Imran Kasam
Product-Minded Technology Executive
15+ years building and scaling technology organizations. Led the engineering team at eXp Realty through 20x agent growth—from penny stock to Nasdaq. Managed 90-person global teams and $10-15M P&L. Combat veteran with two deployments to Iraq.
20x
Agent Growth at eXp Realty
90
Global Team Size
2019
Mendix World Award
Contact
Email
imran.kasam@gmail.com
Location
Houston, TX
LinkedIn
linkedin.com/in/imrankasam
Availability
Remote / Hybrid Houston / Travel
Skills
Cloud & Infrastructure
Architecture
Data
Development
Product & Leadership
Domain Expertise
Experience
Director, Product Management – Platform
Constellation1
- Lead platform and AI product strategy for end-to-end residential real estate solution
- Define roadmaps for AI-powered features including intelligent coaching systems
- Partner with engineering to translate market needs into scalable product capabilities
Principal Consultant & Technical Advisor
IM Technology Consulting
- Architectural advisory services to growth-stage companies in proptech and enterprise software
- Advised eXp Realty during international expansion on platform architecture
- Consulted with Series A proptech startup and Latin American insurance SaaS provider
Global Vice President, Low Code Practice
Avertra Corp
- Led 90-person global organization: engineering, QA, DevOps, customer success, sales
- Managed $10-15M P&L with responsibility for delivery excellence and revenue growth
- Directed cloud-native applications on AWS and Azure for healthcare, finance, public sector
- Promoted from Senior Director after bridging technical delivery and business outcomes
Engineering Director – CORE Home
Inside Real Estate
- Architected multi-tenant, white-labeled B2B/B2C platform using AWS serverless
- Designed system architecture following AWS Well-Architected Framework
- Implemented CI/CD automation reducing deployment friction
Enterprise Architect & Engineering Manager
eXp Realty
- Led 35-person engineering team; promoted Senior Dev → Enterprise Architect → Manager in 3 years
- Built technology foundation enabling 20x agent growth (3,000 to 60,000) and transition from penny stock to Nasdaq
- Delivered 30+ applications in three years, reducing agent onboarding from weeks to days
- Pioneered low-code microservices—earned Mendix World 2019 Award for Digital Transformation
- Architected event-driven platform using Mendix, Kafka, and AWS
Senior Business Application Developer
Memorial MRI and Diagnostic
- Built patient portal with HL7/RIS/PACS integrations
- Developed attorney self-service portal reducing response time by 90%
Supervisor, Software Programming
Caris Life Sciences
- Advanced from Helpdesk Technician → Software Programmer → Supervisor in 4 years
- Managed IT infrastructure separation during post-acquisition company split
Sergeant | Special Intelligence Systems Administrator
United States Marine Corps
- Led secure communications operations across two combat deployments to Iraq
- As NCOIC, supervised team of 5 Marines: classified networks, satellite comms, cryptography
Education & Certifications
Bachelor of Science, Business Management
Western Governors University | 2023
Completed while working full-time in senior leadership roles
Certifications
- AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate
- Mendix Expert Developer
- CompTIA Project+
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