Bilal Khalid / bizlal
bizlal
Senior software engineer building cloud software, AI products, and music platforms that scale.
Across IoT, creator tools, and growth-led consumer products, he has shipped systems for 50,000+ connected vehicles, helped take a music platform to #4 on the App Store, and built for creators across 80+ countries.
9+
years building software at scale
#4
App Store ranking reached
50K+
connected vehicles supported
40K+
artist creators served
10M+
monthly events monitored
Selected work
Built across infrastructure, music, AI, and distribution.
Current focus
Cloud software with real-world operational load
At Streamline Transportation Technologies, Bilal builds fleet software that supports 50,000+ connected vehicles with live GPS, camera streams, diagnostics, and multi-tenant alerting. The system monitors 10M+ GPS events each month while maintaining 99.9% uptime.
TypeScript, React, WebSockets, AWS
Music platform
From zero to traction in creator products
As Founding Software Engineer at Limelight Music, Bilal helped build RHYMEBOOK alongside founder and CEO Ope Odumakin. Together they launched a location-based music platform that climbed to #4 on the App Store, reached 15,000+ daily users, and served 40,000+ creators across 80+ countries. The product spanned Flutter clients, Node.js microservices, payments, and blockchain-backed creator rewards.
Flutter, Node.js, Microservices, Stripe
Independent builds
AI tools, media brands, and fast experiments
Outside of work, Bilal builds quickly and broadly: Oomf, an AI bio-link product powered by GPT-4 and Vercel; Meld, an AI dating platform using Mastra, RAG, and Redis; algorithmic trading systems in Python; and DailyRapFacts, a media brand his resume credits with 800M+ social followers and major label partnerships.
Next.js, Vercel AI, Mastra, RAG, Python
Foundation
Computer science depth with product instinct
Bilal studied Computer Science and Business Administration across Wilfrid Laurier University and the University of Waterloo, where he earned the President's Gold Scholar distinction for a 95.6% admission average. The through-line in his work is clear: build fast, make it real, and make it useful.
Systems thinking, product strategy, engineering leadership
Cosign
Endorsed in public.
“Greatest engineer in the world. Dead ass.”