Summary
Laith Abad is a software engineer with nine years of experience who currently works as a Software Development Engineer II at Amazon Games, bringing proven back-end and systems experience from prior roles across Amazon and internships at Nike, Capital One, and Vivid Seats. A University of Illinois CS graduate who also studied at KTH, he blends strong academic foundations with practical product delivery in large-scale environments. Laith has a track record of progressing through early-career engineering roles into production-focused work at a major games studio, suggesting comfort with complex, user-facing systems and cross-functional collaboration. Based in Chicago, he pairs technical rigor with a global perspective and a personal commitment to social causes that shapes how he shows up professionally.
10 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science - BS, Computer Science, Bachelor of Science - BS, Computer Science at KTH Royal Institute of Technology
Valedictorian, Valedictorian at Marist High School
Bachelor of Science (BS), Computer Science, Bachelor of Science (BS), Computer Science at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
English, French, Arabic