Yasir KHAN
Riyadh
Summary
Technical leader with over ten years of experience in scalable internet applications. Skilled in product development, backend engineering, and distributed systems. Passionate about building high-performing teams, improving engineering culture, and promoting diversity. A constant learner and explorer connecting business and technology to create impactful products.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
Work History
VP of Engineering
Mrsool
05.2023 - Current
- Transformed the culture from delivering features to delivering value by enhancing collaboration between technology and product teams
- Established clear responsibilities and a production loop starting from goal setting, product discovery, PRD creation, engineering solution discovery, RFCs with trade-offs aligned to business goals and execution milestones.
- Introduced a performance evaluation system for better accountability and clear expectations
- Developed career ladders, job responsibilities, competency frameworks, and personal development plans to support employee growth
- Transformed product stability by reducing outages from 5 per month to less than one, decreasing impact duration from 2 hours to 15 minutes, reducing lost orders worth approximately 1 million SAR and improving customer trust
- Built observability tools to enable on-call teams to take prompt action before outages occur
- Addressed technical debt by leveraging modularity and horizontal services to reduce duplication, improve reusability, and ease maintenance
- Reduced employee costs by 20% by addressing underperformance through the introduction of performance reviews
- Launched a premium subscription service with over 100,000 subscribers, contributing to a 2x increase in repeat orders
- Implemented shift management system to improve serve demand curve with effective supply on hourly basis.
VP of Engineering (Global)
Noon – The Social Learning Platform
05.2021 - 05.2023
- Established strategic alignment with Product and Design teams, ensuring frequent realignment to meet evolving goals
- Developed processes enabling teams to meet critical launch timelines for projects of varying sizes within organizational constraints
- Fostered a collaborative culture emphasizing strategic decision-making and effective trade-offs
- Translated team roadmaps into actionable engineering goals, maintaining clear communication with stakeholders
- Proactively identified and resolved blockers within and across teams
- Led initiatives to hire and retain balanced, high-performing talent
- Built a recommendation engine based on NGraph, enhancing engagement among teachers, students, and content to provide the best learning experience
- Developed the platform for NGraph and Data to power the social experience of Noon's recommendations experience.
- Transformed native mobile apps to React Native to improve productivity and achieve feature parity between Android and iOS experiences.
Chief Technology Officer (MENA & India)
Noon Academy
01.2018 - 05.2021
- Scaled the engineering organization from 0 to 50 engineers, supporting user growth from 1 million to 10 million
- Established various teams including product engineering, platform, Infra/SRE, quality assurance, frontend, mobile, backend, and data engineering
- Set up a new office in Bangalore to attract top talent from the Middle East and South Asia
- Built autonomous product teams handling four product feature lines, enabling iterative problem-solving through continuous insights
- Formed the platform team and established SRE and data teams to ensure high reliability and availability of infrastructure and data
- Implemented an engineering career ladder, promoting engineers from junior ICs to senior ICs/management with notable retention rates
- Worked with the C-suite on budgeting and developing frameworks to measure engineering impact on business objectives
- Developed a tutoring platform for K-12 and competitive exam preparation, enabling up to 3,000 students to study simultaneously
- Scaled infrastructure and classroom experience during COVID-19 to support millions of students studying online
- Built social classrooms by implementing breakout rooms for effective engagement in large classes
- Launched the product in six different countries across MENAP and India.
Engineering Manager
Noon Academy
01.2016 - 12.2017
- Led a cross-functional team of 7 engineers (backend, mobile, web)
- Provided regular feedback and mentorship, aligning individual growth with company trajectory
- Managed projects involving product features, infrastructure, third-party integrations, and operational readiness across Saudi Arabia and Egypt
- Enhanced team proficiency in project management, operational excellence, and technical expertise
- Guided architecture discussions, process improvements, and facilitated agile ceremonies
- Collaborated with founders and product managers to define strategies and roadmap enhancements
- Developed a platform enabling on-demand tutoring help on questions during critical times like exam nights
Technical Lead
Noon Academy
11.2013 - 12.2015
- Joined as the first developer and created a test prep platform for Qudrat and Tehsili exams, which helped over a million users improve their scores by an average of 10 points, with users practicing on an average of 80 questions in a week.
- Scaled the platform to handle ~6,000 requests per minute for millions of users
- Worked closely with founders and marketing to shape the web product
- Implemented DevOps best practices, CI/CD pipelines, and automation to accelerate development cycles
- Increased service availability from 97% to 99.9% by introducing Redis caching and optimizing database queries
- Transitioned from a monolithic architecture to polyglot microservices using Node.js and Java for improved scalability and availability.
Lead Software Engineer
CloudTech (Saudi Arabia)
05.2012 - 10.2013
- Led the development of an e-commerce platform, including an administration portal using PHP and cloud technologies
- Collaborated with clients to design and develop applications across diverse e-commerce scenarios.
Senior Software Associate
Morgan Stanley
07.2010 - 02.2012
- Designed and implemented features for distributed applications using Java
- Worked on Trade Booking and Life Cycle Management applications, Portfolio Accounting and Multi-Asset Class Custody Reporting (MSPA Reporting Engine), and reconciliation of multiple financial data streams.
Education
Master of Engineering - Computer Science
Birla Institute of Technology And Science, Pilani
Rajasthan, India12-2010
Bachelor in Technology - Computer Engineering
Zakir Husain College of Engineering & Technology
Aligarh, India06-2008
Skills
Technical Expertise: System architecture, large-scale distributed systems, aligning technical trade-offs with business goals
Leadership: Engineering management, cross-functional team leadership, strategic planning
Product Development: Agile and impact-driven development for high-impact products
Operational Excellence: Mentorship, collaboration, communication, efficiency improvement
Timeline
VP of Engineering
Mrsool
05.2023 - Current
VP of Engineering (Global)
Noon – The Social Learning Platform
05.2021 - 05.2023
Chief Technology Officer (MENA & India)
Noon Academy
01.2018 - 05.2021
Engineering Manager
Noon Academy
01.2016 - 12.2017
Technical Lead
Noon Academy
11.2013 - 12.2015
Lead Software Engineer
CloudTech (Saudi Arabia)
05.2012 - 10.2013
Senior Software Associate
Morgan Stanley
07.2010 - 02.2012
Master of Engineering - Computer Science
Birla Institute of Technology And Science, Pilani
Bachelor in Technology - Computer Engineering
Zakir Husain College of Engineering & Technology
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