Emad Abdullah

Emad Abdullah

Lead backend engineer, cybersecurity. Based in Riyadh.

I build backends where reliability and security matter most. Right now that means leading engineering on a cybersecurity product, running RAIQ, and building Adraa Labs, an AI company working on making AI genuinely accessible.

Before any of this, I spent nearly seven years running ProBot, a Discord bot I grew to millions of servers. That's where I learned to scale systems, lead a team, and ship to real users. Long before that, back in the forums era, I was running a hosting company. That's where most of what I know about servers, infrastructure, and keeping things online actually came from.

Now

Adraa Labs adraa.ai

AI company making AI accessible to everyone. Chat with 350+ AI models or build your own AI bot for Telegram and Discord.
TOP.TL top.tl

A directory for Telegram channels, groups, and bots. A cleaner way to discover what’s worth following.

Experience

  1. Confidential NDA
    Cybersecurity
    Sep 2022 - Present · 3 yrs 8 mos

    Owning backend architecture on security-critical systems. Promoted into the lead role in March 2025 after scaling the platform as a senior engineer.

    • Lead Backend Engineer Mar 2025 - Present
    • Senior Backend Engineer Sep 2022 - Mar 2025 · 2 yrs 7 mos
  2. RAIQ
    Founder
    Apr 2024 - Present · 2 yrs 1 mo · Riyadh

    Founded RAIQ and continue to lead it.

  3. Thawd Security · ذَود
    Co-Founder
    May 2023 - Apr 2024 · 1 yr

    Co-founded a Saudi cybersecurity venture focused on defensive security for regional organizations.

  4. ProBot
    Founder
    Feb 2017 - Nov 2023 · 6 yrs 10 mos

    Built ProBot from scratch and ran it for nearly seven years. A top-tier Discord bot used by millions of servers. Led product, engineering, and the team.

  5. Nice one
    Software Developer
    Aug 2020 - Nov 2020 · 4 mos

    Back-end operations and PHP applications at Nice one, a Saudi e-commerce platform.