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I’m a Senior AI Product Builder with 11+ years of tech experience scaling SaaS products and moving from a scaling startup CPO role into hands-on AI-first product execution. I combine rigorous product discovery and strong user empathy with rapid AI-assisted shipping to take ambiguous problems from 0 to 1 and deliver production-ready applications. I’ve built and launched AI orchestration, LLM/RAG pipelines, and backend-first systems, while also driving measurable growth through KPIs, user research, and GTM collaboration. I work end-to-end—from defining the problem and UX to engineering the solution using modern tools like Cursor, Claude Code, Windsurf, and agentic AI stacks.…I’m a Senior AI Product Builder with 11+ years of tech experience scaling SaaS products and moving from a scaling startup CPO role into hands-on AI-first product execution. I combine rigorous product discovery and strong user empathy with rapid AI-assisted shipping to take ambiguous problems from 0 to 1 and deliver production-ready applications. I’ve built and launched AI orchestration, LLM/RAG pipelines, and backend-first systems, while also driving measurable growth through KPIs, user research, and GTM collaboration. I work end-to-end—from defining the problem and UX to engineering the solution using modern tools like Cursor, Claude Code, Windsurf, and agentic AI stacks.

Ammar Waqar

AI Engineer, Product Marketer, Software Engineer, +2

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I’m a Senior AI Product Builder with 11+ years of tech experience scaling SaaS products and moving from a scaling startup CPO role into hands-on AI-first product execution. I combine rigorous product discovery and strong user empathy with rapid AI-assisted shipping to take ambiguous problems from 0 to 1 and deliver production-ready applications. I’ve built and launched AI orchestration, LLM/RAG pipelines, and backend-first systems, while also driving measurable growth through KPIs, user research, and GTM collaboration. I work end-to-end—from defining the problem and UX to engineering the solution using modern tools like Cursor, Claude Code, Windsurf, and agentic AI stacks.…I’m a Senior AI Product Builder with 11+ years of tech experience scaling SaaS products and moving from a scaling startup CPO role into hands-on AI-first product execution. I combine rigorous product discovery and strong user empathy with rapid AI-assisted shipping to take ambiguous problems from 0 to 1 and deliver production-ready applications. I’ve built and launched AI orchestration, LLM/RAG pipelines, and backend-first systems, while also driving measurable growth through KPIs, user research, and GTM collaboration. I work end-to-end—from defining the problem and UX to engineering the solution using modern tools like Cursor, Claude Code, Windsurf, and agentic AI stacks.

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I’m a Senior AI Product Builder with 11+ years of tech experience scaling SaaS products and moving from a scaling startup CPO role into hands-on AI-first product execution. I combine rigorous product discovery and strong user empathy with rapid AI-assisted shipping to take ambiguous problems from 0 to 1 and deliver production-ready applications.

I’ve built and launched AI orchestration, LLM/RAG pipelines, and backend-first systems, while also driving measurable growth through KPIs, user research, and GTM collaboration. I work end-to-end—from defining the problem and UX to engineering the solution using modern tools like Cursor, Claude Code, Windsurf, and agentic AI stacks.

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Work Experience

Founder & AI Product Builder at Independent Portfolio (ECOS Platform / Yensie Core / StepZero / Viewday)

March 1, 2025 - Present

Founder-led AI-first product work across multiple initiatives. Shipped an enterprise custom supply chain management MVP in a rapid 7-week continuous sprint using a Next.js + Supabase stack to meet a critical US client launch window. Built an enterprise backend from scratch (NestJS) to validate complex business logic, including a solo-developed D2C storefront with a custom analytics dashboard. Launched a B2B AI validation platform from 0 to 1, orchestrating multi-chain LLM data pipelines via the Vercel AI SDK to quickly produce market-driven outputs and PRDs. Grew a B2C productivity app with 100+ organic users in 2 months and engineered cross-platform syncing with Supabase Realtime, including integration work to support an official Notion integration listing.

AI Product and UX Manager – AI Integrations in B2B AEC Products at Nemetchefke (Munich, Germany)

November 1, 2024 - February 28, 2025

Designed an embedding and integration strategy for an enterprise-wide AI assistant, reducing implementation effort by 60%. Enabled 14 subsidiary brands to leverage proprietary RAG data without heavy engineering dependencies by building a unified prioritization framework. Coordinated cross-functional teams to validate a shared proof of concept and establish principles for a unified customer AI experience across the portfolio.

Chief Product Office (CPO) – B2C Fintech/Crypto/DeFi at Bitwala (Berlin, Germany)

July 1, 2023 - July 31, 2024

Led product and growth initiatives across B2C fintech/crypto/DeFi. Achieved 60% monthly revenue growth, +50% MAUs, and +20% CSAT by tracking KPIs and synthesizing insights from 50+ user interviews. Accelerated MVP time-to-market by 40% using roadmap and feature prioritization. Improved engineering productivity by 30% by introducing a structured Agile framework. Maintained near 3:1 CLTV/CAC through GTM strategies and launch campaigns in collaboration with marketing and design teams.

Product Manager & Spinoff CTO at iEngine (Islamabad, Pakistan)

November 1, 2018 - July 31, 2023

Built and launched a B2B AI startup (AI road asset management) from 0 to 1. Delivered a production-ready product 40% under budget via iterative prototyping and discovery. Generated $1.5M in new revenue and saved 460 development hours through a modular delivery process for a 65-site network. Secured a multi-year partnership agreement potentially worth $1M annually by representing the product in technical sales and trade shows. Added $50K in initial revenue and acquired 6 enterprise customers by conceptualizing and launching a SaaS DRM portal.

Research & Development iOS Engineer at Wells Fargo (San Francisco, CA, USA)

October 1, 2016 - April 30, 2018

Early engineering role supporting R&D efforts in iOS-related development.

iOS Engineer at EDCA (Mountain View, CA, USA)

March 1, 2016 - October 31, 2016

iOS engineering role with short tenure.

Testing Engineer at Apple (Sunnyvale, CA, USA)

April 1, 2015 - February 28, 2016

Software testing role at Apple.