Resume

Adnan Yousaf

Software Engineering Manager | Growth & Consumer Products at Scale | AI + Mobile + Cloud

Vancouver, Canada - a.chohdry@gmail.com - linkedin.com/in/adnanyousaf

Results-driven Software Development Manager with 15+ years of experience delivering mobile, web, and cloud products at scale. Skilled at building high-performing teams through structured processes, clear delivery frameworks, and data-informed decision-making. Proven track record of driving revenue growth, reducing operational overhead, and shipping products that move key business metrics. Experienced in building AI-native products from 0-to-1, including full-stack architecture, LLM integration, and OCR-powered automation.

Download resume PDF(last updated June 1, 2026)

Skills

Leadership

0-to-1 Product DevelopmentEngineering ManagementStrategic PlanningTechnical ArchitectureAgile & Scrum DeliveryTalent Acquisition & DevelopmentCross-functional Collaboration

AI Engineering

PythonFastAPILLM Integration (Ollama, Cerebras)OCR (PaddleOCR, OpenCV)Prompt Engineering (AI Chats)AI-Native DevelopmentAI Project ManagementClaude CodeChatGPTCursor

Mobile

iOSAndroidReact NativeFlutterKotlinJetpack ComposeSwift

Web & Cloud

React 19TypeScriptViteTailwind CSSSQLAlchemyPostgreSQLJavaScriptAngularPHPJavaSpring BootGraphQLRESTRedisCeleryMinIO/S3DockernginxGCPAWSKubernetesKafkaMicroservices

Tools

AlembicpytestRuffmypyMkDocsGitGitHub ActionsDocker ComposeJiraSonarQubeFirebase

Experience

Founder & Architect

Apr 2026 - Present

PennySlice.ai - Vancouver, Canada

A privacy-first expense platform with AI-powered receipt scanning and conversational budget analytics.

  • Designed and built the full stack from scratch: React 19 + TypeScript, FastAPI, PostgreSQL, Redis, Celery, with Docker Compose deployment and GitHub Actions CI/CD Pipeline on custom VPS
  • Built AI-powered features including LLM-driven conversational analytics, natural-language budget insights across 7 chat endpoints and OCR receipt scanning (PaddleOCR + OpenCV)
  • Authored full product documentation wiki covering feature specs and branding

Software Development Manager

Nov 2023 - Apr 2026

Life360 - Vancouver, Canada

Led a Full Stack Growth team (iOS, Android, Cloud) owning multiple services and components that directly drove paid subscriber acquisition and retention KPIs.

  • Generated significant incremental revenue through the delivery of Uber Integration, Native Roadside Assistance, Tile Tracker & Pet Tracker integrations, and Life360 Paid Subscribers Experience
  • Increased monthly active users by launching key features, including 911 Safety Incidents on Map and executing multiple engagement-focused experiments that strengthened user retention and reduced churn
  • Drove free-to-paid conversion and subscriber retention through continuous experimentation and targeted feature initiatives
  • Built working prototypes for key features, including Temporary Location Sharing, validating product concepts and accelerating team delivery timelines
  • Championed AI-first practices across planning, milestone tracking, and user issue investigation
  • Sustained top team velocity through structured processes and clear prioritization; contributed to company-wide developer productivity, hiring, on-call programs, and direct reports' career growth

Software Development Manager

Feb 2021 - Jun 2023

Realtor.com - Vancouver, Canada

Grew mobile app revenue into the multi-million-dollar range while reducing development costs through process improvements and team alignment.

  • Led the REST to GraphQL migration to improve data efficiency and developer productivity
  • Integrated Local Ads revenue streams into the mobile platform
  • Overhauled iOS and Android app UI, delivering a modern design system across both platforms
  • Maintained 4.6+ App Store and Play Store ratings
  • Expanded the home-buying journey with new user-facing services, improving engagement and retention

Senior Software Engineer

Mar 2018 - Jan 2021

Realtor.com - Vancouver, Canada

  • Increased Android app traffic by 20%+ and improved user ratings by 10%+
  • Featured Realtor.com Android app at Google I/O with new Instant Apps
  • Delivered core Android features: Listing Details, Filters, Commute Search, Saved Resources, and Ads integrations

Senior Software Engineer - Android Lead

Mar 2017 - Feb 2018

Wego.com - Singapore

  • Featured Wego Android app at Google I/O, showcasing new Android SDK capabilities
  • Cut development time 30%+ via MVP architecture; lifted test coverage to 60%+ from zero
  • Improved mobile web conversion through AMP implementation

Technical Lead

Aug 2016 - Mar 2017

HeuristicSol - Pakistan

  • Delivered MVP for a real estate startup, securing a full product development contract
  • Built a REST API platform and Angular front-end

Senior Software Engineer

Oct 2013 - Jul 2016

Tigerspike - Singapore

  • Improved team-wide efficiency 50%+ by building shared libraries and standardizing engineering processes across 7 global offices
  • Delivered 6 Android apps and DBS Bank ATM interface; won contracts for Westfield, Straits Times, and 7-Eleven via MVPs

Technical Lead

May 2012 - Sep 2013

Upfront Media - Singapore

  • Led development of Facebook campaigns for Malaysia Airlines, Bosch, KLM, Nestle, AIG, and Clarins
  • Malaysia Airlines app peaked at 74K+ users, Bosch campaign reached 65K+ likes across 6 regions

Senior Software Engineer

Aug 2011 - May 2012

GameView Studios - Pakistan

  • TapFish - Led the development team and built key features like events
  • TapRanch - Integrated Mobage Social platform

Software Engineer

Sep 2010 - Jul 2011

TRG Tech - Pakistan

  • Built IVR Systems, web applications and CMS platforms
  • Developed custom PHP frameworks

Volunteering

Executive Committee Member

The Citizens Foundation

Jun 2022 - Present - Education

Education

Master's in Information Technology (M.Sc. IT)

University of Punjab, Lahore

2008 - 2010 - CGPA: 3.53/4.00

Bachelor's in Commerce and IT (B.Com. IT)

Punjab College of Commerce, Lahore

2006 - 2008 - 1st Division

Certifications

Incident Management Certification

PagerDuty

Issued Jun 2024

Certificate of Completion

Together Software from Absorb

Issued Dec 2024

Honors & Awards

AI Hackathon Winner 2nd Place

Life360 - Sep 2025

Vibe-coded Temporary Location Sharing feature in less than 24 hours and awarded 2nd place winner award.

Bronze Medal

University of The Punjab - Dec 2011

Recognition of achieving third position in MSc IT F08 Batch in 2010.

University Merit Scholarship 2009 and 2010

University of The Punjab - May 2010

Awarded University Merit Scholarship in 2009 and 2010.