors, contributing to software solutions for the company.
Worked as a senior software engineer at Zynga, developing and maintaining software for gaming platforms.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
University of Waterloo
Bachelor of Computer Science, Computer Science
2004 - 2009
Bachelor of Computer Science Honours with Co-op from the University of Waterloo, completed from 2004 to 2009.
Tech stack
Software and tools used professionally
Availability
Location
CanadaAuthorized to work in
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