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Ahmed Salama

Career

Experience

9 engagements over 7+ years, from full-stack delivery through to technical leadership, software architecture, distributed systems and AWS production ownership. 3 yrs 1 mo of that leading engineering teams.

The case studies under Work come from the full-time roles below, and only from the ones confidentiality lets me publish. The freelance track is not written up there.

  1. 1 yr 10 mos

    Current

    Technical Lead

    MENT'ECH · Cairo, Egypt · Hybrid · Full-time

    Leading engineering across architecture, technical strategy, product development and delivery, on transportation platforms that carry six-figure daily traffic.

    • Led architecture and engineering for transportation platforms supporting 100,000+ daily users across multiple applications and operational dashboards.
    • Designed backend and distributed-system architectures for high-volume workflows: real-time operations, tracking, reservations and corporate transportation management.
    • Led development across web, mobile, backend, cloud infrastructure and administration platforms.
    • Improved performance and reliability through caching, database optimisation, infrastructure work, load testing, monitoring and production tuning.
    • Designed and delivered integrations with payment gateways, authentication providers, enterprise platforms, cloud services and third-party APIs.
    • Introduced AI and LLM capabilities: LLM integrations, intelligent automation, RAG workflows, AI agents and AI-assisted product experiences.
    • Established engineering practice around architecture, code quality, technical review, development standards and production readiness.
    • Mentored engineers on system design, architecture, debugging, performance optimisation and engineering practice.

    Languages

    • PHP
    • JavaScript
    • TypeScript
    • Python
    • SQL

    Backend & APIs

    • Laravel
    • Node.js
    • Express.js
    • NestJS
    • REST APIs
    • GraphQL
    • OAuth
    • RabbitMQ
    • Microservices
    • WebSockets

    Frontend

    • React
    • Next.js
    • Material UI
    • Bootstrap
    • Tailwind CSS

    Mobile

    • React Native
    • Flutter

    Data

    • MySQL
    • PostgreSQL
    • MongoDB
    • Redis
    • Elasticsearch

    Cloud & DevOps

    • AWS
    • Docker
    • Kubernetes
    • CI/CD
    • Nginx
    • Linux
    • Git
    • Monitoring & Observability
    • Firebase

    AI & LLM

    • LLM Integration
    • RAG Workflows
    • AI Agents
    • Prompt Engineering
    • Intelligent Automation

    Practice & leadership

    • Team Leadership
    • Mentoring
    • Technical Staff Management
    • Team Management
    • Technical Operations
    • Delivery Management
    • Release Planning
    • Stakeholder Management
    • Agile
    • Scrum
    • Code Review
    • System Design
    • Software Architecture
    • Requirement Gathering
    • Business Analysis
    • QA & UAT
    • Engineering Standards
    • Incident Management
    • Cross-functional Collaboration
    • Problem Solving

  2. 2 yrs

    Concurrent · Freelance

    Current

    Technical Operations Manager

    WardLin · Sweden · Remote · Part-time

    Continuing part-time engagement with WardLin after the full-time team lead role, covering technical operations and staff management.

    • Manage technical staff and team operations on a continuing part-time basis.

    Languages

    • PHP
    • JavaScript
    • TypeScript
    • Python

    Backend & APIs

    • Laravel
    • Node.js
    • Express.js
    • NestJS
    • REST APIs
    • GraphQL
    • RabbitMQ
    • Microservices
    • WebSockets

    Frontend

    • React
    • Next.js
    • Material UI
    • Bootstrap
    • Tailwind CSS

    Mobile

    • React Native
    • Flutter

    Data

    • MySQL
    • PostgreSQL
    • MongoDB
    • Redis
    • Elasticsearch

    Cloud & DevOps

    • AWS
    • Docker
    • Kubernetes
    • CI/CD
    • GitHub Actions
    • Nginx
    • Git
    • Monitoring & Observability
    • Firebase

    AI & LLM

    • LLM Integration

    Practice & leadership

    • Team Leadership
    • Mentoring
    • Technical Staff Management
    • Team Management
    • Technical Operations
    • Delivery Management
    • Release Planning
    • Stakeholder Management
    • Agile
    • Scrum
    • Code Review
    • System Design
    • Software Architecture
    • Requirement Gathering
    • Business Analysis
    • Engineering Standards
    • Incident Management
    • Cross-functional Collaboration
    • Problem Solving

  3. 1 yr 2 mos

    Software Engineering Team Lead

    WardLin · Sweden · Remote · Full-time

    Led end-to-end development across multiple products for a Sweden-based team, with production ownership covering reliability, security and release engineering.

