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
AI Engineering
Mobile
Web & Cloud
Tools
Experience
Founder & Architect
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
GameView Studios - Pakistan
- TapFish - Led the development team and built key features like events
- TapRanch - Integrated Mobage Social platform
Software Engineer
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.