Summary
Shakeel Mohamed is a pragmatic engineering leader with 11 years of experience building and shipping resilient, cost-effective software systems across embedded robotics and cloud-native web platforms. Currently leading embedded software for robotic applications at Lely after steering tech teams at Coolblue, he combines hands-on architecture and coding with a strong coaching mindset that elevates team craft and observability practices (Splunk, Datadog, Prometheus). His background spans modernizing legacy stacks into microservices, IaC (Terraform/Pulumi/CloudFormation), event-driven architectures, and robust CI/CD—skills proven by multiple successful migrations and feature-driven growth of products like Adline. Known for aligning technical debt reduction with business outcomes, he keeps product and stakeholder communication clear while fostering continuous feedback and developer growth. He holds an MSc in Advanced Software Engineering and brings a rare blend of embedded/robotics focus with extensive cloud, monitoring, and operational experience. Colleagues describe him as a hands-on mentor who deliberately balances pragmatism with high craftsmanship to deliver reliable systems.
10 years of coding experience
14 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) Mathematics and Computer Science, Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) Mathematics and Computer Science at University of Ruhuna
Master of Science - MSc Advanced Software Engineering, Master of Science - MSc Advanced Software Engineering at University of Westminster
English