John Adib

Engineering Leader & Mentor

London·UK Settled Status
MrAdib.com·github.com/JohnAdib·linkedin.com/in/MrAdib·[email protected]

17+ years shipping results at scale. Co-founded a product that hit 1M users in 30 days. UK Global Talent endorsed. World's Most Influential Mentor. Tech conference speaker. Embraced AI early to multiply team efficiency.

Professional Experience

Engineering Manager

(5 months) —

· Full-time

London
  • Shipped post-checkout Additional Items feature, driving +23% revenue on amended orders.
  • Built an 8-skill AI agent suite carrying a ticket to a reviewed PR with screenshot and video evidence, adopted org-wide.
  • Shifted iOS and Android app releases from monthly to weekly, shipping 10+ versions and cutting the 3-4 day manual QA cycle.
  • Introduced Maestro end-to-end testing in CI with smoke and nightly runs, growing coverage steadily from zero.
  • Led the biggest SEV1 incident in company history, then built the incident function, severity framework, and outage SOP.
  • Authored the levelling and pay bands for the entire engineering job family.
Tech Stack
TypeScript, NodeJS, Python, React, React Native, Expo, EAS, Unistyles, Tamagui, Next.js, GraphQL, Django, GCP, Cloud Run, Pub/Sub, Firestore, Terraform, GitHub Actions, Turborepo, incident.io, Sentry, Statsig, Mixpanel, Adyen, Algolia, Maestro, Playwright, Vitest, Storybook, Chromatic

Senior Software Engineer

(1 year 5 months) —

· Full-time

London
  • Developed a reusable design system with 90 tested components, integrated into 5 services in production.
  • Shipped enterprise auth panel using AI tools with passkey, edge deployment in 3 environments, and 10+ RBAC roles.
  • Migrated CI/CD from CircleCI to GitHub Actions, achieving instant, 100% reliable deployments and 80% faster deploys.
  • Improved platform performance, cutting load times across all pages by 60% and boosting Homepage LCP by 80%.
  • Established E2E tests covering 100% sensitive flows in CI/CD, reducing validation time and boosting release confidence.
Tech Stack
TypeScript, NodeJS, GCP, Pub/Sub, CircleCI, Algolia, GitHub Actions, Material UI, Firebase, Firestore, Next.js, React.js, Playwright, NestJS, Terraform, Vitest, Jest, Chromatic

Senior Lead Software Engineer

(2 years 1 month) —

· Full-time

London
  • Led development of a booking platform with 10+ distinct designs and drove OKRs to establish a new revenue stream.
  • Automated deployment process with CI/CD, cut time from months to less than 10 minutes and ensured zero downtime.
  • 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, Chromatic

Co-Founder & CTO

(3 years) —

· Full-time

  • 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.
  • Joined a bug bounty program and introduced a new WAF that filters and monitors 99% of attacks.

Head of Engineering

(1 year 5 months) —

· Full-time

  • Led engineering team that delivered educational management system serving 500,000+ students and 2,000+ teachers.
  • Designed the database from scratch and built 150+ SPA functional modules with server-side rendering.

Information Technology Lecturer

(1 year) —

University of Tehran · Part-time

  • Delivered practical courses on web development covering HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and SEO with hands-on, industry-relevant projects.

Professional Experience

Principal Software Engineer

(1 year) —

· Full-time

  • Delivered an NFC-powered attendance system with interactive display and mobile check-ins, launched MVP in 2 months.

Co-Founder & CEO

(2 years 4 months) —

· Full-time

  • Built and led a 15-member cross-functional startup, launched a flagship product that rapidly scaled to 1M users in month one.

Computer Lecturer

(11 years 4 months) —

Teacher · Part-time

  • Taught 2,000+ students web technologies and ICDL across 4 universities, vocational colleges, and private classes.

Software Engineer

(3 years 11 months) —

Mixa · Full-time

  • Established a cloud archive solution that annually saves +1M documents and avoids waste of tons of paper.

Frontend Developer UI/UX

(3 years) —

Freelancer

  • Designed and deployed 40+ WordPress websites, improved user experience, and achieved a high SEO rank.

Skills

Tech Stack

TypeScript, Node.js, Python, Bash.

AI & LLM

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

API

SOAP, REST, GraphQL, WebSocket, tRPC.

Web Framework

Express.js, NestJS, Fastify, Hono, Next.js.

Front-end JS Library

Vanilla JS, Vue.js, React.js.

Mobile

React Native, Expo, EAS, OTA, Sentry, Mixpanel, AppsFlyer.

CSS Framework

Tailwind CSS, Shadcn, Bootstrap, Material UI.

Test Suites

Cypress, Playwright, Storybook, Jest, Maestro, Vitest.

Infra

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

Database

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

ORM

Prisma, TypeORM, Drizzle, Mongoose.

Distributed Cache

Redis, Memcached.

CI/CD Automation

Docker, GH Actions Turborepo, Monorepo.

Messaging and Monitoring

RabbitMQ, Elasticsearch, Pub/Sub.

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 among leading global mentors

🥇 #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

Best Website Builder and App Builder Service

Winner at IR Web and Mobile Festival

🎖️ Recognized as a National Elite

Awarded by IR National Elites Foundation for excellence

The Best Corporate, Tourism Website

5th IR Web Festival

🏆 Silver Medal & Medallion for Excellence

WorldSkills IR - IT Software Solutions for Business

Medallion for Excellence

WorldSkills IR - IT Software Applications

Education

M.S. in Information Technology Management

—

Azad University · Part-time

Relevant Coursework
Fuzzy Logic and AI, Digital Marketing, Business Process Re-engineering, E-business, Statistical Analysis.

B.S. in Computer Software Engineering

—

Azad University · Part-time

Relevant Coursework
Advanced Programming, Data Structure, Algorithm Design, Database Design, Internet Engineering.

Volunteer work

Mentor - Software Engineering & Career Growth

(2 years 3 months) —

  • Mentored 580+ sessions, advising on roadmaps, best practices, and strategic decisions in technical and professional domains.

Judge - 2025 CODiE Awards

(1 year) —

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

CTO (Volunteer, Part-time)

(4 years 10 months) —

Khadije Charity

  • Founded and scaled the entire technical ecosystem from zero, engineered solutions that directly impacted 110,000+ lives.

Expert - Software Solutions for Business

(5 years 3 months) —

WorldSkills IR

  • Coached and trained 3 national medalists; Managed second stage of national team camp for WorldSkills Sao Paulo 2015.