Summary
Zeeshan Bilal is a seasoned engineering leader and founder with two decades of experience building high-throughput distributed systems, real-time streaming platforms, and cloud-native data architectures. As Co-Founder of Tecekip and former Director of Engineering at Careem, he has led teams that operated millions of events per day while cutting infrastructure costs and dramatically improving deployment velocity. He specializes in Kafka/Flink streaming, lakehouse platforms (Delta/Hudi), AWS analytics, IaC with Terraform, and cloud cost optimization, translating complex legacy ETL into scalable, observable pipelines. His background spans hands-on software architecture, R&D for government-funded distributed systems, and managing both product and operational engineering at scale. Colleagues know him for combining deep technical craft with pragmatic leadership—mentoring teams and driving measurable reliability improvements. Based in Punjab, Pakistan, he brings entrepreneurial grit and a proven track record of turning experimental research into production-grade platforms.
9 years of coding experience
21 years of employment as a software developer
MCS, CS, MCS, CS at University of the Punjab
MCS, CS, MCS, CS at Punjab University College of Information Technology, Lahore
Urdu, English