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Waqas Ahmed

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Chief Technology Officer at brightwheel
📍 Bellevue, Washington, United States

Waqas is the CTO at brightwheel, focused on building an AI operating system for the early education sector. His career highlights include leading fintech at FIS and Coinbase, and heading the Computer Vision AI team for Amazons "Just Walk Out" technology. Colleagues have described him as a "visionary, " "creative, " and "genius. "

His favorite preschool snack is Hello Panda.

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Experience
23 Years
Current Role
Chief Technology Officer
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Bellevue, Washington, United States
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Priorities

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AI in Early Education
Currently leading the charge at brightwheel to build the AI operating system for vertical SaaS in the early education space, reflecting his company's core mission.
Fintech and Fraud Prevention
Managed teams at FIS and Coinbase that developed AI models to prevent fraud, secure user onboarding, and oversee payment rails.
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Career

Work history

9-2025
Chief Technology Officer
brightwheel
6-2023 - 9-2025
EVP Engineering, Atelio by FIS
FIS
11-2021 - 2-2023
VP of Engineering
Coinbase
5-2014 - 10-2021
Director, Computer Vision AI and Engineering
Amazon
8-2009 - 5-2014
Sr. Manager, Customer Reviews
Amazon
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Education
1995 - 1999
Bachelors of Engineering
GIK Institute of Engineering Sciences and Technology
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