Engineering consultant · Kathmandu

Building AI-native reliable & accurate systems.

I help founders build AI-native products and the engineering organizations to run them — from zero to a million users, across global markets.

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Bibek Shah
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What I do

Senior technical leadership,
when you need it.

Not advisory decks. Embedded, hands-on strategy and delivery — from architecture to org design.

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AI-native system design

Architect and ship AI-integrated products — agentic workflows, LLM pipelines, RAG systems — built for production scale, not demos.

LLMRAGAgenticArchitecture
02
Engineering org build-out

Structure hiring, culture, and processes for teams going from 0 to 50+. I've done it — I can do it with yours.

HiringTeam structureMentoringProcess
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Fractional Tech Leadership

Exec-level technical leadership embedded with your team. For startups that need strategic depth without the full-time hire.

StrategyRoadmapDeliveryStakeholders
Work history

A decade of building
and leading.

From writing the first line of code to running engineering organizations across four global markets.

AI
AI Systems

LLM pipelines, RAG architectures, agentic workflows at production scale.

LLMRAGAgentic
EM
Engineering Orgs

Scaled teams from 3 to 50+ engineers across two continents and four markets.

HiringCultureDelivery
FS
Full-Stack

Node, React, Python, FastAPI — built and shipped end-to-end across 55+ projects.

NodeReactPython

Primary focus · today

SE
Independent consultant
Self‑employed · Kathmandu & remote
Now

The capstone arc: fractional CTO‑level engagements, AI‑native architecture, and hands‑on execution for founders who need senior leadership without a full‑time bench.

Career pinnacle · corporate

GB
Head of Engineering
Get Blys · Sydney
2023 – 2025

Owned technical strategy and end‑to‑end engineering through global scale — org design, hiring, platform decisions, delivery, and cross‑functional alignment with exec and product.

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Engineering Manager
Get Blys · Sydney
2022 – 2023
GB
Lead Software Engineer
Get Blys · Sydney
2021 – 2022
EV
Principal Software Engineer
Evolve · Kathmandu
2020 – 2021
EV
Senior Software Engineer
Evolve · Kathmandu
2018 – 2020
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Software Engineer
Evolve · Kathmandu
2015 – 2018
Expertise

The stack, and what's behind it.

Head of Engineering at Get Blys (Sydney); before that Principal Engineer and hands-on lead at Evolve (Kathmandu). 12+ years from architecture and distributed systems to hiring, compliance, and shipping at global scale.

Technical stack
AI Applied AI & LLMs
RAG & retrieval Agentic workflows Production-scale LLM systems Embeddings & vector search Orchestration & tool use Evals, guardrails & observability
LN Languages
JavaScript TypeScript Node.js Python Java C++ PHP
FW Frameworks
React Next.js NestJS React Native AngularJS Ember.js Flask
DB Databases
PostgreSQL MySQL MongoDB Redis
DO DevOps
AWS GCP Docker CI/CD
AR Architecture & APIs
Distributed systems Microservices gRPC GraphQL REST API gateway
PD Product & practice
Product management Product owner Scrum Master Functional programming Object-oriented programming
Engineering leadership

How I work with founders and teams—the same clarity, depth, and pacing you see on a mature product shop floor.

strategy · direction

Strategic planning

Turning ambition into sequenced bets, roadmaps, and technical north stars the org can align on.

forensics · unblock

Problem-solving

Digging past symptoms to the real constraints—then fixing root causes without blowing up delivery.

reasoning · judgement

Critical thinking

Separating hype from leverage, and making trade-offs explicit so decisions hold up under scale.

talent pipelines

Hiring

Bar-raising loops, interviews that surface craft, and builds that land strong ICs and leads.

growth · craft

Training & mentoring

Leveling people through feedback, stretch ownership, and repeatable engineering practices.

culture · cohesion

Team building

Psychological safety with accountability—teams that move fast and still look after the system.

risk frameworks

Regulatory & compliance

Shipping inside guardrails—controls, audits, and engineering habits that auditors and users trust.

alignment · partnership

Collaboration & cross-functional coordination

Making product, design, GTM, and ops feel like one team with shared definitions of “done.”

systems · throughput

Operations optimization

Tuning how work flows—fewer handoffs, clearer ownership, predictable delivery cadences.

rigor · ship

Quality management & delivery

Definition of done, resilience, and review culture so releases stay boring in the best way.

Writing

Thinking out loud.

Essays on engineering, leadership, and building systems that last.

AI and software engineering in 2026

How AI is rewriting productivity assumptions—and what actually changes on the ground for builders and leaders.

Read on Medium →
Leadership and management in Software Engineering

Written after scaling an eng org from 3 to 50+ across two continents.

Read on Medium →
Software design for scale: microservice architecture

Lessons from running distributed systems across 4 global markets.

Read on DevGenius →
Domain-driven design: aligning software with business reality

How DDD helped us ship faster in regulated, high-complexity verticals.

Read on Medium →
React application architecture

Structuring scalable React apps: boundaries, layering, and how pieces fit together.

Read on GitConnected →
Exploration of JavaScript object for performance optimization

Object shapes, engine behavior, and practical ways to think about performance on hot paths.

Read on Medium →

More writing on Medium →

Testimonials

What people say.

"

I highly recommend Bibek to anyone looking for a world-class engineering leader. His ability to balance technical depth with strategic thinking is rare.

"

Bibek's contributions and character would be an asset to any team. He leads by example and genuinely elevates the people around him.

More on LinkedIn →

Let's bring your
vision to life.

Book a 30-minute call. No pitch — just a direct conversation about where you're stuck and whether I can help. If I can't, I'll say so.

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