Available for consulting

AI-native leader
building scalable systems
that deliver.

Engineering leader with 10+ years building, scaling, and modernizing production systems across SaaS, payments, cybersecurity, and enterprise platforms. Embedding AI into the engineering lifecycle to accelerate delivery without compromising reliability.

12+
Years in Engineering
6
Industries Served
7
Certifications
3
Ventures Founded
Rachid Abadli
// About

Who I am

Engineering leader with 10+ years of experience building, scaling, and modernizing production systems across SaaS, cybersecurity, and enterprise platforms. Proven track record leading cross-functional teams, improving delivery velocity, and driving cloud and platform transformations in mission-critical environments.

Recently focused on AI-native software delivery, embedding AI into the engineering lifecycle to accelerate development, improve system design, and increase execution leverage without compromising reliability or control.

Combines deep technical expertise with strong leadership across architecture, DevSecOps, distributed systems, and platform engineering to deliver scalable, secure, and high-performing systems aligned with business goals.

Location
Sacramento, California
Current Role
Founder & CEO @ LeaseBase Inc.
Focus Areas
AI-Native Delivery, Cloud Architecture, DevSecOps, SaaS
Languages
English, Arabic, French, Spanish
// Experience

Career timeline

Founder & CEO Oct 2025 – Present
LeaseBase Inc.
  • Built and deployed a production SaaS platform end-to-end: payments, lease lifecycle, document workflows, and real-time notifications
  • Designed multi-service architecture supporting scalable, role-based workflows across owners and tenants
  • Implemented financial infrastructure using Stripe and integrated e-signature workflows for lease execution
  • Treated AI as an engineering operating model, leveraging it across problem definition, code generation, testing, and CI/CD
Director of Information Technology Oct 2025 – Mar 2026
Informatix, Inc.
Sacramento, CA
  • Led engineering organization supporting mission-critical payment and case-management systems across multiple U.S. states
  • Drove AWS cloud modernization initiatives, improving system reliability, security, and deployment velocity
  • Established DevSecOps practices and structured delivery workflows; reduced operational risk through automation
Sr. Enterprise Technical Architect Oct 2024 – Oct 2025
Blue Yonder
Dallas, TX
  • Led architecture and delivery of large-scale supply chain systems supporting AI-driven analytics
  • Designed distributed systems and APIs for high-volume data processing and predictive modeling
  • Improved delivery quality through CI/CD, observability, and security best practices
Founder & Principal Nov 2022 – Present
Sac Associates LLC.
Sacramento, CA
  • Delivered a full-stack analytics solution increasing revenue by 25% YOY
  • Architected a fully automated e-commerce platform projected to generate $800K/year
  • Built and scaled a globally distributed team across US, MENA, and LATAM
Software Engineering Manager Oct 2020 – Oct 2022
Keeper Security, Inc.
  • Led product expansion for one of the top password and secrets managers in the U.S.
  • Migrated platforms to new hosting zones, unlocking a $7.35B international market
  • Introduced CI/CD automation reducing deployment cycles from hours to under 10 minutes
  • Formed and scaled an Agile team behind Keeper Chat (grew team 3x)
Senior Software Engineer Jul 2019 – Oct 2020
Kratos Defense and Security Solutions
Folsom, CA
  • Architected a satellite tracking solution for real-time signal quality analysis
  • Led Java-based development for a multi-tiered, microservice-driven platform
  • Integrated analytics and predictive modeling into a secure data lake
Software Engineer Jan 2018 – Jul 2019
ECMC Group
Mather Field, CA
  • Migrated core financial aid systems to AWS, boosting scalability
  • Modernized critical applications using Python, Java, and SQL
  • Designed and documented RESTful APIs for third-party integrations
Software Engineer Oct 2016 – Dec 2017
PowerSchool Group LLC
Folsom, CA
  • Led DevOps efforts across multi-million-user EdTech platforms
  • Migrated critical infrastructure, saving $250K annually
Software Developer Oct 2014 – Oct 2016
Legislative Data Center
Sacramento, CA
  • Developed .NET solutions for state government operations
  • Led QA testing and collaborated with legislative teams on tech modernization
// Projects

Open source & side projects

AI Bug Triage Agent

An autonomous agent that connects to Jira, retrieves bugs via webhooks, analyzes code in your VCS, suggests fixes, and issues code reviews for dev leads to approve or reject.

Python AI / LLM Jira

RAG Pipeline

Retrieval-Augmented Generation system for intelligent document search and question answering using vector embeddings and large language models.

Python RAG LLM

OrderNimbus

E-commerce order management platform with automated workflows for processing, tracking, and fulfillment operations.

JavaScript

News Feed Apps

Multi-source news aggregation platform with real-time feed processing and content curation capabilities.

TypeScript

InvestMaster

Investment suggestion engine applying various financial theories to generate data-driven portfolio recommendations.

Java
// Certifications

Credentials

CISSP

Certified Information Systems Security Professional

AWS ML Specialty

AWS Certified Machine Learning – Specialty

PMP

Project Management Professional

CSM

Certified Scrum Master

PCPP

PCP – Certified Python Programmer

// Education

Academic background

Harvard Business School
Organizational Leadership, Business Administration
California State University, Sacramento
Master of Business Administration (MBA), Finance
University of California, Davis
Bachelor of Science, Computer Science
American River College
Associate of Science, Computer Science
École Nationale d'Agriculture de Meknès
Bachelor of Engineering, Agronomy and Crop Science
// Contact

Let's connect

Open to consulting engagements, advisory roles, and conversations about engineering leadership, cloud architecture, and cybersecurity.

Email
abadlirachid@gmail.com
LinkedIn
in/abadlirachid
GitHub
github.com/motart