Hi, I'm Ammar 👋
Software Engineer · Digital Solutions Architect
Experience
My professional journey and key accomplishments
Digital Solutions Architect
The Home Co EG
Role Overview
Modernized IT and digital operations with auditable pricing, scalable headless commerce, and cost-efficient hybrid cloud infrastructure.
Key Achievements
- ✓Owned end-to-end IT and systems: rolled out Google Workspace, standardized device provisioning, and managed Squarespace domains/DNS for all teams.
- ✓Architected the Pricing & Costing System (Next.js + Neon/PostgreSQL + Prisma) with RBAC, audit logs, resource presets, and Excel/PDF exports—improving quote speed/accuracy by 40%+.
- ✓Built headless commerce with Shopify Storefront/Admin APIs on a Next.js frontend, pairing SEO-first delivery with scalable merchandising workflows.
- ✓Ran infrastructure on DigitalOcean VMs (Linux/KDE) with CI/CD via GitHub Actions, multi-environment governance, and supplemental AWS (EC2/S3) integrations.
- ✓Automated daily market-price web crawling and compiled Excel/PowerPoint intelligence for Egypt and GCC leadership decisions.
Technologies Used
Part-time Technical Lead
Kiwify Tech Company
Role Overview
Delivered reliable, cost-conscious digital platforms for SMEs while maintaining high-touch operations in a lean, part-time model.
Key Achievements
- ✓Part-time engagement (5–10 hrs/week) leading cross-stack delivery for SMEs in F&B, logistics, and services.
- ✓Built Flutter Android ordering apps backed by ASP.NET Core APIs and PostgreSQL, deployed on DigitalOcean VPS (Linux).
- ✓Handled manual release management: Linux server hardening, migrations, monitoring, and incident response.
- ✓Managed hosting portfolios across cPanel/WHM, CyberPanel, and GoDaddy DNS/email with custom automation scripts.
- ✓Delivered WordPress/Elementor sites with bespoke PHP snippets, analytics integrations, and speed optimisation.
Technologies Used
Product Engineer
Domogreen
Role Overview
Shipped secure hybrid deployments and product direction under tight timelines, with architecture reused in successor initiatives.
Key Achievements
- ✓Acted as product engineer reporting to the CEO, translating research needs into product requirements and delivery roadmaps.
- ✓Delivered a secure Flutter desktop app (Windows/macOS) paired with a Django REST backend and collaboration tooling.
- ✓Implemented JWT auth, encryption, and hardening across repositories/service-layer architecture with Redis and WebSockets.
- ✓Deployed a hybrid stack: on-prem Linux servers for data handling with GCP services hosting public APIs and monitoring.
- ✓Led backlog, stakeholder demos, and documentation to keep R&D teams aligned despite project deprecation.
Technologies Used
Product Engineer
Animals.ai
Role Overview
Delivered production edge-to-cloud CV systems that earned a formal CTO recommendation and measurable accuracy gains.
Key Achievements
- ✓Progressed from intern to product engineer, coordinating edge-to-cloud CV roadmaps with leadership and field teams.
- ✓Ran a distributed NVIDIA Jetson camera network with multi-site RTSP ingestion and resilient offline-first syncing.
- ✓Delivered Flask + Firebase + GCP backends with GitHub Actions CI/CD and dataset management for 10k+ annotated images.
- ✓Optimized YOLO/Deep learning pipelines, cutting livestock detection error rates by ~20%.
- ✓Established QA/playbooks, mentored interns, and surfaced product insights for board reviews.
Technologies Used
IT Infrastructure Intern
Toros University
Role Overview
Improved lab reliability and reduced IT support backlog, strengthening campus infrastructure.
Key Achievements
- ✓Provided IT support across campus, including Windows, Office 365, networks, VoIP, and printers.
- ✓Refurbished ~50% of computer lab PCs, extending hardware lifecycles and reducing costs.
- ✓Assisted with server administration, user account management, and router/switch configuration.
- ✓Supported faculty and students with technical troubleshooting, improving uptime and efficiency.
Technologies Used
Education
My academic background and achievements
B.Sc.
Toros University
Academic Focus
Self-Driving Car using Behavioral Cloning (TensorFlow/Keras CNNs)
Key Achievements
- ✓Graduated 1st in department & faculty
- ✓Board member – Computer Sciences Community
- ✓Represented university at Teknofest 2023 (Top 25)
Certificates
Professional certifications and achievements
Go - The Complete Guide
Udemy
Comprehensive course in Go programming language & modern practices.
Completed: 03/2025
Python Bootcamp
Udemy
Comprehensive bootcamp covering modern Python, backend frameworks, and production data tooling.
Completed: 01/2024
Animals.ai Internship Certificate
Animals.ai
Confirms production computer vision delivery, edge deployments, and backend ownership at Animals.ai.
Completed: 10/2023
Self-Driving Car (Applied Deep Learning)
Udemy
Applied deep learning specialization with behavioral cloning pipelines deployed for autonomous driving use cases.
Completed: 01/2023
Teknofest 2023 Participation – Autonomous Harvesting Robot (Top 25)
Award
Autonomous Harvesting Robot ranked top 25 nationally and demonstrated full-stack CV/robotics delivery to 2.5M attendees.
Completed: 01/2023
Recommendations
What colleagues and clients say about working with me
Skills
Technologies, tools & strengths
Backend
APIs, services, systems design, and performance.
- Python (Django, DRF, Flask, FastAPI)
- C# (ASP.NET Core, EF Core)
- Go (Gin)
- Node.js (Express)
- Shopify Storefront/Admin API
Frontend
Modern SPAs, SSR/ISR, design systems, CMS, and desktop UI.
- Next.js (App Router)
- React
- Tailwind CSS
- WordPress (Elementor, Pods)
- C# WPF (XAML)
- Flutter
- Shopify Frontend (Storefront/Admin API)
Databases
Relational, document, and cache design & optimization.
- PostgreSQL
- MySQL
- MSSQL
- SQLite
- Firebase Firestore
- Neon (Postgres)
- Redis (Cache)
AI & Computer Vision
Training, deployment, and edge inference for real-world systems.
- PyTorch
- TensorFlow / Keras
- OpenCV
- YOLO (Ultralytics v8)
- scikit-learn
- NVIDIA Jetson (Edge/Cloud deployments)
Cloud & DevOps
Deployment, automation, observability, and infra efficiency.
- Google Cloud (Compute Engine, Cloud Run, Pub/Sub)
- AWS (EC2, S3, Lambda)
- Microsoft Azure (App Service, Functions)
- Firebase
- DigitalOcean / VPS
- Docker
- Kubernetes
- GitHub Actions
- Linux (Ubuntu/Debian), SSH
- Nginx / Caddy / OpenLiteSpeed
- Cloudways, cPanel/WHM, CyberPanel
Languages
Working languages for collaboration and delivery.
- English (C2)
- Arabic (Native)
- Turkish (B2)
- Swedish (A1)
Soft Skills
Leadership, collaboration, problem solving, and adaptability.
- Systems Thinking
- Problem Solving
- Attention to Detail
- Mentorship
- Team Leadership
- Cross-Cultural Teamwork
- Agile / Scrum
- Technical Writing & Documentation
- Client Communication
- Rapid Prototyping
- Fast Typing (77 WPM)
Get In Touch
Let's discuss your project or collaboration opportunities
Direct channels for professional inquiries, consulting engagements, collaborations, or technical leadership support.
Egypt
+201061888476Turkey
+905395775990Location
New Cairo, Egypt / Mersin, Turkey