Idris Adenopo
Available for new opportunities

At the intersection
of people, product
& code.

Senior Product Engineer. Eight years building systems that ship and scale — across fintech, automotive, healthtech and smart buildings.

BasedRiyadh, KSA
MarketsKSA · UAE · UK
§ 01 — About

A product mind in an
engineer's hands.

/about

I'm Idris — a senior software engineer with eight years across automotive, healthtech, smart buildings and fintech. The same lesson keeps surfacing: the best products come from teams that know their customer, trust each other, and ship with confidence.

I write the code and I coach the team writing it. I derive clarity from ambiguity, get the best out of people, and treat the customer as the north star — equally fluent in product and engineering conversations.

Currently based in Riyadh, and fresh off the back of my engagement with Aajil leading the development of their deal-processing platform that moves millions of SAR each month, I'm open to new opportunities.

§ 02 — Services

How I can help.

/services

I work with teams and individuals. Permanent, contract, or shorter engagements — happy to scope what fits.

For companies →
01

Software engineering

Full-stack product engineering across Python, TypeScript, React and the cloud — permanent or contract.

02

Software consulting

Architecture reviews, tech strategy, hiring help. A second pair of eyes that's shipped serverless, microservices and monoliths in production.

03

Building with AI

Idea to MVP and beyond in days, not months. Workshops and builds for companies and operators.

04

Team coaching

Practical agile transformation. The daily habits that make teams faster and happier.

For individuals →
05

Career advice & mentorship

For engineers navigating the jump from mid to senior, or wanting to break into the GCC. Honest, structured 1:1s.

§ 03 — Selected work

Things I've built recently.

/work
limber screenshot

limber

Voice-first triage app for office-strain symptoms. Built on LiveKit Agents + OpenAI's realtime models with a server-side safety screen routing emergent cases to a deterministic emergency script.

PythonLiveKitOpenAI RealtimeReactViteTypeScriptTurborepoDocker
CharGraph screenshot

CharGraph

An LLM-powered tool that reads books and visualises character interactions as a force-directed network graph. Built with NextJS, Groq for fast inference, and D3.

NextJSGroqD3.jsRedisshadcn/uiTailwind
CatPik screenshot

CatPik

A playful gallery of cats with a small services backend. A demo of clean front/back separation, S3 image flows, and a designer-respecting visual layer.

ReactTypeScriptNode.jsAWS S3Docker
§ 04 — Experience

Eight years,
across industries and borders.

/experience

Aajil

Oct 2025 — Now
Senior Software Engineer

Saudi BNPL fintech for SMEs. Led the development of the Deal Processing platform, provided guidance and mentorship.

PythonFastAPIReactGCP

Noda

Dec 2023 — May 2025
Senior Software Engineer

Commercial proptech. Built a greenfield Smart Cleaning product; integrated near-real-time IoT streams.

PythonReactAWSGraphQL

Noala

May 2023 — Oct 2023
Full Stack Engineer

Speech-therapy platform. Built therapist + patient portals to facilitate speech improvement in children.

NextJSNestJSAngular

Hurdle

Sep 2021 — Feb 2023
Full Stack Engineer

Healthtech startup. Developed both client-facing APIs and internal operational tooling.

Node.jsReactLambdaPHP

Jaguar Land Rover

Jun 2018 — Sep 2021
Software Engineer

Laid down the foundations for in-house software development, leveraging cloud technologies and vehicle telematics data.

Node.jsPythonAWSCDK
§ 05 — NOTEBOOK

Notes from
the workbench.

/NOTEBOOK
/// in-progress

First notes drop soon.

Drafting working notes on shipping software, leading teams, and building with AI.

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§ 06 — Contact

Reach me
by email or phone.

/contact
KSA · PrimaryGMT+3

Riyadh

+966 56 980 3992

Available in-person · Iqama transferrable

UAEGMT+4

Dubai

+971 55 736 7937

Remote · Available for occasional travel

UKGMT+0

London

+44 7427 547 026

Remote · Available for occasional travel

For companies

Let's build something.

Permanent or contract roles, hiring support, team coaching, architecture reviews and more.

  • Senior Software Engineer (permanent / contract)
  • AI build engagements + workshops
  • Engineering team coaching
mail@abuabdillahi.com
For individuals

Mentorship & career advice.

For engineers jumping from mid-level to senior, navigating tech leadership, or planning the move into the GCC. Honest, structured 1:1s — paid & pro-bono spots.

  • Career direction
  • Technical leadership transitions
  • Moving to KSA / UAE / UK
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