    • Led end-to-end development across multiple products, focused on scalability, reliability and performance.
    • Managed technical operations and cross-functional engineering teams.
    • Drove system architecture decisions with senior stakeholders and other Tech Leads.
    • Owned production systems for reliability, security and operational efficiency.
    • Designed and implemented CI/CD pipelines for fast, reliable, automated releases.
    • Architected and maintained cloud-based solutions on AWS.
    • Ran delivery execution, release planning and operational workflows.
    • Mentored engineers, enforced code quality standards and promoted engineering best practice.

    Languages

    • PHP
    • JavaScript
    • TypeScript
    • Python
    • SQL

    Backend & APIs

    • Laravel
    • Node.js
    • Express.js
    • NestJS
    • REST APIs
    • GraphQL
    • OAuth
    • RabbitMQ
    • Microservices
    • WebSockets

    Frontend

    • React
    • Next.js
    • Redux
    • Material UI
    • Bootstrap
    • Tailwind CSS

    Mobile

    • React Native
    • Flutter

    Data

    • MySQL
    • PostgreSQL
    • MongoDB
    • Oracle
    • Redis

    Cloud & DevOps

    • AWS
    • Docker
    • Kubernetes
    • CI/CD
    • GitHub Actions
    • Nginx
    • Linux
    • Git
    • Monitoring & Observability
    • Firebase

    AI & LLM

    • AI Agents

    Practice & leadership

    • Team Leadership
    • Mentoring
    • Technical Staff Management
    • Team Management
    • Technical Operations
    • Delivery Management
    • Release Planning
    • Stakeholder Management
    • Agile
    • Scrum
    • Code Review
    • Software Architecture
    • Requirement Gathering
    • Business Analysis
    • QA & UAT
    • Engineering Standards
    • Incident Management
    • Cross-functional Collaboration
    • Problem Solving

  4. 1 yr 6 mos

    Senior Software Engineer · Senior Full Stack Developer

    ClavisBS · Cairo, Egypt · On-site · Full-time

    Drove end-to-end delivery and modernised legacy systems, with unusually broad database exposure: relational and document engines side by side in one role.

    • Drove end-to-end delivery with a focus on robustness, scalability and user-centric design.
    • Built backend systems in PHP and Laravel, with Node.js and Express.js for server-side services.
    • Designed and optimised high-performance data across MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB and Oracle.
    • Built front-end interfaces with TypeScript, JavaScript, React and Material UI.
    • Implemented CI/CD pipelines for reliable deployment, and modernised legacy systems.
    • Built cloud solutions on AWS, working in Agile iterations with cross-functional teams.
    • Worked directly with product and business teams to keep solutions user-centric.

    Languages

    • PHP
    • JavaScript
    • TypeScript
    • SQL

    Backend & APIs

    • Laravel
    • Node.js
    • Express.js
    • NestJS
    • REST APIs
    • GraphQL
    • OAuth
    • RabbitMQ
    • Microservices
    • WebSockets

    Frontend

    • React
    • Next.js
    • Material UI
    • Bootstrap
    • Tailwind CSS

    Data

    • MySQL
    • PostgreSQL
    • MongoDB
    • Oracle
    • Redis
    • Elasticsearch

    Cloud & DevOps

    • AWS
    • CI/CD
    • Git
    • Firebase

    Practice & leadership

    • Team Leadership
    • Mentoring
    • Delivery Management
    • Release Planning
    • Agile
    • Scrum
    • Code Review
    • System Design
    • Software Architecture
    • Business Analysis
    • QA & UAT
    • Incident Management
    • Cross-functional Collaboration
    • Problem Solving

  5. 4 mos

    Senior Full Stack Engineer

    AbuDiyab IT Services · Cairo, Egypt · On-site · Full-time

    Built enterprise-grade full-stack systems, leading backend work and supporting junior developers.

    • Developed and maintained enterprise-grade full-stack solutions with Laravel, Angular, MySQL and Oracle.
    • Designed and implemented RESTful APIs and backend services.
    • Led backend development tasks and supported junior developers.
    • Kept frontend-backend integration and system stability sound.
    • Supported deployment processes and production readiness.

    Languages

    • PHP
    • JavaScript
    • TypeScript

    Backend & APIs

    • Laravel
    • REST APIs

    Frontend

    • Angular

    Data

    • MySQL
    • Oracle

    Cloud & DevOps

    • AWS
    • CI/CD
    • Nginx
    • Git
    • Monitoring & Observability
    • Firebase

    Practice & leadership

    • Agile
    • Scrum
    • Requirement Gathering
    • Business Analysis
    • QA & UAT
    • Cross-functional Collaboration
    • Problem Solving

  6. 6 mos

    Senior Software Engineer

    Unifi Solutions · Cairo, Egypt · On-site · Full-time

    Full-stack delivery across PHP and Node services with React interfaces, deployed and operated on AWS.

    • Built features across PHP, TypeScript, Node.js, Express.js, React.js, MongoDB and MySQL.
    • Built responsive interfaces with Material UI, HTML and CSS.
    • Deployed and managed applications on AWS.
    • Kept front-end and back-end components communicating cleanly end to end.

