Summary
Jameel Mukadam is a product-driven Head of Software Engineering with a decade of hands-on experience building and scaling end-to-end web and mobile products from React and React Native UIs to Node backends and Kubernetes-powered deployments. He combines deep technical breadth—API design, frontend performance, CI/CD, Helm charts and observability—with a strong focus on customer outcomes and iterative product discovery. As an engineering leader he has improved developer experience through monorepos, dev containers, design systems and guild-led knowledge sharing, while still shipping production-grade apps himself. His background includes startup and client-facing roles where he acted with founder-level product ownership, guiding stakeholders through strategy, releases and measurable impact. Known for championing Agile and XP practices like pair programming and rigorous testing, he bridges the gap between delivery, people and process. Based in Pretoria, he brings a pragmatic blend of hands-on engineering and strategic leadership that accelerates teams without losing sight of end users.
10 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
Matric, Matric at Lyttelton Manor High School
Full Stack Web Development Certification, Computer Software Engineering, Full Stack Web Development Certification, Computer Software Engineering at freeCodeCamp
BSc IT, Computer Science, BSc IT, Computer Science at University of Pretoria
English