Umer Kamran
Senior Software Engineering Manager at Rakuten Kobo Inc.
Old Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Top SchoolUmer Kamran is a Senior Software Engineering Manager based in Old Toronto with a five-year track record of leading full-stack, mobile, data, infrastructure, enterprise, and embedded engineering efforts. He has progressed rapidly through hands-on roles at Prodigy Education and earlier engineering positions to management stints at Compass Digital and now Rakuten Kobo, combining technical breadth with strategic leadership. Known for decisiveness and attention to detail, he crafts engineering strategies that turn ideas into measurable business outcomes while mentoring teams to high performance. Umer balances customer-centric problem solving with strong communication and conflict-resolution skills, thriving in fast-paced, dynamic environments. He pairs a Master of Engineering from Queen’s and a BASc from Waterloo with practical experience across startups and established companies, often bridging product and engineering to accelerate delivery. Notably, his background spans embedded and enterprise systems, giving him an uncommon cross-domain perspective for a software leader.
5 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Engineering - MEng, Master of Engineering - MEng at Queen's UniversityBachelor of Applied Science - BASc, Bachelor of Applied Science - BASc at University of WaterlooGithub contributions (5)
u-kamran/path-planning
Jul 2020 - Aug 2020
Contributions:44 commits, 42 pushes, 1 branch in 1 month
u-kamran/exploration-rover
Dec 2020 - Dec 2020
Contributions:2 pushes, 1 branch in 1 day
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