VP of Product & Engineering

KAMRAN
QADRI.

Most engineering teams don’t fail because of bad developers.
They fail because culture, architecture, and AI adoption are misaligned.

I help engineering leaders fix this — so teams ship faster, systems stay clean, and AI becomes real leverage instead of noise.

Trusted by startups and scaleups across US, AU, AR, EE, and Pakistan.

20+
Years in Systems & Engineering
5+
Countries (US, AU, AR, EE, PK)
283+
Open Source PRs & Extensions

How I Help

What I'm Building

DevnCode

Building Pakistan’s developer ecosystem city-by-city through meetups, mentorship, and real-world learning.

devncode.tech →

booknest.dev

Removing geography from learning by making quality technical books accessible to Pakistani developers.

booknest.dev →

AI-First Engineering

Teaching teams how to work with AI as a teammate inside real engineering workflows.

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Experience

I didn’t grow in titles. I grew in scope — from operations → architecture → engineering leadership.

May 2022 — Present

VP of Product & Engineering

SimpliEd

Progressed from Head of Product Development to VP. Built the product org from the ground up, established processes, and now lead culture transformation and scalable architecture for EdTech serving thousands.

Aug 2021 — May 2022

Engineering Manager

Circadia Health

Managed engineering teams and technical architecture for healthcare monitoring solutions.

Jan 2021 — Jul 2021

Chief Technology Officer

O16 Labs

Led technology strategy and product development for early-stage ventures.

Aug 2017 — Present

Founder

DevnCode

Building developer communities across Pakistan with mentorship, meetups, and real-world learning.

Dec 2016 — Oct 2018

Chief Executive Officer

Stack Innovations

Built and led engineering teams delivering client systems and internal platforms.

2006 — 2015
Operations & MIS leadership in textile industry → transition to software engineering

From operations → architecture → leadership

Led 25+ engineers, shipped multi-school SIS/LMS, and scaled platforms used by thousands.

Earlier roles: Technical Lead at Nyana News, Head of Development at Mikaels Labs, Team Lead at Panacloud.

Community & Open Source

I founded DevnCode and helped spark developer communities across multiple cities in Pakistan where engineers learn from each other — not from slides, but from real builders.

Through booknest.dev, I'm working to make quality technical books accessible to Pakistani developers. Growth shouldn't be limited by geography.

I maintain VS Code extensions, contribute to open source projects, and regularly speak at local tech events about engineering culture, architecture, and building communities.

DevnCode

Developer communities across Pakistan

booknest.dev

Accessible dev books

283+ PRs

Open source contributions

Who This Is For

CTOs, VP Engineering, founders, and product leaders whose teams are growing but delivery, architecture, and AI adoption are getting harder — not easier.

Let’s Fix Your Engineering Bottlenecks

This call is for leaders serious about fixing engineering, not discussing it.

If your engineering team feels slower as it grows, your architecture is becoming harder to manage, or AI feels confusing instead of helpful — we should talk.

Book an Engineering Advisory Call

Best for: Engineering leaders, founders, CTOs, product leaders

Outcome: Clear direction on culture, architecture, and AI adoption

Next step: 30-minute engineering advisory call

Prefer email? [email protected]