Khaled A.
Senior Software Engineer - PHP | Laravel, Symfony, Yii, WordPress | React, React Native | SaaS
Senior Software Engineer & Technical Lead with 9+ years of experience building scalable SaaS platforms, mobile apps,
and AI-powered systems. Proven success leading cross-functional teams, modernizing legacy systems, and delivering
high-impact digital solutions across industries like fintech, real estate, and e-commerce. Specializing in LAMP stack,
React, Laravel, Yii, Symfony, WordPress and DevOps with strong experience integrating AI (OpenAI, RAG, LangChain)
and scalable cloud infrastructure.
GitHub: https://github.com/khaledalam
Website: https://KhaledAlam.net
Linkedin: https://linkedin.com/in/khaledalam
الخبرات
Senior Frontend Engineer & API Integration Specialist
Prepaire Labs, Abu Dhabi, UAE – Apr 2025 – June 2025 (Project-based)
● Developed modular React components and SCSS with clean, user-friendly UX for an AI-powered digital twin
platform analyzing genomics, blood reports, and microbiome data.
● Built advanced file upload and result visualization interfaces; integrated Python APIs (FastAPI, Swagger,
Postman) and AI features using OpenAI GPT-4, Ollama, and LangChain.
● Led full frontend–backend API integration, enabling personalized recommendations via biomedical knowledge
graphs (Neo4j).
● Ensured performance, reusability, and accuracy through structured parsing pipelines and rule-based
reasoning logic.
Achievement: Delivered the Digital Twin MVP and presented a live demo to stakeholders.
Senior PHP/Yii Full Stack Engineer, Lead
Makyee, Dubai, UAE – May 2024 – March 2025 (Full-time)
● Built and led the IT department of 7 team members, overseeing hiring, team management, and process
improvement.
● Architected scalable API systems and refactored legacy Yii 1.1 backend for better performance and
maintainability.
● Integrated CI/CD pipelines, Docker, and automated tools to enhance development workflow.
● Acted as technical liaison with investors and stakeholders, delivering product demos and translating business
goals into technical solutions.
Achievement: Built the Makyee mobile app from scratch; reached #1 on the UAE App Store.
GenAI C++ Software Engineer and Problem Author
Cohere, Toronto, Canada – Mar 2024 – Aug 2024 (Part-time)
● Contributed to supervised fine-tuning (SFT) and software tooling for C++-based model training.
● Authored and reviewed competitive programming problems with high-quality C++ solutions and test cases.
Achievement: Improved the training pipeline quality through curated problem sets and structured edge case
coverage.
Senior PHP/WordPress Full Stack Engineer
9H Digital, Malta – Mar 2023 – Mar 2024 (Contractor)
● Managed a team of 10 engineers and optimized legacy systems across multiple web platforms.
● Launched a SaaS restaurant management platform with real-time tracking, subdomain support, and payment
integrations.
● Delivered 400+ WordPress websites with custom plugins and themes via Composer and Kinsta.
Achievement: Reduced tech debt significantly and accelerated delivery across global distributed teams.
Senior PHP/Yii Contract Software Engineer II
Sourcetoad, Tampa, USA – Oct 2021 – Mar 2023 (Contractor)
● Built and maintained modules for the Cruise Director platform, including testing, debugging, and cross-team
collaboration.
● Refactored legacy dependencies, upgraded PHP and Composer versions, and improved PostgreSQL query
performance.
Achievement: Reduced production bugs by 25% and delivered stable full-stack features ahead of schedule.
Senior PHP/Laravel Full Stack Engineer
Amplify Marketing, Dubai – Feb 2021 – Oct 2021 (Full-time)
● Led a team of 4 and delivered cross-platform projects for major brands (Victoria’s Secret PINK, STC, Arla
Foods).
● Integrated APIs, Stripe, and MongoDB; supported apps built in React Native, Angular, and Shopify.
● Achievement: Boosted customer engagement and improved delivery speed with clean UI and API integration.
PHP/Symfony Software Engineer and AWS Cloud Solution Architect
Lead Liaison, Dallas, USA – Feb 2020 – Feb 2021
● Designed scalable AWS-based systems and led API/microservice implementation using Symfony, React, and
Next.js.
● Managed CI/CD pipelines and reduced deployment time by 50%.
● Achievement: Enabled flexible system design, improved test coverage, and deployment automation.
Senior PHP/Laravel/OpenCart/WordPress Full Stack Engineer
Vola Solutions, Egypt – Feb 2020 – Apr 2020
● Led 5-member team; improved CI/CD, optimized DBs, and delivered clean UI and scalable solutions.
● Achievement: Increased delivery speed by 30% and improved system reliability via agile development.
Software Development Engineer Intern
Amazon, Canada – Nov 2019 – Jan 2020
Flutter Mobile Engineer Intern
PT. Kolega Kapital, Indonesia – Feb 2020 – Apr 2020
● Built and tested a fintech Flutter app for borrow/lend requests, with API integration and responsive UI.
● Achievement: Delivered stable and efficient mobile app with real-time API handling.
Full Stack PHP/Symfony/Vue.js Developer
ABC Hosting Ltd., Poland – Jan 2016 – Aug 2019
● Developed decentralized apps using Symfony, Vue.js, and Docker.
● Core contributor to crypto platforms MintMe.com and CoinIMP.com.
● Achievement: Reduced production bugs by 25% and built scalable systems with robust API and DB
performance.
التعليم
Bachelor of Science in Computer Science
Faculty of computer and information sciences - Mansoura, Egypt, May 2015 - May 2019
Graduation Project: GPS-based Medical Solution (React Native), graded Excellent
Attestation: Degree attested in both UAE and Egypt
Activities: Facebook Hacker Cup, Google Code Jam, Google Hash Code, IEEE, ACM ICPC (ECPC)