Abdul Ahad Shah

Engineering Lead with 7+ years shipping full-stack TypeScript and AI products. I build lean, scalable systems, lead high-performing teams, and turn ideas into production-ready MVPs fast—across web, mobile, and data platforms.

Karachi, PK • Riyadh, SA (travel-ready)

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About

Product-minded Engineering Lead shipping full-stack TypeScript and AI systems. I translate ambiguous problems into clear, shippable roadmaps, design lean, scalable architectures, and lead small teams to fast, iterative MVPs. Recent work: Azure OpenAI, AI Search, Functions, and RAG pipelines with production-grade evaluation and observability. Comfortable across web, mobile, and data, with strong API design, DevOps, and testing practices. I communicate crisply, work async-first, and coach engineers to raise quality and velocity.

Work Experience

MazikGlobal
On-site

12/2024 - 06/2025

Associate Consultant (acting as AI Engineering Lead)

• Led engineering for a bespoke AI Studio for a UK publisher on Azure (Azure OpenAI, AI Search, Functions); defined architecture and delivery approach. • Established an AI-native delivery flow that enabled a small team to ship in rapid iterations and unblock cross-functional stakeholders. • Spearheaded multiple internal AI initiatives to automate processes and prototype new capabilities.

Welab Health
Remote

06/2023 - 12/2023

Frontend Team Lead, Senior Software Engineer

• Led a 6-member team to launch a multi-region corporate SaaS MVP across web and mobile. • Directed development of 3 web frontends and 2 multilingual React Native apps; aligned delivery with executive stakeholders. • Drove product and business pivots by translating requirements into short, shippable iterations.

Inserito
On-site

10/2022 - 05/2023

Team Lead, Senior Software Engineer

• Led a 6-engineer team to deliver a large-scale corporate SaaS MVP. • Architected the greenfield platform and streamlined engineering processes to support team growth and scalability. • Mentored junior engineers through code reviews and pairing to raise code quality and delivery velocity.

ePaging
On-site

11/2021 - 10/2022

Team Lead MERN Stack Development

• Led a 5-person team to launch a Web3-based social media platform on the MERN stack. • Oversaw the product lifecycle from development through maintenance; integrated blockchain components (ERC-20/BSC). • Coordinated web and mobile releases and ongoing enhancements with product and ops.

Integnix
On-site

10/2020 - 04/2021

Technical Lead

• Launched the MVP for InstaZap, an Irish food delivery startup, as Technical Lead. • Re-architected the React Native mobile app and supporting Node.js API to improve scalability and user experience. • Collaborated with founders and operations to prioritize features and stabilize releases.

Cloudlead
On-site

02/2018 - 10/2020

Full Stack Engineer

• Joined a 3-person team as Frontend Engineer and grew into a Full-Stack role; built the initial Cloudlead App UI in React. • Designed and maintained ELT pipelines and Scrapy-based Python scrapers; deployed on AWS (EC2/S3/Lambda/ECS) and scaled to multi-million-record throughput. • Rebuilt an internal app to streamline human-in-the-loop workflows and operations.

Education

Binary University College of Management & Entrepreneurship

2014 - 2017
Bachelor of Science in Computer Science

Skills

TypeScript, Node.js, React/Next.js, React Native
API design (REST), WebSockets
Databases: PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Redis
Cloud: Azure (OpenAI, AI Search, Functions, Storage, Key Vault), AWS (EC2, S3, Lambda, ECS)
AI: RAG, vector DBs (Azure AI Search/PGVector), prompt engineering, evaluation
Infra: Docker, CI/CD (GitHub Actions), monitoring/logging
Testing: Jest, Playwright
Team leadership, roadmap execution, async-first collaboration

Projects

AI Studio

Led the engineering of a bespoke AI Studio for a UK-based publisher to streamline content workflows. Utilized a rapid, AI-native development workflow on Azure to deliver a robust, scalable platform.

AI Engineering Lead
Azure AI
Python
Microsoft Business Solutions

Mazik Internal AI Initiatives

Spearheaded several in-house AI projects focused on automating processes and developing novel capabilities. Employed an AI-native workflow that enabled small teams to deliver complex solutions with extreme velocity.

AI Engineering Lead
Azure AI
Python
Typescript

Cloudlead App

Engineered a platform to manage human-verified data at scale, featuring a multi-million record index of scrapers and custom internal tooling to boost team efficiency.

Full Stack Developer
JavaScript
Next.js
CRA
React.js
Express
MongoDB

InstaZap

A platform to facilitate and ease delivery to your doorstep.

Technical Lead
JavaScript
TypeScript
React Native
React.js
Sunmi
CRA
MongoDB
Express

Deliver Design

A design studio that provides the best design and development expertise.

Partner
JavaScript
React.js
Next.js
Vercel
Design
User Experience

TrustVibes

A next-generation mobile app using cutting-edge tools to create new revenue streams for creators.

Team Lead MERN Stack Development
JavaScript
React.js
React Native
Express
MongoDB
Web 3
Social Media
ERC-20
BSC

SmartWorkers

A platform to modernise the management, collaboration, and performance of a desk & mobile workforce.

Team Lead MERN Stack Development
TypeScript
JavaScript
Python
React.js
React Native
Express
MongoDB

Welab

A platform allowing patients to order remote care services and connect with doctors.

Frontend Team Lead
TypeScript
JavaScript
React.js
Next.js
React Native