Singapore
I'm Irfan, an engineer, founder, and technical leader. I have: - Built a startup that grew to 1 million users in 6 months - Led engineering teams at Series A, Series B ($100m+ funding), and Late Stage ($8b+ valuation) companies - Scaled teams from 1->30 people multiple times over - Won medals at national & international science Olympiads Follow me for tips on: - Growing as an engineer - Leading people - Building product
★ Building agentic systems to help grow Airwallex from $1B to $10B ARR
★ Backed by Techstars & Insignia Ventures. Received grant from NUS Enterprise. ★ Assemblr is Canva AI for 3D and AR, a no-code platform that makes teaching, training, and creating in 3D & AR accessible to anyone. ★ Led a team of 7 engineers, guided the technical direction and product strategy for a product with 2+ million users worldwide. ★ Implemented text-to-3D and image-to-3D AI features, new voucher systems, and in-app currency to drive revenue.
★ Backed by Y Combinator, Xiaomi founder's Shunwei Capital, Goodwater Capital, and Monk’s Hills Ventures ★ Growth-hacked our first app to 1 million users in 6 months. ★ Pivoted the company into an AI multimodal workflow automation platform.
★ Backed by Sequoia Capital & Falcon edge ($135m+ raised). GudangAda is Southeast Asia's biggest B2B marketplace. ★ Led a 30-person department of engineers, designers, data scientists, and product managers to build world-class products. ★ Led the development of GudangAda’s core technologies, receiving an “A+” grade, the highest possible rating, twice in a row in the 2020 & 2021 performance reviews while being the youngest vice president in the company’s entire history. ★ Also acted as VP of products, led the PMs, and built product requirements for 10+ core features of the initial version of the platform. ★ Initiated the team from scratch, set up engineering processes, and recruited core team members in 6 months. ★ Co-designed an automated routing engine capable of orchestrating thousands of deliveries from hundreds of warehouses fast. ★ Led the launch and training of our in-house Transport Management System and an app for drivers to deliver 100k+ boxes of items daily.
★ Backed by Accel ($13m+ raised). 1st engineer & founding team, fast-tracked into leadership. ★ Scaled and managed three teams: 9-person routing team, 7-person delivery team, and 3-person data science team. Direct reports include senior engineers, team leads, product managers, and data scientists. ★ Improved delivery cost per drop by 80% within 6 months, saved $100,000/month while maintaining 95% delivery timeliness. ★ Set up and oversaw the hiring process across all engineering teams. Helped hire 30 full-time engineers and 40+ interns in 2.5 years. ★ Designed the leveling and performance review system, resulting in 100% post-probation retention rate among full-time engineers. ★ Contributed to STOQO’s product acquisition by spearheading pitches to numerous prospective acquirers. The products I built were successfully acquired by GudangAda for $xx million.
★ Led the development of Stoqo App used by 50k+ B2B customers and various internal platforms used by 250+ employees. ★ Designed and implemented promotion, referral, and cashback features driving 80% of all B2B customers. ★ Saved $10k+/month in operational costs by replacing 3rd party salesforce app with internal CRM & sales app.