About Shahzaib Shoaib Founder, engineer, builder of things that ship.
Shahzaib Shoaib is an AI engineer and the founder of Zaibex, an AI engineering studio. He works with clients in the US and Australia and builds AI-powered MVPs, AI agents, RAG systems and automations. He has been shipping software since 2018 and is Top Rated Plus on Upwork with a 100% Job Success score.
In my own words
Most businesses don't need another AI demo. They need one system that does a real job every day, like answering the phone or screening candidates.
That is what we build at Zaibex, the AI engineering studio I founded and lead: AI products and systems that do real work.
I have been shipping software since 2018 and building with LLMs since GPT-3's first week, with 15+ AI systems in production. On Upwork I am Top Rated Plus with a 100% job success score.
How Zaibex works: we run several coding agents in parallel and adopt new models the day they ship, so clients see a working version in days. I lead every build, and the senior judgment goes into the architecture and the edge cases that break in production.
We work with founders and teams in the US and Australia, on a fixed scope or a monthly retainer.
If a process eats hours of your team's week, or you have a product idea that needs to be live soon, message me or write to hello@zaibex.com.
Founded and built
What I founded and built, 2026 back to 2018.
Oct 2025 – Present
Founder of Zaibex
Remote · clients in the US and Australia
I founded Zaibex, an AI engineering studio, to build AI-powered MVPs, agents and business systems. I lead every build, on a fixed scope or a monthly retainer.
May 2026 – Present
Lead Product Engineer, ResultPal
United States · Remote
Took the platform for author Dr. Pelè from concept to launch in 10 weeks, through Zaibex. Live cohorts now run inside enterprise organizations.
Apr 2025 – Present
AI Engineer on Upwork, Top Rated Plus
Worldwide
Built Legaliser, an AI contract platform with 500+ users, and an autonomous recruitment agent that ran an 800+ candidate funnel. 100% Job Success, mostly with founders and small teams in the US and Australia.
Oct 2024 – Mar 2025
Senior Full Stack Developer, Peanuds
Cyprus · Remote
Part of the team building a B2B spend-management platform with 2–3K users. I owned the KYB/KYC onboarding flow and the multi-currency dashboard.
Jul 2020 – Oct 2024
Senior Full Stack Developer, Vaionex
Delaware, USA · Remote
Led the build of Relysia, a digital asset management platform, directing a small team. Brought early LLM features into products and mentored junior developers.
Jan 2019 – Jul 2020
Full Stack Developer, freelance on Upwork
Remote
Delivered web applications for startup clients, from requirements to release.
2018 – 2019
Full Stack Developer, Hasati
California, USA · Remote
Built e-commerce storefronts and React admin panels, and reworked the checkout flow.
How I work
Fast, and clean at that speed.
AI generates slop at 10x too. The skill is staying clean at 10x.
Several coding agents, in parallel
We run Claude Code, Codex and Cursor side by side, with custom skills, subagents and MCP servers. Clients see a working version in days.
New models the day they ship
I have been building with LLMs since GPT-3's first week. When a better model lands, we adopt it that day.
Senior judgment where it counts
I lead every build. My time goes into the architecture and the edge cases that break in production.
For authors, coaches and experts
We turn a book or a method into a product readers use.
Learning platforms
The author's programs, lessons and progress tracking, in one place readers come back to.
AI coaches
Trained on the author's method, so readers can practise it and get guidance any time.
Reader tools
Tools the author can sell access to or bundle with the book.
ResultPal, built for author Dr. Pelè on his idea and methods, is one of these. See how it was built.
Background
Education and community.
Education
B.S. in Computer Science
University of the People
A-Levels, STEM and Business
Cambridge International
Community
- Led AI and tech training workshops for rural communities in Pakistan, through the Google Student Club.
- Experiential leadership development: wilderness-based leadership programs with Youth Impact.
Short answers
The questions people ask about me.
- Who is Shahzaib Shoaib?
Shahzaib Shoaib is an AI engineer and the founder of Zaibex, an AI engineering studio. He has been shipping software since 2018 and has 15+ AI systems in production.
- What is Zaibex?
Zaibex is an AI engineering studio. It builds AI-powered MVPs, AI agents and business systems for founders and teams in the US and Australia, on a fixed scope or a monthly retainer.
- Who founded Zaibex?
Shahzaib Shoaib founded Zaibex in October 2025. He leads every build.
- What has Shahzaib Shoaib built?
ResultPal, the platform for author Dr. Pelè, taken from concept to launch in 10 weeks. Legaliser, an AI contract platform with 500+ users. An autonomous recruitment agent that ran an 800+ candidate funnel. The case studies cover each one.
- Does he train AI models?
No. He is an AI application engineer. He builds products, agents, RAG systems and automations on top of LLM APIs, and fine-tunes hosted models when a project needs it.
- How do I work with Shahzaib Shoaib?
Book a 30 minute call or email hello@shahzaibshoaib.com. For a full product or system build through the studio, write to hello@zaibex.com.
The line I work by
Build fast, build right, build for humans.
Elsewhere