I'm Muhammad Shalaby, a senior full-stack engineer and tech lead with extensive experience architecting, developing, and deploying robust, scalable applications across mobility, pharma, AI tooling, e-commerce, and real estate. I lead with empathy, set strategic technical direction, and foster psychological safety to revive underperforming teams. I specialize in frontend (Angular), backend (Node.js, Python), cloud (AWS, Azure), and cutting-edge AI/LLM tech (OpenAI, Gemini, RAG), and I’m seeking a senior engineer or tech leadership role focused on innovation and delivering real-world impact.

Muhammad Shalaby

I'm Muhammad Shalaby, a senior full-stack engineer and tech lead with extensive experience architecting, developing, and deploying robust, scalable applications across mobility, pharma, AI tooling, e-commerce, and real estate. I lead with empathy, set strategic technical direction, and foster psychological safety to revive underperforming teams. I specialize in frontend (Angular), backend (Node.js, Python), cloud (AWS, Azure), and cutting-edge AI/LLM tech (OpenAI, Gemini, RAG), and I’m seeking a senior engineer or tech leadership role focused on innovation and delivering real-world impact.

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I’m Muhammad Shalaby, a senior full-stack engineer and tech lead with extensive experience architecting, developing, and deploying robust, scalable applications across mobility, pharma, AI tooling, e-commerce, and real estate.

I lead with empathy, set strategic technical direction, and foster psychological safety to revive underperforming teams. I specialize in frontend (Angular), backend (Node.js, Python), cloud (AWS, Azure), and cutting-edge AI/LLM tech (OpenAI, Gemini, RAG), and I’m seeking a senior engineer or tech leadership role focused on innovation and delivering real-world impact.

