Summary
Iqbal Bhatti is a seasoned engineering leader with 11 years of experience building and scaling distributed web applications and media platforms, currently serving as Head of Engineering at Cape from ANNA in Sydney. He brings deep technical expertise in distributed computing, image metadata, language-level optimization, and fault-tolerant systems—skills honed while architecting high-uptime media services and a self-replicating Erlang-based digital asset system for Artstor. As a former CTO and VP of Engineering, he has led cross-functional teams, established PMOs, driven standardization, and built production-grade automation for document workflows and sync layers. He also mentors and advises startups and academic institutions, helping align curricula and product engineering with industry needs. Notably, his background spans hands-on systems work (Python, Java, Erlang) and product launches like Patari, demonstrating a rare blend of low-level optimization and consumer-grade product thinking. He pairs an MBA and executive technology training from UC Berkeley with a practical history of shipping resilient, scalable systems.
11 years of coding experience
15 years of employment as a software developer
MBA Marketing/Marketing Management General, MBA Marketing/Marketing Management General at Institute of Business Administration
Udacity
Certificate of Excellence in Technology Strategy Executive Education, Certificate of Excellence in Technology Strategy Executive Education at University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business
BS Comp System Engineering Computer System Engineering, BS Comp System Engineering Computer System Engineering at Ghulam Ishaq Khan Institute