About Me

Engineering Manager leading multiple cross-functional squads in FinTech. I focus on building high-performing teams, shipping with confidence, and investing in the people, processes, and AI practices behind every product.

Leadership Philosophy

People First

Great software is built by great teams. I focus on team harmony, psychological safety, mentorship, and growth within a collaborative yet challenging environment.

Outcome Over Output

I focus on delivering business value, measuring success by impact. Every feature should move metrics that matter.

Technical Excellence

Quality is a habit. Consistent investment in code health and maintenance leads to high velocity.

Career Timeline

Jan 2025 - Present

Engineering Manager

Yassir

Africa's Super App — ride-hailing, food delivery, and digital payments across the MENA region.

  • Leading three cross-functional squads under Yassir Cash: Personal Banking (core wallet, QR payments, multi-currency), Agent (fully established with 5K+ field agents, cash-in/cash-out operations), and Sales Rep (in progress - sales team onboarding & field cash management).
  • Expanded wallet operations to 5 markets, processing $1M+ in quarterly transaction volume.
  • Built cross-functional squad culture across product management, design, and engineering. focused on harmony, technical excellence, and industry standard processes.
  • Invested consistently across strategy & planning, technical quality, process automation, and team growth to maintain high delivery standards under tight timelines.
Jun 2024 - Dec 2024

Technical Lead

Yassir

  • Maintained crash-free rate for 2 consecutive quarters across 3 products, strengthening platform reliability and user trust.
  • Accelerated development cycles through mock servers, continuous delivery improvements, BDD adoption, and monorepo migration.
Jul 2023 - May 2024

Senior Software Engineer - iOS

Yassir

Nov 2022 - Sep 2023

Senior Software Engineer - iOS

Fawry

Egypt's pioneering electronic payment network — Forbes Top 25 FinTech in the Middle East (2022).

Oct 2021 - Oct 2022

Senior Software Engineer - iOS

Atos

Global IT services leader with €11B revenue, pioneering digital transformation across 71 countries.

Competencies

Strategy & Planning
Technical & Quality
Process & Operations
People & Growth
Product & Delivery
AI Adoption & Tooling

Beyond Work

I spend my time outside work on side projects, reading, and writing about things I find worth sharing. I travel a lot, work out regularly, and keep weekends for family.