John Adib

Senior Lead Software Engineer

v19.2.0

17+ years of experience delivering high-value scalable web solutions driving measurable business growth. Led cross-functional teams and set data-driven technical vision for 5+ multi-million-dollar projects from inception to launch.

email [email protected]
location
London
star
UK Global Talent Visa Holder

Professional Experience

Senior Software Development Engineer

Full-time
(1 year)
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  • Migrated CI/CD from CircleCI to GitHub Actions, achieving instant, 100% reliable deployments and 80% faster deploys.
  • Resolved hundreds of lint warnings across four services, raising quality standards and reducing tech debt.
  • Improved platform performance, cutting load times across all pages by 60% and boosting Homepage LCP by 80%.

Tech Stack

TypeScript, NodeJS, GCP, Pub/Sub, CircleCI, Algolia, GitHub Actions, Material UI, Firebase, Firestore, Next.js, React.js, Playwright, NestJS, Terraform, Vitest, Jest.

Senior Lead Software Engineer

Full-time
(2 years 1 month)
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  • Led development of a booking platform with 10+ distinct designs and drove OKRs to establish a new revenue stream.
  • Refactored E2E tests and designed 35+ Cypress tests, enhanced pipeline efficiency, performance and reliability.
  • Architected a pixel-perfect UI with Atomic Design, utilized Storybook with 1,000+ tests for high quality and scalability.

Tech Stack

TypeScript, NodeJS, GCP, Docker, Terraform, PHP, GitHub Actions, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Prisma, React.js, Tailwind, Next.js, Express, Vue.js, Jest, Cypress, Playwright, Storybook.

Co-Founder & CTO

Full-time
(3 years)
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  • Implemented an integrated cloud eCommerce solution for 1,200+ businesses containing website, app, POS software, CRM, CMS, accounting software, ticketing, and form builder.
  • Launched an automated app factory that generated a native android shopping app without coding in less than 10 minutes.

Head of Engineering

Full-time
(1 year 5 months)
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  • Led engineering team that delivered educational management system serving 500,000+ students and 2,000+ teachers.

Principal Software Engineer

Full-time
(1 year)
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  • Built NFC-powered attendance system with interactive display and mobile check-ins, launched MVP in 2 months.

Co-Founder & CEO

Full-time
(2 years 4 months)
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  • Spearheaded a 15 members cross-functional startup team. Launched a flagship product that hit 1M users in just a month.

Software Engineer

Mixa

Full-time
(3 years 11 months)
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  • Established a cloud archive solution that annually saves +1M documents and avoids waste of tons of paper.

Frontend Developer UI/UX

Freelancer

Freelance
(3 years)
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  • Designed and deployed 40+ WordPress websites, improved user experience, and achieved a high SEO rank.

Skills

Tech Stack

TypeScript, Node.js, PHP, Python, Rust, Bash.

AI & LLM

OpenAI, Gemini, Vertex AI, Llama, RAG, Claude.

Database

MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Firestore, JSON, YAML.

ORM

Prisma, TypeORM, Drizzle, Doctrine, Eloquent, Mongoose.

Distributed Cache

Redis, Memcached.

API

SOAP, REST, GraphQL, WebSocket, Protobuf, tRPC.

Web Framework

Express.js, NestJS, Hono, Next.js, Nuxt.js.

Front-end JS Library

Vanilla JS, React.js, Vue.js, React Native.

Test Suites

Cypress, Playwright, Storybook, Jest, Vitest, PHPUnit.

CSS Framework

Tailwind CSS, Bootstrap, Material UI, Semantic UI.

Infra

Terraform, Cloud Run, Kubernetes, Firebase, AWS, GCP.

Security

OWASP, CORS, XSS, CSRF, DDoS, CSP, JWT, OAuth2.

CI/CD Automation

Docker, GH Actions Turborepo, Monorepo.

Messaging and Monitoring

RabbitMQ, Elasticsearch, Datadog.

Engineering Principles

SoC, SOLID, OOP, TDD, DRY, EDA.

Core Web Essentials

HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Crawl, SEO.

Awards and Honors

🏅 The World’s Most Influential Mentor

Honored in ADPList100 for Software Engineering mentorship

🥇 #1 Mentor in Europe - ADPList Mentor of Year

Recognized for impactful contributions to mentorship

🎖️ UK Global Talent Visa - Tech Nation

Endorsed as an exceptional talent and global leader in tech

🎖️ Recognized as a National Elite

Awarded by IR National Elites Foundation for excellence

Education

M.S. in Information Technology Management

Azad University

B.S. in Computer Software Engineering

Azad University

Volunteer work

Judge - 2025 CODiE Awards

CODiE Awards

(1 year)
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  • Selected as a 2025 judge to evaluate top global software products, recognizing innovation and excellence in technology.

Mentor - Software Engineering & Career Growth

ADPList

(1 year 6 month)
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  • Mentored 500+ sessions, advising on roadmaps, best practices, and strategic decisions in technical and professional domains.

CTO (Volunteer, Part-time)

Khadije Charity

(4 years 10 months)
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  • Founded and scaled the entire technical ecosystem from zero, engineered solutions that directly impacted 110,000+ lives.