Mehul
Patel

Mehul is one of the most technically thorough and dependable mobile architects I've worked with. His ability to break down complex problems — whether it's a streaming pipeline or an on-device ML challenge — and communicate solutions clearly to both engineers and stakeholders is rare. He raised the engineering bar at every company he's touched.

Mehul led our Android team through a complete architectural overhaul while simultaneously shipping new features and managing a distributed team. He cut our release cycle by weeks without compromising quality. He's the kind of EM who earns the trust of every engineer on the team — and every executive in the room.

I had the pleasure of working with Mehul during the Kami platform build. His knowledge of video streaming — RTSP, HLS, WebRTC — is exceptional. More importantly, he knows how to build teams that can own and maintain complex systems long after the initial release. Truly a multiplier leader.

Working alongside Mehul on the Wally Wallet project was a master class in security-first mobile development. He designed an architecture that passed a stringent third-party PCI-DSS audit on the very first attempt — something that almost never happens. His attention to secure coding practices and threat modeling is world-class.

Mehul mentored me early in my career and completely changed how I think about software architecture. He has a gift for making complex concepts accessible without dumbing them down. Under his technical leadership, our team went from reactive firefighting to proactively delivering features two weeks ahead of schedule every sprint.

Mehul brings an uncommon combination of deep technical expertise and genuine leadership instincts. He rebuilt our video streaming engine, reduced buffering by 35%, and still had time to run team retrospectives and improve our hiring process. If you're looking for a VP Eng or CTO who can do both — he's the one.