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Mohamed Taher

Mohamed Taher

14 years of experience Germany

A results-driven Software Technical Lead/Manager with 15+ years of experience in
architecting scalable, high-performance solutions and leading cross-functional teams.
Specializing in client-side solutions using JavaScript/TypeScript and server-side technologies
such as Node.js, with extensive expertise in cloud infrastructure AWS, Terraform, Pulumi).
Proven track record in building teams, driving growth, and executing complex technical
projects. Strong leadership and mentoring skills with a focus on empowering teams to
succeed.

React Native Vue.js ReactJS Angular.js JavaScript GraphQL Node.js MongoDB Nest.js Amazon S3 Amazon EC2 AWS CloudWatch AWS CloudFront Terraform Pulumi Mongo Atlas PostgreSQL Next.js Ionic Product Management Project Management

Experience

Engineering Manager
Sep, 2021 - Aug, 2024
Bytro
  • Bytro is a gaming studio based in Hamburg, specialized in building web strategy games, and a part of a big swedish holding group called
    Stillfront
    ● Led and mentored a dynamic engineering team of 10 Engineers, defining growth plans and driving professional development.
    ● Conducted 25+ technical interviews, successfully hiring 3 engineers to expand the team.
    ● Completed 70% of Engine 2, a framework to streamline the development of future-proof games.
    ● Created a fully functional Design system for games, improving consistency and user experience across platforms.
    ● Spearheaded a long-term plan to refactor legacy code, reducing technical debt and increasing maintainability.
    ● Removed blockers and facilitated smooth communication within the team and with stakeholders.
    ● Promoted 2 Engineers from Mid-Level to Senior, and 1 Engineer from Senior to Expert
  • Technologies: JavaScript, Vue.js, Unity3D, AWS, JavaScript, GCP, TypeScript, Design Systems, Agile Leadership, Technical Leadership
Lead Engineer
Feb, 2020 - Sep, 2021
Vidmob
  • VidMob is a video content creation network and platform where brands can create digital video ads with expert teams.
    ● Led a team of 5 Engineers from different regions/timezones in a fully remote setup
    ● Developed a framework to manage our collaboration style PR reviews, delivery style, and code consistency) to achieve maximum
    productivity for the whole team
    ● Successfully delivered our first phase of Vidmob design system with more than 60 different UI components, 20 reusable business
    blocks, and 12 reusable reach hooks, for client-facing applications, ensuring scalability and design consistency.
    ● Onboarded first 2 internal teams to use our design system
    ● Resolved over 150 issues between reported bugs, and UX enhancement
  • Technologies: ReactJS, JavaScript, Design Systems, TypeScript, AWS Amplify, AWS
Senior Web Engineer
Oct, 2018 - Dec, 2020
ShareNow
  • ShareNow is a big venture of Daimler and BMW. Our goal is to push mobility towards sharing rather than buying. ShareNow is the result of
    merging both car2go and drive now
    ● As a B2B Web Engineer our team successfully migrated 5000+ business account for both car2go and drive now
    ● Successfully onboarded new 380k users thus boosting our total system users to 3.5 Millions
    ● The first team to introduce serverless approach to our company, thus reducing infra costs by 60%
    ● Refactored our monolithic application into 70+ microservices using AWS Lambda
    ● Boosted our unit test coverage for all running apps from 30% to 92% (we tolerated 10% due to team capacity)
    ● Build design system with more than 100 components for our user web/mobile applications Camelot)
    ● Build design system for our internal applications/portals Plattenbau)
  • Technologies: Vue.js, React Native, JavaScript, Terraform, AWS, Node.js, Design Systems, Angular And Typescript
Senior Mobile Engineer
Feb, 2018 - Oct, 2018
AboutYou
  • ● Worked with the AY Mobile team to improve current mobile app, add new features, and optimize the performance using React Native
    ● Optimised app performance and improved user experience
    ● Added new features required by stakeholders
    ● Introduced and implemented unit tests
    ● Improved the CI/CD process (Bitrise)
    ● Built server middleware in NodeJS to reduce dependency on PHP backend Engineers
  • Technologies: React Native, AWS, JavaScript, Node.js, CI/CD Pipelines
Director of Technology
May, 2016 - Feb, 2018
Baddel
  • ● Helped businesses to technically go from ideation phase to production phase
    ● Hired and mentored the engineering team
    ● Coordinated communication between the technical team and technical 3rd parties
    ● Built & architected scalable infrastructure for the product
    ● Managed customer service to understand the users better
    ● Used meteor js to develop the micro-mobility platform, then migrated to Nest.js in order to develop a white-label solution
  • Technologies: Angular 8+, JavaScript, GCP, Meteor, Nest.js
Founder & Tech Director
Jan, 2016 - Jan, 2018
Aphrie
  • ● Founded Aphrie in 2016, after successfully graduating from AUC V-Lab accelerator, then Y- Combinator startup school
    ● Gathered a strong team and convinced potential co-founders to join
    ● Built a robust business model
    ● The first product was called wheemo - a small gadget powered by a robust software, offering a tailored user experience for using a smartphone while driving a car, or riding a bike without any distraction
    ● Successfully built a working prototype
    ● Successfully raised pre-seed fund
  • Technologies: AWS, React Native
Product Lead Engineer
May, 2014 - May, 2016
Youxel Technology
  • Youxel provides software solutions for our clients. First 1 year I was involved in service team, and later moved to lead a team working on a
    product called Tremvo, which later became adam.ai
    ● Led, and mentored 15 Engineers between Backend, Frontend and QA
    ● Successfully delivered 5 client projects budgeted 2 Million SAR
    ● Hired 6 new Engineers to the team
    ● Migrated old core codebase from jQuery to Angular
    ● Delivered first successful MVP of Adam (the meeting robot)
  • Technologies: Azure, JavaScript, JavaScript, Node.js, Angular 8+, .NET, .NET Core
Senior Software Engineer
May, 2014 - May, 2016
Techtank
  • ● Led the development of immersive AR and VR applications, creating interactive experiences for various industries, including gaming,
    education, and training.
    ● Collaborated with UX/UI designers to create intuitive interfaces applications, conducting user testing and feedback sessions to
    improve usability and accessibility.
    ● Implemented performance optimization strategies for web applications
    ● Developed and integrated RESTful APIs and WebSocket services to support real-time data communication between web applications
    and AR/VR environments.
    ● Mentored junior engineers and interns in best practices for web development, fostering a culture of learning and innovation within the
    team.
  • Technologies: AWS, Virtual Reality, Unreal Engine, JavaScript, JavaScript, React Native, Social Gaming, Unity3D
I&C Engineer
Apr, 2010 - May, 2014
Ministry Of Electricity & Energy
  • ● IT & software support for various applications, mainly the plant core sppa-t3000 developed by Siemens
    ● Integrated smart solutions that serve plant routines and frequent tasks
    ● Software support for GE Speedtronic Mark VIe and ABB symphony harmony
  • Technologies: JavaScript, Node.js

Education

Bachelor of Electronic Engineering
2004 - 2009
Faculty of Electronic Engineering, Minoufiya University

Achievements

Certifications

Web Application Architectures
University of New Mexico Issued May, 2015 - Jan, 2032
Credential ID: GYRYARP236