Aug 2025–Jan 2026
Built and onboarded a delivery team in four weeks.
Recruited four engineers, two QA specialists and a delivery lead. The team delivered Phase 1 within six weeks of kickoff.
Read the storyEngineering leader · hands-on builder
I lead engineering teamsand build software.
I'm Abhishek Kapadiya. I lead product and engineering from strategy to delivery.
Recent work
Selected achievements
Jul 2024–Aug 2025
Built an AI product from MVP through core platform.
At Skillward, I worked on product strategy, built the platform and evaluated language models for its AI features.
Explore SkillwardHands-on work
Recent projects
01 / PRODUCT
Vertie
An AI-powered product audit platform connecting code, architecture and risk to engineering decisions.
Built independently
Product engineering · Applied AI · Software analysis
02 / PRODUCT
Manatee
A Mermaid editor with live preview, AI assistance and optional GitHub sync.
Built independently
Product engineering · Diagramming · GitHub integration
How I work
Work out what matters, then make it real.
I work across product decisions, team development and implementation. At Skillward, that meant shaping the product as well as building it.
Read my approachExperience
Startups, scale-ups and larger organisations.
My recent work covers AI products, platform development and engineering leadership. Earlier roles include Appraisd, Microsoft, ASOS and BlackBerry.
Explore my experienceWork with me
I'd be happy to talk.
Engineering leadership roles, contracts and consulting.