John Adib

Software Engineer & Tech Lead

London·UK Settled Status

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. Embraced AI early to multiply team efficiency. Hands-on engineer who ships fast, measures impact, and owns reliability end-to-end.

Professional Experience

Engineering Manager (Promoted from Senior)

(1 year 9 months)

· Full-time

London
  • Shifted iOS and Android app releases from monthly to weekly, a 4x faster cadence, shortening lead time and cycle time.
  • Deployed 3 AI reviewers as an automated guardrail on every PR, enforcing a consistent quality bar and reducing wait time.
  • Developed a reusable design system with 90 tested components, integrated into 5 services in production.
  • Launched an enterprise auth panel with passkeys and 10+ RBAC roles in 3 days using AI tools, edge-deployed across 3 environments.
  • Migrated CI/CD from CircleCI to GitHub Actions, achieving instant, 100% reliable deployments and 80% faster deploys.
  • Boosted platform performance with 60% faster load times across all pages and 80% better homepage LCP.
Tech Stack
TypeScript, Node.js, 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.
  • Architected a pixel-perfect UI with Atomic Design, utilized Storybook with 1,000+ tests for high quality and scalability.
Tech Stack
TypeScript, Node.js, 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

  • Scaled an integrated cloud eCommerce platform (web, app, POS, CRM, accounting) to 1,200+ businesses.
  • Launched an automated app factory that generated a native Android shopping app without coding in less than 10 minutes.
Tech Stack
PHP, Symfony, RESTful API, PHPUnit, Redis, MySQL, JavaScript, React, ELK, Git, Node.js, Express, Vanilla JS, Sass, Tailwind, XML, Nginx, Scrum, Jira, SEO, PWA, Docker, CLI, YAML

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.

Skills

Tech Stack

TypeScript, Node.js, Python, Bash.

AI & LLM

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

Web Framework

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

Mobile

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

Infra

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

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.