# Pourya Dashtegoli Pour > Product Engineer | AI Engineer | Fintech Specialist Location: London, England, United Kingdom Profile: https://flows.cv/pouryadashtegolipour I am a Technical Product Leader and Senior Engineer with 10 years of experience building high-frequency trading platforms and fintech products in London and globally. I offer a rare "hybrid" skillset: I don't just manage product roadmaps; I architect and build them. My background spans full-stack engineering (Next.js, Supabase, PostgreSQL) and deep product leadership in FX, CFD, and KYC/Onboarding. What I bring to the table: * Technical Execution: I recently architected a B2B SaaS platform from scratch, handling complex Postgres RLS policies, AI agent integration (Vercel SDK), and real-time data pipelines. * Commercial Impact: At Zeal Tech, I led the SumSub integration that cut verification time from 24h to 2h, boosting conversion by 18%. * Leadership: I have led cross-functional squads and managed successful acquisitions (Sitejet to Plesk). Current Focus: After successfully building and validating the MVP for TradingStandard, I am now looking for a permanent role in London as a Technical Product Manager or Product Engineer where I can apply my domain expertise in a collaborative team environment. I am currently based in London. Tech Stack: React, TypeScript, Next.js, Supabase, Python (AI), SQL, AWS, Docker. ## Work Experience ### Founding Product Engineer @ TradingStandard Jan 2025 – Present | London Area, United Kingdom - Full-Stack Architecture: Architected a component-driven B2B SaaS platform using Python and React, enabling rapid feature iteration and reducing time-to-market for critical user flows. - AI Product Engineering: engineered a domain-specific "AI Teacher" agent by implementing vector embeddings (RAG) to directly optimize user trading workflows, a feature nominated for "Best AI Solution for Financial Services". - DevOps: Implemented CI/CD pipelines via GitHub Actions and provisioning containerized cloud infrastructure, enabling a rapid go-to-market strategy that secured the first paying client within one month. ### Area Product Owner @ Zeal Group Jan 2023 – Jan 2025 | London, England, United Kingdom ▶ Led the restructuring of the product department, hiring and forming specialised teams to drive innovation and efficiency. ▶ Spearheaded cross-functional initiatives, bridging product and engineering teams to deliver key projects aligned with business goals. ▶ Played a pivotal role in launching ZFX Trader, our mobile trading app, resulting in 30% improved user onboarding and successful expansion into LATAM, South Africa, and Southeast Asia. ▶ Led the global onboarding and KYC transformation initiative across Zeal Tech’s web and mobile platforms. ▶ Oversaw the integration of SumSub, automating verification processes that previously took hours (sometimes days) and reducing them to minutes, while improving completion and approval rates. ▶ Partnered with Compliance, including the Head of Compliance, and Customer Service teams to design region-specific KYC flows covering CDD and EDD for SEA, LATAM, MENA, SSA, and China markets. ▶ Introduced a compliance questionnaire supporting AML screening and risk profiling, improving audit readiness and regulatory consistency across jurisdictions. ▶ Collaborated closely with Product Design to refine the KYC and onboarding UI/UX, ensuring a frictionless experience for first-time users and increasing onboarding conversion and first-trade rates. ▶ Drove stakeholder engagement through regular product demos, feedback workshops, and data-driven performance reviews with senior leadership. ▶ Key success metrics included improved verification completion rates, reduced onboarding time, and higher FTD (first-time deposit) and FTT (first-time trade) performance. ### Lead Product Owner @ Zeal Group Jan 2022 – Jan 2023 | London, England, United Kingdom ▶ Acted as the lead product owner for both web and mobile platforms, guiding the company through the launch of its first international mobile trading app, achieving 100k+ downloads and 50% week-one activation within six months. ▶ Re-architected the MyZFX web portal with a new design system, cutting page-load time by 40%, reducing onboarding drop-off by 30%, and driving a 29% uplift in user activation. ▶ Partnered with cross-functional teams across Product, Engineering, and Marketing to deliver localized versions for MENA and LATAM markets, aligning UX and regulatory compliance for regional