Salem Saber - Senior Backend Engineer

About Me

I'm Salem Saber, a Senior Backend Engineer with 9 years of expertise in building scalable, high-performance backend solutions. I possess a strong foundation in writing clean, maintainable code and developing robust systems that serve hundreds of thousands of users.

My problem-solving abilities shine in SaaS environments, where I excel at independently delivering top-notch solutions. I have extensive experience in PHP, Laravel, and modern DevOps practices, with proven results including reducing delivery times by 180% and supporting 300% user traffic growth.

I'm passionate about collaboration, code reviews, task analysis, and mentoring new hires to foster a culture of best practices and continuous improvement. My expertise includes containerization with Docker, CI/CD pipelines, and cloud infrastructure optimization.

9+
Years Experience
500+
Successful Projects
99.99%
System Uptime
180%
Delivery Improvement

Education

Bachelor of Science in Computer Science

October 6 University, Egypt

September 2015 - March 2021

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Technical Skills

Comprehensive expertise in backend development, DevOps practices, and scalable system architecture

Programming Languages

PHP95%
Go85%
JavaScript88%
Python82%
TypeScript85%

Frameworks & Runtime

Laravel92%
CodeIgniter85%
Node.js88%

SQL Databases

MySQL90%
PostgreSQL88%

NoSQL Databases

MongoDB85%
DynamoDB75%

Operating Systems

Linux (CentOS, Ubuntu)88%
Windows85%

DevOps & Infrastructure

Docker90%
CI/CD88%
Kubernetes82%
AWS85%
RabbitMQ80%
Messaging Systems85%

Caching & Performance

Redis88%
Memcache80%

Testing & Tools

Unit Testing88%
Integration Testing85%
Functional Testing82%
Git90%
Composer85%
Postman80%

Development Expertise & Methodologies

SOLID PrinciplesPSR StandardsDesign PatternsArchitecture PatternsOOPMicroservicesREST APIAgile/Scrum MethodologyCode ReviewsPerformance OptimizationScalable SystemsHigh AvailabilityKernelLogstashSystem Architecture

Core Strengths

Technical Leadership

  • • Mentoring and coaching new hires
  • • Code review and quality assurance
  • • Task analysis and project management
  • • Architecture design and implementation

Performance Optimization

  • • Reduced delivery time by 180%
  • • Supported 300% user traffic growth
  • • Achieved 99.99% system uptime
  • • Cost reduction through optimization

Professional Experience

9 years of backend engineering expertise, building scalable solutions and leading technical teams

Senior Backend Engineer

Afaqy

08/2024 - Present
  • Design and implement new features following company architecture and guidelines
  • Interact with hardware and software to produce real time results
  • Lead backend development initiatives using modern PHP frameworks
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver scalable solutions
PHPLaravelMySQLRedisDockerAWS

Senior Backend Engineer

Trufla

02/2023 - 07/2024
  • Designed high-availability solutions, achieving 99.99% uptime for critical services through redundancy and failover strategies
  • Enhanced database design to ensure seamless scalability, optimizing performance and efficiency
  • Implemented a scalable backend architecture that supported a 300% increase in user traffic over 6 months
  • Ensured seamless user experience during rapid growth phases
PHPLaravelPostgreSQLMongoDBRedisDockerAWS

Backend Engineer

Qafeer

07/2020 - 01/2023
  • Successfully containerized applications using Docker that impact 180% in delivery date, streamlining deployment and scaling processes
  • Improve business model to satisfy over 500K users in 3 months
  • Identified cost-saving measures, reducing infrastructure costs by 50% while maintaining optimal system performance
  • Established robust CI/CD pipelines for faster deployment cycles
PHPLaravelCodeIgniterMySQLRedisDockerCI/CD

Backend Engineer

Invstoc

03/2019 - 06/2020
  • Monitoring servers reduce cost by 20% in 4 months by doing query optimization and improve services
  • Develop and deploy new integrations in stock market to improve performance and ensure availability
  • Implemented performance monitoring and optimization strategies
  • Built robust APIs for financial data processing
PHPMySQLRedisLinuxPerformance Optimization

Backend Engineer

Egy Connect

01/2017 - 03/2019
  • Develop and maintain custom web apps with native PHP and custom-made PHP framework
  • Improved customer satisfaction over 150% for delivered software
  • Established a robust continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipeline, reducing release features in 2 weeks
  • Built scalable web applications from scratch using custom PHP frameworks
PHPMySQLCustom FrameworkLinuxGit

Get In Touch

Ready to build scalable backend solutions? Let's discuss your next project and how I can help bring your ideas to life.

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