Samrose Ahmed
About Samrose Ahmed
Samrose Ahmed is a co-founder of Matano, a company that participated in Y Combinator's Winter 2023 batch. He has a background in software engineering, having worked at Amazon and Amazon Web Services, and holds a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Carnegie Mellon University.
Work at Matano
Samrose Ahmed currently serves as Co-Founder at Matano, a company that is part of Y Combinator's Winter 2023 batch. Since 2022, he has been instrumental in developing Matano's cloud-native Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) solution. His role involves leveraging his technical expertise to build high-performance security data lakes, which are essential for effective data management and security analytics.
Previous Experience at Amazon
Ahmed has extensive experience working at Amazon, where he held multiple positions as a Software Development Engineer. He worked for 10 months in 2020 and later as a Software Development Engineer II for 4 months in 2021 in Seattle, Washington. His responsibilities included developing software solutions and contributing to various projects that enhanced Amazon's technological capabilities.
Experience at Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Samrose Ahmed worked at Amazon Web Services (AWS) as a Software Development Engineer and Software Development Engineer II. His tenure at AWS spanned from 2019 to 2021, during which he spent a total of 15 months in the Greater Seattle Area. His work focused on developing cloud-based solutions that support AWS's extensive service offerings.
Education and Expertise
Ahmed studied Mechanical Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University, where he earned a Bachelor of Science (BS) degree from 2015 to 2019. Prior to that, he attended the Bronx High School of Science from 2011 to 2015. His educational background provides a strong foundation in engineering principles, which he applies in his current role at Matano.
Internship at II-VI Incorporated
In 2018, Samrose Ahmed completed a 3-month internship at II-VI Incorporated in Saxonburg, Pennsylvania. This experience allowed him to gain practical skills in engineering and further develop his technical abilities prior to his roles at Amazon and AWS.