launches. ▶ Championed agile delivery through the creation of product squads and implemented OKR-driven execution frameworks across the team. ▶ Used Amplitude, GA4, and internal analytics tools to identify friction points and optimize user engagement throughout the onboarding funnel. ### Senior Tech Team Lead @ Sitejet Jan 2021 – Jan 2022 | Berlin, Germany Acquired by Plesk ### Senior Tech Team Lead @ Sitejet Jan 2021 – Jan 2021 | Remote ▶ Collaborating with front-end developers, back-end developers and UI/UX designers to improve product usability and continuously refining UI/UX requirements based on briefs from internal and external stakeholders. ▶ Working in an Agile environment grooming and prioritizing the backlog, developing user stories and defining acceptance criteria using JIRA and Confluence to develop and maintain a roadmap for product developments, communicating internally and externally. ### Senior Frontend Developer @ Sitejet Jan 2020 – Jan 2020 | Remote ▶ Responsible for architecting and developing web applications such as Customer Portal, CRM system and CMS platform using some of the latest web frameworks and technologies. ▶ Guiding a cross-functional team of developers and testers to build compelling products while working with senior management to create product plans and roadmaps. ▶ Working cohesively with the back-end team to continuously integrate the client-side platforms with the growing internal APIs and Zapier webhooks to automate user app usage tracking, user workflow automation and server-to-server tracking. ### Senior Frontend Developer @ Strands Jan 2017 – Jan 2020 | Remote ▶ Worked with front-end teams on building advanced bank-tech projects specialised in smart banking, user activity tracking, customer dashboard and invoicing systems for banks such as: ○ Deutsche Bank (Germany) ○ Huntington Bank (USA) ○ OCBC Bank (Singapore) ▶ Contributed to the design and deployment of banktech products, serving over 800 global banks, including Deutsche Bank, with cutting-edge online banking solutions. ▶ Created and maintained the solution vision, roadmap and backlog of work through the project's life cycle and collaborated with internal and external stakeholders to set priorities. ▶ Liaised with the mobile development team to gather specific requirements and suggest solutions to produce fully functional native mobile banking applications. ▶ Collaborated with the mobile development team to formulate the product vision, strategy and balance conflicting priorities to determine prioritisation. ### Product Engineer @ Exness Jan 2019 – Jan 2019 | Remote - Contracted by Exness’ marketing and product teams to design, build, and launch live trading competition platforms used by thousands of active traders across multiple regions. - Translated campaign concepts and UX designs into a complete production-ready system with real-time leaderboards, account integration, and localized user journeys. - Partnered with marketing stakeholders to refine user flows and engagement mechanics, improving campaign participation and conversion. - Worked across the full lifecycle, from front-end implementation to product iteration based on user analytics and business goals. ### Frontend Team Lead @ B2B International Sdn Bhd Jan 2016 – Jan 2017 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia ▶ Integral member of the product team, developing fintech solutions tailored for major warehouse organisations in East Asia. ▶ Led the front-end team in developing and enhancing the web and mobile products while working with UI/UX specialists to deliver high-quality, user-friendly warehouse portal systems. ▶ Responsible for front-end architecture, development and maintenance with a complete testing coverage. ▶ Assisted other departments in setup, maintaining and troubleshooting front-end environments and participate in all product testings organised by internal teams. ▶ In charge of front-end development on projects such as: ○ Sogo ○ STM ○ Hercules ○ B2B Biztrade ○ B2B FinPAL ○ B2B Watson ## Education ### Master's degree in Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications Limkokwing University of Creative Technology ### Bachelor's degree in Computer Software Engineering Multimedia University ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/pourya7 - Website: https://pourya7.com/ --- Source: https://flows.cv/pouryadashtegolipour JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/pouryadashtegolipour/resume.json Last updated: 2026-04-05