Hany El Saydawy
Technical Lead & Fullstack Engineer
Professional Summary
Senior Frontend Developer with over 10 years of experience specializing in UI/UX design, programming, and platform maintenance across diverse teams. Expert in creating high-impact user interfaces and streamlined user experiences, resulting in significant revenue generation. Proven ability to tackle complex projects with robust problem-solving skills and a commitment to excellence.
Core Competencies
UI/UX Design & Product Development
Multicultural Team Leadership
Full-Stack Web Technologies & Frameworks
Continuous Integration and Deployment
Performance Optimization & Scalability
Cross-Browser & Responsive Design
Technical Skills
Frameworks:
React.jsReduxNode.jsNext.js
Tools:
PhotoshopIllustratorFigmaCypressJestnpmYarnWebpack
Systems:
AWSDockerCI/CD
Concepts:
SEOMVCAgile MethodologyAnalytics
Languages:
HTML5CSS3JavaScriptTypeScript
Experience
Carizmo (🇪🇬) - Founder
- Founded and lead a subscription-based on-demand mobile car wash service for Al Brouj Compound, Cairo.
- Built and operate the full platform: React Native (Expo) customer app for iOS + Android, Next.js admin + landing + docs, Node.js + Express REST API, WhatsApp gateway.
- Own the schema, backend, mobile, admin, tests, deployment, and day-to-day ops.
- Stack: React Native · Expo · Next.js · TypeScript · Node.js · Express · Prisma · PostgreSQL (Supabase) · Twilio · Docker · AWS EC2 · Vercel.
A2gency (🇩🇪) - Co-Founder
- Co-founded an agency building AI agents for clients — strategy, design, delivery.
- Lead the technical direction for agent-building engagements and client integrations.
- Stack: Next.js · TypeScript · AI SDK · LangChain · Vercel.
Diligent (YC W24) (🇩🇪) - Senior Full-Stack Engineer
- Contributing to Paylane — Diligent's secure platform for legal-entity data processing and KYC/AML compliance automation used by financial institutions.
- Ship full-stack features end-to-end across the platform in Next.js, React, TypeScript, and Node.js, owning slices from spec through production deployment.
- Build reusable component libraries and workflow primitives for the KYC and AML modules so new customer integrations land faster.
- Work directly with the founding team to scope technical work, prototype quickly, and validate decisions inside one-week iterations.
- Maintain Playwright E2E suites wired into GitHub Actions to keep deployment confidence high as the platform expands.
- Operate a serverless AWS stack — Cognito, Lambda, App Runner, CloudWatch — and contribute to ECS migration planning to improve streaming-response performance.
- Led React 19 upgrade and component restructuring (250+ files) with zero downtime, improving developer productivity 30% and reducing security vulnerabilities 65%.
- Architected an internationalization system supporting 4 languages across 180 files, eliminating 2,000+ hardcoded strings with automated validation.
Haykalah (🇸🇦) - Technical Lead — Full-Stack Engineering
- Led the technical direction and implementation of AI-driven solutions and website development initiatives for clients undergoing digital transformation.
- Collaborated closely with a cross-functional team of designers, developers, and AI specialists to deliver high-impact digital products aligned with modern UX/UI standards.
- Worked hand-in-hand with executive leadership to define service offerings and product strategy, translating complex business needs into scalable digital solutions.
- Drove the adoption of best practices in frontend architecture, CI/CD, and component-based development while mentoring the team to deliver maintainable and efficient codebases.
- Spearheaded the design and development of client websites powered by cutting-edge AI integrations.
- Defined and implemented scalable service structures that support digital transformation objectives across industries.
- Bridged the gap between technology and business through strategic planning and iterative product development cycles.
OLX (🇩🇪) - Sr. Frontend Engineer / Team Leader
- Fixly Team: Led the team to refactor the code base while making sure to add new features
- Service Team: Led a team of 2 direct reports in a mission to build the best user experience, creating a panel for service providers and service seekers, managing booking dates and requests using the latest technology stack ( React, Typescript, GraphQl, Node, and Go lang )
- Buyer Team: ensure a smooth journey to the buyer's main touchpoints in our platform
- Using the latest tech stack and making sure the platform is always up-to-date and maintainable
Tradeling.com (🇦🇪) - Sr. Frontend Consultant
- Senior frontend on the B2B MENA marketplace during pre-launch scaling.
- Built data-driven internal dashboards backed by a mix of REST and GraphQL APIs.
- Contributed Storybook documentation alongside designers to align UI patterns across product teams.
dubizzle.com (🇦🇪) - Sr. Frontend Engineer
- Collaborate with product managers, designers, and software engineers to analyze business goals and customer needs, formulate solutions to deliver a robust, scalable design vision for compelling user-facing products
- Orchestrated a new approach to assessing project requirements and objectives that helped prioritize the development activities and increased production releases by 20%
- Code design and configuration to produce high-performing, scalable, and secure modules.
- Revived the graphic standards and UX language guidelines, ensuring brand consistency
- Promote a collaborative work relationship among the backend and frontend engineers and the wider organization
- Pairing process and continuously researching new technologies for mobile web and other platforms
- Actively involved in scoping and planning work to develop A/B tests that measure users' satisfaction for the new features.
OLX (🇦🇪) - Frontend Engineer - UI/UX Designer
- Supporting the Global team to localize OLX Egypt and Emerging markets.
- Assessed website performance and applied enhancements to improve conversions.
- Implemented a new design for the Emerging Market website ( MENA Region )
- Applied a new technique to support website RTL and introduced SASS instead of legacy CSS code.
- Created component-based UI, replacing legacy UI.
- Designed new payment flows and implemented them, and helped in translation and copywriting for Arabic.
dubizzle.com (🇪🇬) - Frontend Engineer - UI/UX Designer
- Created A/B test and supported in-field user testing for the new features.
- Researched and implemented dubizzle framework UI and documentation guidelines.
- Support for marketing campaigns and social media by creating designs, and created a WordPress blog for dubizzle.
Benchmark Advertising (🇪🇬) - Interactive Team Lead
- Designed and implemented an interactive layout for E-detailing apps and websites on different devices for pharmaceutical companies like Novartis, Pfizer, etc...
- Applied best practices for Agile, Kanban, User Stories, Wireframe, and Acceptance criteria.
- Interacting daily with back-end/Mobile developers and medical advisors.
The Seven Layers (🇪🇬) - Co-Founder - Part-time
- Have a key role in management and planning discussions.
- Helped and guided the sales team for client acquisition while documenting all product knowledge.
- Mentored team members by sharing knowledge and insights on new technologies, ideas, and workflows to be up to date with the current state of design and Front-End, also giving help when needed.
- Mentored the team in Agile, Kanban, User stories, Wireframe, etc.
Crinel (🇪🇬) - UI Designer/ Digital Team Lead
- Responsible for the design/development team on the Web/Mobile platform.
- Worked with stakeholders & project managers to evaluate & plan different projects.
- Mentored team members by sharing knowledge and insights on new technologies, ideas, and workflows to be up to date with the current state of design and Front-end.
- Advocated for best practices, standards, and performance best practices across projects.
- Helped in recruiting a digital team for the Cairo office.
Certifications
2005 B.Sc. Management Information Systems, General
El Shorouk Academy, Cairo, Egypt
Languages
🇪🇬Arabic
Native🇺🇸English
Fluent🇩🇪German
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