Resume
Abdel-Rahman
Saied
Technical Lead · Staff Backend Engineer
abdelrahman.saied@asasit.com linkedin.com/in/abdel-rahman-saied github.com/Abdel-RahmanSaied x.com/asaied_dev Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | Open to On-site Opportunities in Riyadh, Remote Roles, and International Relocation
Summary
Technical Lead and Staff-level Backend Engineer with 6+ years owning production systems across social intelligence, transportation, hospitality, cybersecurity, AI infrastructure, talent marketplaces, and mobile products. I lead teams while staying hands-on with Python, Django, FastAPI, Go, PostGIS, Redis/Celery, and cloud delivery. Evidence includes 5M+ records processed per day, 13 engineers led, 99.9% uptime, 3x throughput improvement, 25% lower latency, and 40% faster deployments.
Experience
Senior Software Engineer — Team Lead
ASAS IT
- 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 student transportation platform with dedicated apps for client, driver, and admin roles, featuring PostGIS geospatial routing, WebSocket live tracking, and subscription-gated booking
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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)
- 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
- 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
Education
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science
Higher Technological Institute
Graduated with A+ in final project · Overall good grade