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Work Experience

AI Engineer at Zartis, Ireland
January 1, 2025 - June 1, 2025
Led research, architecture, and deployment of multiple strategic AI agents enhancing business development and operational efficiency. Architected end-to-end AI pipelines: data sourcing (HubSpot, blogs, Excel), transformation (Python, Polars), leveraging LLMs (OpenAI, Gemini), RAG systems, and web search (Tavily, Jina AI). Optimized model selection, prompt engineering, and data augmentation to improve agent precision and reduce costs. Built production-ready Slack bot with custom prompt chains, knowledge base, and autonomous workflows; documented architectures to enable knowledge transfer.
Front End Tech Lead at IRLCA, Ireland
January 1, 2024 - January 1, 2025
Revitalized a struggling pharma QA platform plagued by technical debt and poor performance. Led GraphQL adoption (workshops, guides, implementation); orchestrated migration to Syncfusion UI; implemented offline data sync. Restored stakeholder confidence, improved load times, and reduced memory usage and CI/CD effort, enabling faster feature delivery.
Senior Software Engineer at EVA Global, Finland
May 1, 2022 - January 1, 2024
Developed complex distributed serverless microservices (Node.js, AWS) and led the design of a new ticketing system using microservices (AWS ECS Fargate). Leveraged Angular for critical CXEngage app, migrated legacy Angular projects to modern standalone apps, and delivered an AI-powered documentation search tool using AWS Kendra over Confluence. Mentored junior developers and contributed to frontend/backend architectural decisions.
Technical Instructor at ITI (Egypt) - Technical Institute
January 1, 2020 - May 1, 2022
Designed and delivered curricula across MEAN Stack, Python, Data Science, ML, and Deep Learning for CS students at major Egyptian universities. Combined CS fundamentals with practical, project-based learning to empower students to build real-world applications and understand theoretical underpinnings.
Senior Software Engineer at Freelance, Egypt
January 1, 2018 - May 1, 2022
Designed and built end-to-end solutions for clients, including Fresh-In—a real-time, multi-app delivery platform built on serverless Firebase and a cross-platform frontend (Flutter + Angular). Implemented customer app, delivery agent app, and admin portal with real-time updates and offline-first considerations.
Technical Instructor at Shark IT, Egypt
February 1, 2020 - August 1, 2020
Provided hands-on Flutter training and mentorship to individuals and engineering teams, enabling rapid adoption of mobile development practices and producing production-ready mobile apps.
Technical Instructor at Global Knowledge, Egypt
January 1, 2020 - February 1, 2020
Delivered intensive Flutter training sessions to enterprise teams, focusing on cross-platform mobile development, architecture, UI/UX best practices, and performance.
Senior Software Engineer at Nousef, Kuwait
January 1, 2020 - February 1, 2020
Built and maintained two major cross-platform systems with emphasis on real-time, offline-first performance and robust desktop/mobile integration. Projects included a Law Firm ERP with Angular/Electron and a live Election Management System with Node.js/MySQL and Ionic front-ends.
Technical Instructor at New Horizons, Egypt
February 1, 2022 - February 1, 2022
Delivered intensive Flutter training to enterprise teams, enabling rapid adoption of cross-platform mobile development and practical app architecture.
AI Engineer at Zartis
January 1, 2025 - June 1, 2025
Led research, architecture, and deployment of multiple strategic AI agents to enhance business development and operational efficiency. Architected end-to-end AI agent pipelines: data sourcing (HubSpot, blogs, Excel), transformation (Python, Polars), leveraging LLMs (OpenAI, Gemini), RAG systems, and web search (Tavily, Jina AI). Optimized agent performance through model selection and data augmentation; reduced token consumption with multi-optimization techniques. Built a production Slack bot with custom prompt chains, knowledge base, and autonomous workflows (Python, Dify). Documented architectures and processes to enable effective knowledge transfer.
Senior Software Engineer at EVA Global
May 1, 2022 - January 31, 2024
Developed distributed serverless microservices (Node.js, AWS Lambda, SQS/SNS). Spearheaded a microservices ticketing system on AWS ECS Fargate; improved scalability and performance. Leveraged Angular expertise for CXEngage front-end; refactored legacy Angular projects into modern standalone apps. Delivered AI-powered document search tool using AWS Kendra over Confluence. Mentored juniors; contributed to architectural decisions and DevOps practices.
Technical Instructor at ITI (Egypt)
January 1, 2020 - May 31, 2022
Designed and delivered curricula across MEAN Stack, Python, Data Science, ML and Deep Learning for Egyptian university students; emphasized CS fundamentals with hands-on projects; guided students in building real-world applications.
Senior Software Engineer at Freelance (Egypt)
January 1, 2018 - May 1, 2022
End-to-end freelance full-stack development; led projects such as Fresh-In—a real-time grocery delivery platform with a serverless backend (Firebase) and cross-platform frontend (Flutter & Angular) for customer, delivery agent, and admin back office; implemented real-time updates and scalable architecture.
Technical Instructor at Shark IT (Egypt)
February 1, 2020 - August 1, 2020
Provided hands-on Flutter training and mentoring to individual developers and engineering teams; guided mobile architecture, best practices, and rapid prototyping.
Technical Instructor at Global Knowledge (Egypt)
January 1, 2020 - February 1, 2020
Delivered intensive Flutter training to enterprise clients; trained teams (e.g., PetrobEl) on modern mobile frameworks, app architecture, UI/UX, and performance optimization.
Technical Instructor at ITI (Information Technology Institute), Egypt
January 1, 2020 - May 1, 2022
Designed and delivered technical training programs across Egyptian universities, covering MEAN Stack, Python, Data Science, Machine Learning, and Deep Learning. Combined CS fundamentals with practical, project-based learning; mentored students on hands-on coding and applied AI education.
Senior Software Engineer (Freelance) at Freelance, Egypt
January 1, 2018 - May 1, 2022
End-to-end solution development including customer mobile app, delivery agent app, and admin portal for a real-time grocery delivery platform (Fresh-In). Mobile apps built with Flutter; admin portal with Angular; backend serverless stack using Firebase; real-time data synchronization across platforms.

Education

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Qualifications

Architecting on AWS
January 11, 2030 - December 17, 2025
Architecting on AWS
January 11, 2030 - December 17, 2025
Azure DevOps
January 11, 2030 - December 17, 2025

Industry Experience

Software & Internet, Healthcare, Real Estate & Construction, Professional Services, Education, Life Sciences, Media & Entertainment