    Languages

    • PHP
    • TypeScript
    • HTML
    • CSS

    Backend & APIs

    • Node.js
    • Express.js

    Frontend

    • React
    • Material UI
    • Bootstrap
    • Tailwind CSS

    Data

    • PostgreSQL
    • MongoDB

    Cloud & DevOps

    • AWS
    • Docker
    • CI/CD
    • Git
    • Firebase

    Practice & leadership

    • Agile
    • Scrum
    • QA & UAT
    • Problem Solving

  7. 1 yr

    Full Stack Developer

    e-RAMO For Digital Solutions · Cairo, Egypt · On-site · Full-time

    Full-stack application work with a consistent thread of refactoring and performance improvement on existing systems.

    • Built full-stack applications with TypeScript, Laravel, Node.js and Express.js over MySQL, MongoDB and Oracle.
    • Implemented front-end interfaces with React.js, jQuery and Material UI.
    • Built responsive layouts with HTML, CSS and Bootstrap.
    • Improved existing systems through refactoring and performance optimisation.
    • Took part in code reviews and system analysis.

    Languages

    • PHP
    • TypeScript
    • HTML
    • CSS

    Backend & APIs

    • Laravel
    • Node.js
    • Express.js
    • NestJS
    • REST APIs
    • GraphQL
    • OAuth
    • Microservices
    • WebSockets

    Frontend

    • React
    • Next.js
    • jQuery
    • Material UI
    • Bootstrap
    • Tailwind CSS

    Data

    • MySQL
    • MongoDB
    • Oracle

    Cloud & DevOps

    • AWS
    • Docker
    • CI/CD
    • GitHub Actions
    • Git
    • Firebase

    Practice & leadership

    • Technical Operations
    • Delivery Management
    • Release Planning
    • Agile
    • Business Analysis
    • QA & UAT
    • Problem Solving

  8. 1 yr 3 mos

    Concurrent · Freelance

    Full Stack Developer

    Upwork · Remote · Freelance

    Independent client delivery alongside full-time work, owning requirements, timelines and code quality without a surrounding team.

    • Delivered multiple client projects independently with Angular, Laravel, Node.js, Express.js, MySQL and MongoDB.
    • Worked remotely with clients to gather requirements and deliver to them.
    • Managed delivery timelines and held code quality through version control.

    Languages

    • PHP
    • JavaScript
    • TypeScript
    • Python
    • SQL

    Backend & APIs

    • Laravel
    • Node.js
    • Express.js
    • NestJS
    • REST APIs
    • GraphQL
    • OAuth
    • RabbitMQ
    • Microservices
    • WebSockets

    Frontend

    • React
    • Next.js
    • Angular
    • Material UI
    • Bootstrap
    • Tailwind CSS

    Data

    • MySQL
    • PostgreSQL
    • MongoDB
    • Oracle
    • Redis
    • Elasticsearch

    Cloud & DevOps

    • AWS
    • Azure
    • Google Cloud
    • Docker
    • Kubernetes
    • CI/CD
    • GitHub Actions
    • Jenkins
    • Nginx
    • Linux
    • Git
    • Monitoring & Observability
    • Firebase

    Practice & leadership

    • Mentoring
    • Delivery Management
    • Release Planning
    • Stakeholder Management
    • Agile
    • Code Review
    • System Design
    • Software Architecture
    • Requirement Gathering
    • Business Analysis
    • QA & UAT
    • Incident Management
    • Cross-functional Collaboration
    • Problem Solving

  9. 1 yr 11 mos

    Full Stack Engineer

    RMS · Giza, Egypt · On-site · Full-time

    First professional engineering role: full-stack delivery on Laravel and Node.

    • Contributed to full-stack development with Laravel, MySQL and Node.js.
    • Built responsive interfaces with HTML, CSS and Bootstrap.
    • Worked with the team to troubleshoot issues and improve software performance.

    Languages

    • PHP
    • JavaScript
    • HTML
    • CSS

    Backend & APIs

    • Laravel
    • Node.js
    • Express.js
    • REST APIs
    • OAuth

    Frontend

    • React
    • Next.js
    • jQuery
    • Material UI
    • Bootstrap
    • Tailwind CSS

    Data

    • MySQL

    Cloud & DevOps

    • Docker
    • Git

    Practice & leadership

    • Agile
    • Scrum
    • Business Analysis
    • Problem Solving

Let’s talk

Have a product, platform or delivery challenge? Let’s talk about turning it into a structured, scalable solution.

Open to technical leadership, product delivery and senior engineering roles, and available for architecture consulting, technical reviews and mentorship. Engagements run as project-based work, contracts, consulting, freelance engagements, remote collaboration and long-term partnerships.

Based in Cairo, Egypt, working remotely with clients across the MENA region and internationally.

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