I build platforms, teams and delivery systems that ship

I lead multi-country mobile initiatives across SDKs, authentication and CI/CD. Goal: secure, modular delivery with measurable outcomes — from standards and tooling to habits and cadence

Head of Mobile Development Mobile & Auth Platforms Products across regions

Leadership in practice

Platform Strategy

  • Built a portfolio of independent SDKs with clear ownership and SLAs
  • Introduced an internal package registry with secure access and version control
  • Defined common integration standards enabling stable apps across multiple countries
  • Ensured long-term maintainability through consistent contracts and policies

Security & Compliance

  • Developed Keycloak extensions: FiPA, passkeys/WebAuthn, OTP, device binding
  • Embedded VAPT, SAST/DAST, and security gates into CI/CD pipelines
  • Enabled centralized audit and monitoring as part of the platform
  • Delivered strong security posture without compromising user experience

Delivery Excellence

  • Enforced strict MR policy: 2 approvals, no self-review, DoR/DoD compliance
  • Implemented a predictable release process with a clear hotfix flow
  • Optimized CI/CD with caching, parallel builds, and SonarQube integration
  • Achieved faster builds and reliable releases across distributed teams

Team Growth & Practice

  • Designed a structured onboarding program with mentors and clear goals
  • Introduced regular assessments and transparent feedback cycles
  • Supported individual growth through 1:1s and tailored development plans
  • Built a culture of accountability and engineering excellence

Knowledge & Standards

  • Established ADR discipline and formal documentation practices
  • Defined and enforced engineering standards, requirements, and regulations
  • Created reusable guidelines and playbooks for consistent delivery
  • Ensured alignment and quality across multiple teams and products

Stakeholder Alignment

  • Built effective collaboration with product teams and country units
  • Provided leadership with visibility through metrics and dashboards
  • Streamlined prioritization and escalation management
  • Aligned business goals with technology outcomes across regions

Skills

Technical

Mobile architecture (iOS/Android/Flutter) SDK design & API contracts Keycloak · OAuth2/OIDC WebAuthn / Passkeys (FIDO2) CI/CD (GitLab) Static & dynamic analysis (SonarQube, SAST/DAST) Performance & battery optimization Offline-first & background sync Payments & wallets (Apple/Google)

Leadership

Technical leadership Platform strategy Process design (DoR/DoD) Quality & security culture Roadmapping & prioritization Metrics & dashboards Stakeholder management Incident & risk management Onboarding & assessments Coaching & 1:1s Cross-functional collaboration Distributed / multi-country delivery

Products I lead

Viva Money

India · Credit Line · iOS & Android

500k+ installs

iOS · Android

Novacard

Mexico · Credit Card · iOS & Android

100k+ installs

iOS · Android

NOVA Finance

Pakistan · EWA & Salary Loan · iOS & Android

iOS · Android

Credit Line (PK)

Pakistan · In development · ETA Dec 2025 · iOS & Android

Doctor Sol

Peru · iOS & Android

Top-10 free Finance on Google Play · 500k+ installs

iOS · Android

Doctor Peso

Colombia · Android

Android

Mobile Platform — 20+ SDKs

Auth & Security

  • Auth, Secure Check, Crypto, SMS Autofill, Wallet
  • Feature Flags, Intl, Logger
  • Integrity and device checks; error semantics

Device & UX

  • Camera, File Picker, Contact Picker
  • Geolocator, Geocoding, Google Maps, Google Places
  • WebView Constructor for fast webview apps

Networking & Data

  • HTTP Client, Connection Manager for VPN/Wi-Fi/Cellular
  • Pixel telemetry and analytics interface
  • AppsFlyer Plus and Sentry integrations

Quality Tooling

  • Debug Tool for HTTP/logs UI, Pretty Notch
  • Flutter linters for apps and packages
  • Standards and templates for reuse

Distributed via a self-hosted package registry with controlled access and version policy

Auth Platform (Keycloak-based)

First-party flows (FiPA)

  • Custom OAuth flows tailored for native apps
  • Step orchestration and policy enforcement

Passkeys & OTP

  • WebAuthn passkeys (FIDO2) for fast login
  • OTP via SMS/Email and phone-first login

Hardening

  • Device binding and integrity signals
  • Standardized errors, audit, observability

Mobile engineering practice

Hiring & Onboarding

  • Role profiles, intake funnel, bar-raising interviews
  • Structured onboarding with goals and mentors

Growth & Assessment

  • 1:1s, feedback loops, growth plans
  • Assessments tied to outcomes and ownership

Knowledge & Rituals

  • Design docs and ADRs with review discipline
  • Guilds, demos, post-mortems, playbooks

Earlier work

GES — Gas Engineer Software

Leading mobile solution for gas and heating engineers in the UK — an all-in-one platform for certificates, records, quotes, invoicing, scheduling, and full business management.

Led a multi-year transformation: re-architected to SOLID principles, eliminated memory leaks, introduced offline mode and background sync, and shipped dozens of new features.

Achieved +40% faster app launch, 70% faster data sync (moved fully to background), and 40% lower battery consumption. App Store rating soared from 3.5 → 4.7, making it the top-rated solution in its category.

Taxi Credit, Paylate, Evotor

Built a suite of high-impact financial applications that brought modern lending and installment services to thousands of users.

Taxi Credit — four native apps (2 iOS, 2 Android) enabling instant loan applications directly from mobile. Paylate — a Flutter-based platform for seamless installment purchases, unifying performance with cross-platform reach. Evotor — a Kotlin app integrated with online cash registers, extending lending services into retail.

Together, these products delivered fast, accessible credit solutions, shaped mobile fintech adoption, and proved the ability to ship at scale across multiple stacks and platforms.

Personal Projects

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macOS app with animated characters focused on UX, performance and distribution

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