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Ashraf Elalfi

Backend Software Engineer | PHP

Languages

  • Arabic (Native)
  • English (Very Good)
  • German (Beginner)

Interests

  • Video games
  • GYM
  • Football

Career Profile

Backend software engineer and CSD® experienced in building web applications following agile serving lots of users with a passion for automation. Working with multicultural and international teams. I have a strong background in PHP, Laravel, MySQL, AWS, Docker, and CI/CD. You can download my CV from Here.

Education

Bachelor in Computer Science

2012 - 2015
Egypt Higher Institute of Engineering and Technology

BSc Computer Science and Communications. EU Blue Card eligible university & degree.

Experiences

Backend Software Engineer | PHP

August 2022 - Present
SamMedia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  • Developing, refactoring, and enhancing connections between our platform and 90 different mobile network operators with about more than 1.5 million subscribers.
  • Technologies used include: PHP, MySql, CI/CD, Gitlab, Jenkins, Sentry, Kibana, Docker.

Backend Software Engineer & Squad Lead

November 2018 - August 2022
Areeb Technology, Cairo, Egypt
  • Led the squad to achieve every sprint goal for about a year.
  • Developed generic components and refactored core features in a large investment project.
  • Increased Unit testing code coverage to 40% from scratch.
  • Automated the process of Integration and Deployment.
  • Technologies used include: Laravel, MySql, Postman, PHPUnit, Mockery, Pair-Mob programming, Azure DevOps, CI, CD, Git-Flow.

Backend Software Engineer

November 2017 - November 2018
Robusta Studio, Cairo, Egypt
  • Developed web applications like Mountain view, Faragalla, DAN, Gazef, Trackmena, Couponat, Supermama, Coach to win, Go bus, Coast82, and AXA.
  • Technologies used include: Laravel, PHP, MySql, PostgreSQL, AWS, Docker, Javascript, WordPress.

Backend Software Engineer

May 2017 - October 2017
Botler.io, Remote, Dubai
  • Worked on a chatbot service for companies.
  • Technologies used include: Laravel, Docker.

Backend Software Engineer

October 2015 - March 2017
Ousta Technologies, Cairo, Egypt
  • Part of the backend team, produced a platform with SaaS architectures and DevOps.
  • Resulted in a successful product and Agile culture using technologies such as AWS, Jenkins, API Gateway, NGINX, JavaScript/Typescript, Docker, PHP, JIRA.

Backend Software Engineer

July 2014 - September 2015
E-motion digital agency, Cairo, Egypt
  • Developed web applications like Ceramica Innova, MediGroup, Egec, Universal, Suprimo.
  • Technologies used include: PHP, MySql, Zendframework2.

Co-Founder & Backend Software Engineer

September 2013 - July 2014
Ieasoft, Mansoura, Egypt
  • Co-Founded and developed several web applications using HTML, CSS, JavaScript, PHP, Laravel, MySql.

Backend Software Engineer

April 2013 - September 2013
Emagile, Mansoura, Egypt
  • Developed several web applications using HTML, CSS, JavaScript, PHP, MySql.

Volunteering

Cairo Chapter Leader

Slack platform community, Cairo, Egypt

Managing and leading the Cairo chapter of the Slack platform community.

Core Member

DevMix

Founder

IT-Geeks

Skills & Proficiency

PHP

Expert

Laravel

Expert

MySQL

Expert

Git

Expert

AWS

Expert

Docker

Expert

Linux

Expert

CI/CD

Expert

Bash

Intermediate

Node.js

Intermediate

Python

Intermediate