I am a senior engineering lead with 15 years of experience building and scaling mobile and cross-platform products. I focus on product-centered, people-first leadership, steering engineering teams and collaborating with executives to shape technical strategy and deliver high-impact solutions. I thrive at bridging product, design, and engineering, mentoring developers, and driving architecture and process improvements. I'm passionate about AI-driven platforms, safety culture, and turning ambitious ideas into reliable, scalable software that users love.

Zahidur Rahman Faisal

I am a senior engineering lead with 15 years of experience building and scaling mobile and cross-platform products. I focus on product-centered, people-first leadership, steering engineering teams and collaborating with executives to shape technical strategy and deliver high-impact solutions. I thrive at bridging product, design, and engineering, mentoring developers, and driving architecture and process improvements. I'm passionate about AI-driven platforms, safety culture, and turning ambitious ideas into reliable, scalable software that users love.

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I am a senior engineering lead with 15 years of experience building and scaling mobile and cross-platform products. I focus on product-centered, people-first leadership, steering engineering teams and collaborating with executives to shape technical strategy and deliver high-impact solutions.

I thrive at bridging product, design, and engineering, mentoring developers, and driving architecture and process improvements. I’m passionate about AI-driven platforms, safety culture, and turning ambitious ideas into reliable, scalable software that users love.

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Language

English
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Work Experience

Senior Mobile Engineer at 701 Search PTE Ltd
March 1, 2017 - January 1, 2018
Led the mobile development team for Android and iOS projects, serving as the primary technical authority for architecture, framework selection, and tech stack optimization.
Founder and CTO at Audacity IT Solutions Ltd
April 1, 2015 - July 1, 2016
Founded and scaled a high-performing team across Engineering, Design, and QA, establishing the company’s initial technical vision and hiring rubrics. Expanded the business internationally by securing a contract from UNEXT Japan and managing technical stakeholder relationships, leading offshore development efforts. Ranked among the top 3 startups at GP Startup Accelerator Program, 2016.
Tech Lead at BJIT Ltd
May 1, 2014 - March 1, 2015
Led a mobile development team, handling releases of multiple software projects. Managed offshore stakeholder communications, ensuring smooth delivery of projects.
Team Lead / Consultant at Local and Remote
July 1, 2016 - February 1, 2017
Remote collaboration with UNEXT Japan, contributing to Android, iOS apps and the CVideo streaming SDK.
Assistant Lead Engineer at Synapse
March 1, 2018 - December 1, 2021
Led the end-to-end rebuild of the One NUS Android Kotlin and iOS Swift apps from scratch, introducing biometric authentication, reducing the user journey to urgent medical services by 50%, improving accessibility for thousands of patients. Architected and delivered a Telehealth Appointment Scheduling solution integrated with Zoom conferencing, later adopted into the national Health Hub platform. Built Appointment Booking and User Profile Management systems for the Health Buddy app, ensuring seamless integration with the National Electronic Health Records NEHR.
Head of Safety Culture at Safety Culture
January 1, 2022 - Present
Led architectural redesign of the user signup experience; facilitated cross-functional collaboration between Product and Engineering to execute iterative development cycles increasing conversion by 33%. Directed end-to-end integration of internal AI services into user onboarding flows, driving a 20% uplift in user acquisition and long-term retention. Scaled from ad-hoc AI interest group to a company-wide AI Community Program with 50 recurring participants, fostering knowledge sharing that transitioned multiple AI initiatives into the core product roadmap. Built an LLM prompt-based video generation tool to evaluate and benchmark GenAI models; provided the strategic framework for the launch of the video generation feature in the Safety Culture training platform. Directed collaboration with University of Wollongong to deliver geo-location based safety and security solutions and facilitated adoption into the core platform.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Computer Science and Engineering at East West University
January 1, 2007 - January 1, 2011

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Industry Experience

Software & Internet, Healthcare, Professional Services, Media & Entertainment

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