Backend engineering · APIs · Integrations Alexandria, Egypt

Backend systems.
Built to scale.

I'm a backend software engineer specializing in scalable, high-performance server-side systems — modernizing legacy architecture, building ERP/CRM integrations, and tuning APIs that perform in production.

The stack behind the work
§ 01 What I do

Backend is the job. Reliability is the point.

Production APIs that stay fast as the data grows.

  • REST services in TypeScript/Node.js and Laravel
  • Query tuning & caching — 500ms–3s down to ~90ms
  • Schema, auth, and rate limiting designed to scale

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§ 02
Experience

Where I've built.What I shipped.

Full-time
01Software Engineer
Cartona
Cairo, Egypt · Jan 2025 – Jun 2026
ScopeRetail commerce backend, ERP integrations & a new credit platform

Migrated the retailer backend from Rails to Laravel and Go, helping cut API latency from 500ms & 3s to ~90ms via OpenSearch and Go. Built an Odoo integration syncing orders, inventory, and deliveries in real time with merchants' ERP systems. Redesigned the order lifecycle across enterprise and marketplace flows, and diagnosed a race condition in the async payment pipeline that was causing duplicate charges in production.

Freelance
02Backend Software Engineer
Independent
Remote · Jul 2023 – Dec 2024
ScopeHealthcare, SaaS and AI products, end to end

Shipped an Odoo-based laboratory platform into two production medical labs, architected a voice-assessment backend on LiveKit/OpenAI/Deepgram, engineered GPT + Stripe + Gmail outreach services at 100+ daily workflows, and built a distributed idempotent wallet engine settling transactions via RabbitMQ with a SHA-256 audit ledger.

Two roles, one throughline — backends that hold up in production.

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§ 03
Selected work

From integrations todistributed systems.

A few things I've shipped — from ERP sync and clinical platforms to event-driven payments. The hard parts:

01

ERP & commerce integration

Odoo integration synchronizing orders, inventory, and deliveries in real time with merchants' ERP systems — plus an order lifecycle split cleanly between enterprise and marketplace flows.

Shipped forCartonaOdoo
02

Laboratory Information System

Odoo-based clinical platform managing test ordering, sample tracking, and automated results reporting — successfully deployed across two production medical laboratories.

Shipped forMozmen LabsEl Fanar Labs
03

Voice assessment backend

Backend for automated sales training and candidate evaluation via simulated voice calls — LiveKit/WebRTC streaming with OpenAI and Deepgram for real-time transcription and scoring.

Shipped forMentor.AILiveKitOpenAI
04

Distributed wallet engine

Event-driven digital wallet settling transactions asynchronously across decoupled services via RabbitMQ, enforcing strict idempotency and pessimistic row locking, supported by a tamper-evident SHA-256 audit ledger.

Built withRabbitMQPostgreSQLLaravel
05

Email outreach platform

Core backend services for an automated email outreach product, integrating GPT-driven content generation, Stripe billing, and the Gmail API to process 100+ daily email workflows reliably.

Shipped forDealBlaster.aiStripeGmail API
06

CRM & internal tooling

A queue-based Laravel/Filament CRM for high-volume lead management and bulk campaign delivery, plus LLM-powered tooling that automates backend scaffolding, REST route creation, and boilerplate generation.

Built withLaravelFilamentGPT
Delivered for
Cartona
Mozmen Labs
El Fanar Labs
DealBlaster.ai
Wasel CRM
AppAsap
§ 04
Method

Five phases,applied to every build.

01

Understand

Read the code, map the flows, find what actually breaks. No guesses.

02

Design

Schema, contracts, and failure modes — written down before any code.

03

Build

Small, reviewable changes. Tests where they earn their keep.

04

Ship

Migrations, observability, and rollback plans — not surprises.

05

Maintain

Watch it in production, tune it, and hand it off clearly.

Contact

Let's talk. I'll get it.

Tell me what you're building and I'll tell you how I'd approach it — the architecture, the trade-offs, and a realistic timeline. No homework, no NDA required.

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You talk to the engineer who'll do the work — never a recruiter reading a script.

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