2025 – Present
Gathern
Engineering Manager
Product modernization, payment orchestration and dependable financial systems.
Engineering Leader · Author · Speaker
Building systems
that scale.
I lead engineering teams and build dependable software across payments, backend architecture, and mobile performance. I share the lessons through books, talks, and mentoring.
10+Years in engineering
Top 3%Sessionize speakers, 2024
2Published books
65+Speaking engagements
Engineering with purpose. Leadership with people.
I’m Abid Jamil, an engineering leader based in Riyadh. At Gathern, I lead work across product modernization, fintech and payments—connecting technical decisions to the people and businesses they serve.
My journey spans travel, commerce, logistics, fitness and education. Along the way, I’ve built products, led teams, taught in university classrooms, and shared practical lessons with developer communities around the world.
A career built on real outcomes.
2024 – 2025
Kahunas
Head of App Development
Led mobile engineering and product delivery, with a focus on application architecture, performance, release quality and consistent white-label distribution.
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DubiCars
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2022 – 2023
Jugnu
Engineering Manager
Improved delivery practices, engineering quality and team performance.
2021 – 2022
GrocerApp
Engineering & Product Lead
Helped deliver four-times-faster app startup and a smaller, stronger mobile experience.
Practical ideas. Shared on stage.
Production lessons on performance, cloud architecture, fintech and engineering leadership. Built for conversations that continue after the talk.
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Financial systems · Reliability
Scaling Fintech Without Losing the Money Trail
Cloud architecture · Personalization
Building a Real-Time Personalization Engine on AWS
Mobile engineering · Performance
Mastering Android Performance: Benchmarks, Baselines & Beyond
Across communities and continents
For the engineer you’re becoming.
Two different paths to the same goal: better judgment, stronger skills, and a career you build with intention.
Crack Backend Interviews
150 scenarios · 279 pages
Practice the decisions behind production systems—from backend fundamentals to architecture and engineering leadership.
View on AmazonThe Engineer’s Operating System
18 lessons · 64 pages · Digital PDF
Build the habits that turn technical skills into lasting career growth. A practical guide to visibility, relationships, ownership and leadership.
PDF · US$20
Both books are written in English.
Let’s work on what comes next.
A focused conversation can change your next step. Here’s how I can help individuals, teams and communities.
Book a conversationCareer mentoring
Make a clear plan for your next role, strengthen your professional profile, and navigate the transition from engineer to leader.
Book a conversationInterview preparation
Practice technical reasoning, system design and leadership conversations with feedback you can act on.
Book a conversationLeadership coaching
Work through team development, communication, ownership and the everyday decisions of engineering management.
Book a conversationEngineering consulting
Discuss architecture, performance, delivery practices and platform modernization in the context of your product.
Book a conversationTalks & workshops
Bring practical engineering lessons to your conference, community or team through a talk or an interactive workshop.
Book a conversationIn the words of people I’ve worked with.
LinkedIn recommendation
“Abid's technical expertise and leadership make him a valuable asset to any organization.”LinkedIn recommendation
“Abid not only lead the operations entire tech stack but also brought significant process improvements in our product / scrum management approach…”LinkedIn recommendation
“Abid is a true leader! Always there for his team, solving problems and is technically very sound.”
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More behind the work.
What I’m building
Payment orchestration, ledgers, modernization and personal products built with AI.
Explore projects →Notes for your next chapter
Practical lessons from The Engineer’s Operating System.
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My career, areas of focus and the communities I learn with.
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