Engineering leader.2× startup co-founder.Mentor to hundreds of engineers.
I'm John Adib, an engineering leader in London. Over 17+ years I've co-founded two startups, taught 2,000+ students, and run 600+ mentorship sessions on ADPList, where I was named the World's Most Influential Mentor of 2024. These days I'm focused on AI-first development: changing how teams work, not just how fast they ship.
AI-first, for real
AI isn't a tool choice. It's how the team works.
I lead teams that build with AI in the loop, not bolted on: reviewers on every pull request, agents and skills woven through the workflow, and architecture designed so AI can work on it safely.
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AI reviewers guarding every pull request
4×
faster releases, from monthly to weekly
3 days
to ship an enterprise auth panel with AI
90
design system components across 5 services
Selected highlights
ADPList · 2024 and 2026
The World's Most Influential Mentor
Selected from 32,000+ mentors across 140+ countries, and listed again in 2026.
The story →
AI Coding Summit · 2025
AI-First Architecture - Why Single Responsibility Matters More Than Ever
Why the single responsibility principle becomes critical in AI-first architectures, and how to design systems that work seamlessly with AI tools.
Slides and story →
Podcast · Joe's Room
AI, Ownership, and the Future of Engineering
A conversation about AI's impact on engineering productivity, the ownership mindset, and how AI changes hiring and team culture.
Listen on Spotify (41 min) →
Away from the terminal, I'm a father of two girls, and I carry a camera almost everywhere. London gives you no excuse not to. The freshest frames live in the photography corner.
Growing your career, or planning an event?
I keep a few free mentorship slots open, and I love a good stage.