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Abdel-Rahman
Saied

Senior Software Engineer · Team Lead

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Summary

Senior Software Engineer and Team Lead with 6+ years of experience architecting production-grade backend systems across seven industries — social intelligence, hospitality, transportation, cybersecurity, AI/ML, talent marketplaces, and mobile. Primary stack is Python and Django; also engineers in Go (Fendix — open-source DAST + SAST scanner) and Flutter. Proven track record leading teams, reducing latency by 25%, cutting deployment cycles by 40%, and shipping systems that handle millions of daily operations.

Experience

Senior Software Engineer — Team Lead

ASAS IT

2024 – Present
  • Engineered Twiscope — a social intelligence platform ingesting 5M+ data points/day across 5 major social networks using Django, Celery, and Redis pipelines
  • Architected Sanad AI — a FastAPI + OpenAI + Elasticsearch assistant that surfaces real-time insights and anomaly alerts within the Twiscope ecosystem
  • Built MURI — a multi-role transportation platform featuring PostGIS geospatial routing, WebSocket live tracking, and role-scoped booking flows for riders, drivers, and admins
  • Reduced system latency by 25% and cut deployment cycle time by 40% through CI/CD restructuring and async task optimization
  • Mentored engineers on distributed systems design, async patterns, and security-first practices; led weekly architecture reviews

Freelance Software Engineer

Independent

2023 – Present
  • Delivered Hayyak — a multi-tenant hotel management system integrating Opera PMS (OHIP) via Celery retry queues with DLQ fallback, dual payment gateway failover, and Firebase push notifications
  • Shipped Maxpeak — an Egypt-to-Saudi talent marketplace with a 3-stage AI vetting pipeline, bilingual (AR/EN) UX, and a contractual quality-replacement guarantee
  • Designed and built Check-In — a Flutter-based mobile attendance system with real-time tracking deployed at check-in.sa

Senior Software Engineer — Python Developer

ASAS IT

2023 – 2024
  • Led Python/Django backend development across multiple concurrent product streams, owning API design, data modeling, and service boundaries
  • Drove technical direction in alignment with product roadmaps, translating business requirements into scalable architectural decisions
  • Established code review standards and automated test coverage gates, reducing production incident rate by 30%
  • Onboarded and ramped up junior engineers through structured technical sessions on Django internals, async task design, and REST best practices

Software Engineer — Backend Developer

ClouDev Solutions

2022 – 2023
  • Shipped Gymawy — a gym and fitness platform with membership management, booking flows, and coach scheduling backed by a Django REST API
  • Built and maintained REST APIs serving multiple client-facing web and mobile applications using Django and Node.js
  • Automated cloud operational workflows on AWS, eliminating manual steps from deployment and environment provisioning pipelines
  • Implemented proactive monitoring and alerting that reduced mean time to detection (MTTD) for production incidents
  • Optimized database queries and caching strategies, contributing to measurable reductions in p95 API response times

Software Engineer

Prime Consulting Office (PCO)

2022 – 2023
  • Delivered custom backend solutions for consulting clients across retail, logistics, and professional services verticals
  • Translated client business requirements into RESTful API contracts and technical specifications
  • Operated in short agile cycles, consistently meeting milestone commitments across multi-client engagements

Software Engineer — Desktop Developer

Co-Source

2020 – 2022
  • Designed and shipped cross-platform desktop applications in Python, owning the full SDLC from requirements through production deployment
  • Built internal tooling that automated repetitive business workflows, reducing manual processing time for end users
  • Extended and stabilized legacy desktop codebases, improving reliability and shipping new features for enterprise clients

Skills

Languages
PythonGoDartTypeScriptSQL
Backend
DjangoFastAPIDRFNode.jsCelery
Data
PostgreSQLRedisMongoDBElasticsearchPostGISKibana
DevOps
DockerAWSGCPNginxCI/CDGitHub ActionsLinux
Security
DASTSASTSARIFSigstore
Mobile
FlutterFirebase

Notable Projects

Twiscope5M+ data points/day social intelligence platform
FendixOpen-source hybrid DAST + SAST API scanner — ~70% fewer false positives
MURIMulti-role transportation platform with PostGIS routing
MaxpeakEgypt→Saudi talent marketplace with 3-stage AI vetting
Check-InMobile attendance system — Flutter & Dart

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science

Higher Technological Institute

Graduated with A+ in final project · Overall good grade

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