# Saad Umar

> Saad Umar is the founder and lead engineer of Appzay, a mobile app development agency that turns funded startup ideas into shipped iOS and Android products. Working out of Karachi with a globally distributed team, he positions himself less as a vendor and more as a technical co-founder, owning everything from product strategy and native Swift/Kotlin engineering to App Store deployment. His shop has built and shaped apps used by millions, including the official Inter Miami CF app and the driving-rewards app OnMyWay.

- **Role:** Founder & Lead Engineer at Appzay
- **Organizations:** Appzay, Pumpjack Dataworks, Tixsee Labs LLC, Avanza Solutions, Panacloud
- **Nationality:** Pakistani
- **Education:** Undergraduate studies, University of Karachi
- **Known for:** Founded Appzay, a mobile app development agency operating with a globally distributed team, Shop has contributed to the official Inter Miami CF app, reaching millions of fans, Worked on OnMyWay, a safe-driving rewards app with a multi-million user base

## Career timeline

- **2012-2016** — Studies at University of Karachi
- **Earlier career** — Software engineering roles spanning Panacloud and Avanza Solutions
- **2022** — Principal iOS Engineer at Pumpjack Dataworks; associated with Tixsee Labs LLC, growing the team
- **Present** — Founder & Lead Engineer at Appzay, a premium mobile app development agency

## Achievements

- Founded Appzay, a mobile app development agency operating with a globally distributed team
- Shop has contributed to the official Inter Miami CF app, reaching millions of fans
- Worked on OnMyWay, a safe-driving rewards app with a multi-million user base
- Built TagCam (AI photo search with automated tagging) and Bliro (mobile AI meeting companion)
- Maintains open-source Swift/iOS projects on GitHub including a custom Stocks-style GraphView

## Latest updates

- **2022-08** — Announced team growth at his company, welcoming new project management hires as the studio scaled

## Links

- Website: https://www.appzay.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/saadumar
- GitHub: https://github.com/Saad-Umar

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Last updated: 2026-06-07