About Me

Engineering Manager building and scaling platforms across FinTech, E-Commerce, and PropTech (Smart Communities). I focus on building high-performing squads, shipping with confidence, and investing in the people and processes behind the 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 everyday services including ride-hailing, food delivery, and digital payments across MENA region.

  • Leading Yassir Cash squad responsible for digital wallet solution powering customers, drivers, couriers, and store vendors across the MENA region.
  • Shipped two products: Yassir Agent (5K+ field agents, cash-in/cash-out operations) and Yassir Sales Rep (sales team onboarding & field cash management).
  • Contributed to delivering 40+ features in 2025 — including QR payments, multi-currency wallets, rewards wallet, and biometric authentication — expanding wallet operations to 4 markets. processing $1M+ in quarterly transaction volume.
  • Delivering high-impact requirements on tight timelines with zero production bugs — driven by investing across strategy & planning, technical quality, process automation, and team growth.
  • Built a cross-functional squad culture across product management, design, and engineering — focused on harmony, excellence, and industry-standard processes.
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

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