PUNE, INDIA
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Zaheed Shaikh

Known as Zahid

Senior Product Engineer shipping software that pays for itself.

I understand business, not just code, and I build software that directly increases revenue, cuts operational costs, ensures regulatory compliance, and scales operations — for maritime giants, logistics operators, banks, EdTech startups, NGOs, e-commerce stores, and everything in between.

  • 01
    0.0+
    Years shipping production software
  • 02
    0+
    Mission-critical products delivered
  • 03
    0
    Industries · maritime to fintech
  • 04
    0%
    Avg. operational downtime cut
01About

Engineering at the intersection of code and business outcomes.

Over the last 5 years, I've delivered 15+ mission-critical products from scratch across 10 diverse industries, generating measurable ROI like 30–70% faster decisions, 40% less downtime, 3x user engagement, or new revenue streams. I collaborate with founders, CXOs, and investors to translate business challenges into reliable, scalable solutions shipped at high velocity.

Currently · Senior AI Native Product Engineer at Shurutech

Maritime
Banking
EdTech
Logistics
Energy
Healthcare
E-commerce
NGO
Compliance
Maritime
Banking
EdTech
Logistics
Energy
Healthcare
E-commerce
NGO
Compliance
02Experience

Five years of shipping for teams that need outcomes, not output.

Dec 2025 — Present

ShurutechCurrent

Senior AI Native Product Engineer

Remote

Driving AI-native product delivery at Shurutech with a focus on measurable business outcomes, not experimentation. Leading cross-platform execution for logistics and heavy-equipment workflows, including production mobile products shipped to Play Store and App Store, while embedding quality gates, observability, and release discipline to sustain high-velocity delivery.

Feb 2024 — Nov 2025

Kiya.ai

Senior Associate Consultant

Remote

Led enterprise maritime product delivery for global shipping stakeholders, turning fragmented vessel workflows into decision-grade operational platforms. Delivered fleet intelligence and emissions-compliance solutions used across 100+ vessels, helping reduce decision latency by 30%, operational downtime by 40%, and compliance-processing overhead at scale.

Sep 2021 — Jan 2024

Rightbrain Infotech

Senior Software Engineer

Remote

Built and scaled multi-domain digital products across finance, logistics, EdTech, and social impact, consistently converting ambiguous business asks into shipping software with clear ROI. Delivered high-retention user experiences, operational workflow automation, and offline-capable systems that improved adoption, reliability, and commercial outcomes.

Aug 2020 — Sep 2021

Glixcel

Full-Stack Developer

Remote

Built an EdTech marketplace from the ground up and helped take it from concept to commercial traction. Delivered core booking, payment, and scheduling flows that connected thousands of tutors and learners and contributed to the company reaching its first profitable quarters.

03Education
04Toolkit

The stack I reach for, by problem space.

AI Native & LLMs

16
Claude Code CLI
Anthropic API
Cursor
GitHub Copilot
Gemini
ChatGPT
v0 by Vercel
Perplexity
Vercel AI SDK
Gemini GenKit
Google ML Kit
LangChain
Prompt Engineering
LLM Orchestration
RAG Pipelines
AI-assisted TDD

Frontend

25
React
Next.js
React Native
Flutter
Angular
Vue.js
Svelte
Ionic
Capacitor.js
TanStack
TanStack Query
Redux/RTK
RxJS
TailwindCSS
Shadcn
Material UI
Bootstrap
Mapbox
AG Grid
HighCharts
Chart.js
Recharts
PWA
jQuery
WordPress

Backend & Data

26
Node.js
TypeScript
Dart
Express.js
NestJS
Flask
Electron.js
SQLite
Prisma
Convex
Firebase
MongoDB
PostgreSQL
Clerk
Stripe
Razorpay
Google Maps
Google Calendar API
OpenAPI
Axios
Commander
Dotenv
Handlebars
Winston
Zod
Novu

DevOps & Cloud

14
Docker
Kubernetes
GitHub Actions
Azure DevOps CI/CD
pnpm
Vercel
Netlify
AWS
New Relic
PostHog
Last9
Sentry
SonarQube
Bitrise

Testing & QA

09
Cypress
Jest
Playwright
Vitest
Testing Library
Appium
WebdriverIO
Postman
AWS Device Farm
05Selected work

A few projects that moved the numbers.

Dec 2025 – PresentShurutech

Delivered a production mobile experience that improved asset visibility, utilization tracking, and decision speed for field operations and management workflows.

Shipped and published across major app stores, giving operations teams a unified and accessible field workflow across both Android and iOS.
React NativeTypeScriptTanStack QueryFirebaseNovuPostHogLast9Bitrise CI/CDAppiumWebdriverIOJest
Dec 2025 – PresentShurutech

Streamlined day-to-day operational execution through a mobile-first flow, reducing coordination friction for tasks, status updates, and on-ground actions.

Enabled faster rollout of standardized on-ground operations through a dedicated app channel built for real-world team usage.
React NativeTypeScriptTanStack QueryFirebaseNovuPostHogLast9Bitrise CI/CDAppiumWebdriverIOJest
Dec 2025 – PresentShurutech

Enabled near real-time operational asset tracking and monitoring, reducing delayed updates and improving actionability for distributed field operations.

Deployed as a cross-platform app presence on both Play Store and App Store, improving accessibility and adoption pathways for distributed teams.
React NativeTypeScriptTanStack QueryFirebaseNovuPostHogLast9Bitrise CI/CDAppiumWebdriverIOJest
Feb 2024 – Nov 2025Kiya.ai

Delivered a unified fleet decision platform for global operations, enabling faster voyage planning, emissions decisions, and day-to-day performance monitoring for shore-side stakeholders.

Contributed to 30% faster operational decisions for one of the world's largest tanker companies, with measurable fuel-efficiency gains and stronger compliance execution across 100+ vessels.
ReactReact NativeTypeScriptMapboxAG GridHighCharts
Feb 2025 – Jun 2025Kiya.ai

Unified fragmented vessel emissions workflows into a validated reporting flow, enabling shipowners, charterers, banks, and investors to act on compliance risk with clearer and faster operational visibility.

Drove a 95% reduction in compliance paperwork and 40% lower operational downtime, with outcomes aligned to OceanPass's mission of validated, real-time emissions intelligence for entire fleets.
ReactElectron.jsTypeScriptSQLitePrismaTanStack Query
07Contact

Let's build something together.

If you're building something where engineering decisions meet business outcomes, I'd like to hear about it.

Response time
Usually within 24 hours
Timezone
IST · UTC+5:30