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I'm Ahmed Alsabbahy.

I'm an Egyptian Senior Backend Engineer focused on distributed systems and AI-driven platforms, currently at Netguru (DigitalZone Iraq engagement).

I also own Alsabbahy Technology, shipping product and platform work alongside my primary engineering role. Outside work you'll find me in the gym, with family, or digging into new tech.

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About me

Senior Backend Engineer with 8+ years designing and scaling high-performance backend systems and APIs. Deep expertise in Python, Node.js/NestJS, FastAPI, PostgreSQL, and AWS, with a strong track record in microservices, observability (LGTM), AI/LLM pipelines, and CI/CD. Owns services end-to-end — architecture through production — in startup and high-autonomy environments. Passionate about clean architecture, system reliability, and mentoring engineering teams. Concurrently Owner at Alsabbahy Technology.

  • Location:Giza, Egypt · Open to Remote / GMT+3
  • Nationality:Egyptian
  • Interests:Family, Tech, Clean architecture
  • Study:Modern Academy Maadi — Electrical & Electronics Engineering
  • Employment:Netguru (primary); Alsabbahy Technology (Owner, concurrent)
  • Hobbies:Gym, Reading, Cooking, Traveling

Education

B.Sc. Electrical & Electronics Engineering — Computer Engineering

Modern Academy Maadi, Cairo2013 – 2018

Undergraduate foundation in electrical and computer engineering.

ALX AI Career Essentials

ALX Africa2024

AI fundamentals and applied AI career essentials.

Advanced Cloud Developer Nanodegree

Udacity2022

AWS-focused fullstack and DevOps cloud development projects.

Building RESTful APIs with Node.js & Express

LinkedInLinkedIn Learning

API design and Node/Express REST fundamentals.

Work

Senior Software Engineer

Netguru · Remote — Primary employmentApr 2025 – Present

B2B contractor for DigitalZone Iraq as Senior Backend Engineer (Node.js/NestJS) on a multi-tenant e-commerce platform (consumer, merchant, dashboard APIs). Owned Checkout.com Flow payment sessions (tokenization, 3DS, webhooks, abandoned-session processors). Built NestJS modules on Prisma/PostgreSQL with BullMQ, Redis, Cognito, and OpenTelemetry; mentor teammates and translate product requirements into technical plans.

Owner

Alsabbahy Technology · Concurrent ownershipApr 2025 – Present

Own Alsabbahy Technology alongside primary employment — founding and product/platform engineering across ChartiAI, Khuta, ABMFY, Zillog, and automation systems. Focus on clean architecture, reliability, and shipping AI- and ops-heavy products in high-autonomy environments.

Senior Backend Engineer

LXT · Egypt (Remote)Nov 2023 – Oct 2025

Led end-to-end backend product delivery while keeping systems stable and scalable. Architected REST APIs and microservices with clean-architecture principles and TDD. Drove observability (structured logging, correlation IDs, tracing) and mentored juniors via 1:1s, PR reviews, and knowledge-sharing with Product.

Senior Fullstack Developer

Sword Software Solutions · EgyptJul 2023 – Oct 2023

Designed REST APIs (Django/Node) for internal and partner consumption; modernized legacy React modules. Integrated DataDog for request logging; participated in architecture and API design with stakeholders.

Backend Engineer

Amjaad Technology · Cairo, EgyptFeb 2022 – Jul 2023

Reduced API latency by ~33% rewriting critical services in Node.js; migrated auth to JWT + 2FA. Built NestJS microservices for Payments and Notifications; integrated Paymob and Fawry. Acting Senior from Feb 2023 — mentoring, reviews, and Agile practices.

Software Engineer

Symbios Consulting · Cairo, EgyptJan 2021 – Feb 2022

Built full-stack MERN/Django apps; delivered RPA for SIDC invoicing and an Azure ML audio filter service (React + Django). Technology consulting for client integrations.

Backend Developer

Override · Cairo, EgyptAug 2020 – Dec 2020

Built NestJS/Node REST backends for hiring, delivery, e-learning, and e-commerce products; integrated PayPal.

Skills

Check out my skill level on Credly

Spoken languages
Arabic (Native)
English (Fluent)
Backend
Node.js / NestJS
Python / FastAPI
TypeScript
Django / Express
Architecture & data
Microservices / DDD
PostgreSQL / Prisma
Redis / BullMQ
Event-driven / AI pipelines
Cloud, DevOps & observability
AWS
Docker / CI/CD
OpenTelemetry / LGTM
React / Next.js

Check out some of my work

ChartiAI — Medical AI Note Platform
Khuta — Multi-tenant Logistics (KSA)
ABMFY — LinkedIn & Email Outreach Automation
Zillog (LogZilla) — Observability SaaS
n8n Lead-Gen & Outreach System

Ahmed is a great team leader with a lot of software & hardware skills which allow him to be an effective team member also with a lot of soft skills he makes any project organized and good planned

-- Aly Abdelrahman

Get in touch.

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Email ahmed@alsabbahy.com

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Location
Giza, Egypt
Github
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