Leaders Anywhere

- Founded leadersanywhere.com, a platform designed to guide new leaders, particularly native Arabic speakers, in developing effective leadership and management skills.

- Launched free products including The Leaders Anywhere newsletter (in Arabic), The Guide for Time and Self-Management for Digital Professionals, and The Productivity Assessment for Digital Professionals.

Founder 

adplist.org

I started working with ADPList to offer consultation and mentorship guidance for engineers and help prepare them for interviews or guide them through their career progression.

Mentor

Forto

- Joined Forto, a digital freight forwarding unicorn, during its Series B phase and contributed to its growth through Series C & D, raising its valuation and scaling the engineering team by 400% from 30 to over 120 engineers across Europe.

- Led the Moment Of Truth project, enhancing shipment visibility and achieving an 87% customer usefulness score.

- Led the development of FortoX, a SaaS product that reduced customer manual work by ~20%.

- Initiated the Engineering Manager in Training program, promoting career growth and retaining top talent within the organization.

- Defined quarterly OKRs in collaboration with product management, aligning engineering goals with business strategy.

Tech Stack: NodeJS, Typescript, React, MongoDB, Event-Driven Microservices, RESTFul APIs, Kubernetes, Docker, AWS, GCP.

Engineering Manager

Barmej.com

Driven by a passion for teaching technology to Arabic speakers, I founded iaraby in 2011. At Barmej, I leveraged my engineering and Scrum Master expertise to create engaging educational content, including modules on NodeJS, building a complete CRUD RESTful API, and Agile methodologies (Scrum, Kanban, Kanplan). I honed skills in content creation, voiceover, and mentorship, which I now apply in leading and coaching my teams.

Educator

Mesaic

- Led the integration of the company's B2B2C product with iMessage and Google Intent, enhancing customer workflows with AI-driven automation.

- Improved product performance and customer satisfaction through custom workflow solutions.

Tech Stack: NodeJS, React, GraphQL, Javascript, Typescript, Google Intent.

Engineering Team Lead

BorderGuru

BorderGuru is a full-service solution for brands and retailers to deliver internationally from their web shop or via marketplaces.

- Architected and developed the warehouse and last-mile delivery application, implementing agile sprints and user testing with warehouse workers.

- Integrated mobile apps on custom scanners and devices, optimizing warehouse operations.

Tech Stack: NodeJS, Javascript, React, MongoDB

Software Engineer

souq.com

Souq.com, the largest e-commerce platform in the Arab world, was later acquired by Amazon. I contributed to Souq's recommendation engine, collaborating with data scientists to gather user data, train AI algorithms, and deliver personalized recommendations via APIs. My success on this team led me to join the CRM team, where I helped integrate new CRM tools, including the APPBOY system, to enhance customer relations.

Key Responsibilities:

- Researched and prototyped technologies (Hadoop, Cloudera, Phalcon) for the recommendation engine.
- Developed system architectures and MVPs to validate product hypotheses.
- Analyzed data to guide product development during sprints.
- Integrated CRM tools to improve customer engagement before and after shipping.
- Enabled real-time data aggregation for user behavior to support targeted marketing.
- Built communication channels like push notifications, browser alerts, and SMS.

iaraby

Co-founded iaraby is one of the fast-growing mobile development companies in Jordan and back then in the Middle East.

Developed Fatoosh, An early on-demand content application similar to Netflix today for the Arab World back in 2012.

Co-Founder

Remote Leader | I Help Tech Leaders Transform Into Successful Remote Leaders Achieving Productivity & Work-Life Balance With 30% Less Working Time 🚀

Do you feel stuck in endless workweeks, juggling too many tasks, and still not seeing the growth you want?

Many digital professionals and solopreneurs find themselves overwhelmed—caught in a loop of burnout, disorganization, and stagnation. Passionate about their work, they’re often buried in the day-to-day grind, handling everything from operations to strategy. This leads to:

☓ Relying on scattered productivity hacks without a sustainable system.
☓ Working longer hours with little progress toward scaling.
☓ Missing strategic growth opportunities due to inconsistent focus.
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 Here’s what you’ll achieve in the program:

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