About
Syed Baqir Ali
Principal engineer and AI practitioner in Sydney.
I have built software since 2000. I started in enterprise Java, spent 16 years on large engineering systems, and now lead a software engineering practice. Along the way I moved from backend systems into AI engineering: RAG, agents, and cloud-native delivery. I completed a Master of Artificial Intelligence in 2026. I also mentor students on software projects and review technical manuscripts for publication.
Practice
What I do
- Write about AI, software, and engineering practice.
- Build and ship products. Cobu is an AI brainstorming tool. Blox helps you plan goals and habits.
- Help teams modernize legacy systems and adopt AI safely.
- Run teaching and workshops for engineering leads on AI and delivery practice.
- Review technical manuscripts and co-author books on AI and software.
Background
Credentials
- 25+ years in software engineering
- Master of Artificial Intelligence (2026)
- MCS Computer Science
- PMP, PMI-ACP, PMI-PBA
- AWS Certified AI Practitioner
- Co-author, available on Amazon
- Technical manuscript reviewer
Hiring
For hiring managers
Full history and recommendations are on LinkedIn. Case studies are under Work.
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