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Full stack team lead in Dubai with 13+ years of experience. I lead engineering teams, connect complex systems and modernize platforms.

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13+years experience
9engineers led
30+integrations
6environments

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13+years building software

From freelance projects in Karachi to enterprise platforms in Dubai.

9engineers on my team

Developers and QA working as one cross-functional team.

30+airline integrations

Emirates, Etihad, Turkish Airlines and more, with 20+ live today.

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I've spent *13 years* shipping software and the last several leading the people who ship it. I turn *complex systems* into platforms teams can release *every day,* with clear ownership, safe releases and *AI in the workflow.*

Karachi, 2013 to 2016

Took off as a freelancer

Upwork and Freelancer.com
  • Delivered complete projects for international clients.
  • Built multi-language sites, custom CMS platforms and web apps.
  • Handled e-commerce, SEO and ad campaigns.
.NETPHP MVCAngularJS
Dubai, 2016 to 2022

Six years, two promotions

Mobadrah Consultancy & IT Solutions
  • Grew from mid-level developer to full stack team lead.
  • Built government, HR, fintech and awards platforms for the UAE and KSA.
  • Designed the company's six-stage Azure DevOps pipeline.
ASP.NET CoreC#AngularMSSQL
Dubai, 2023 to now

Leading a flight aggregator

TPConnects Technologies
  • Leading a team of 9 and moving the platform to React and NestJS.
  • Own 30+ airline integrations across NDC, GDS and FLX.
  • Run trunk-based delivery with Kubernetes, Datadog and AI-assisted development.
ReactNestJSNode.jsAngular 18+
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A bigger system to own

Engineering Manager, Technical Lead or Software Architect
  • Lead a wider engineering organization, in any industry.
  • Take on larger architecture challenges.
  • Based in Dubai, transferable visa, 1 month notice.

Connections

One platform, dozens of airlines

Each integration brings an airline's fares, seats and bookings into one place, so travel sellers don't deal with each carrier separately. The same skills apply to payments, government systems and any complex API.

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TPConnects In progress

Seller platform and Master Data service

The seller-facing app of a B2B flight aggregator. I'm moving it from Angular and Node to React, and building a NestJS service that gives every app one source for airports, airlines, logos, countries and cities.

One source of truth for the whole platform
ReactAngularNode.jsNestJS
Domain
Aviation
Role
Team lead
KSA 2017 to 2022

Tamayuz

Three linked apps for award staff, organizations and assessors, covering criteria, assessor teams, site visits and payment approvals in Arabic and English.

Payfort, Sadad and bank transfer payments
Angular 13+.NET Core 6/7MSSQL
Domain
Awards
Years
5
UAE 2019 to 2020

National Bond savings (Tharaa)

A monthly savings platform for UAE workers with labour-card registration, role-based dashboards, daily statistics and kiosk health reports.

16 languages, live in 30+ Tawjeeh centres
Angular 6+.NET Core 2.xMSSQL
Domain
Fintech
Languages
16
KSA 2020 to 2022

Smart KPI

A performance management system where admins set up sectors and departments, assign projects and track progress every quarter on chart dashboards.

Bilingual, fully configurable organization
Angular 8+.NET Core 5MSSQL
Domain
Government
UAE 2022 to 2024

Warshati garage management

Software for running a garage: signed job cards, VAT-compliant invoices, vehicle history, inventory, an iPad floor layout and SMS invoices.

Used by 5+ businesses in the UAE
Angular 10.NET Core 6MSSQL
Domain
Automotive
Clients
5+
Mobadrah Earlier flights

More projects

Government and enterprise platforms delivered for the UAE and Saudi Arabia.

  • Tawjeeh app and webMOHRE platform in six languages. React Native mobile UI.
  • TawdeefMOHRE recruitment with Emirates ID sign-up.
  • Smart AwardAwards system with configurable criteria.
  • Smart TrainingCorporate training with Active Directory import.
Projects
4 more

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My toolkit

Frontend

Fast interfaces in React, Next.js and Angular, including Arabic and English products.

Backend and data

APIs and services in Node.js, NestJS and ASP.NET Core, with MSSQL and MySQL.

Delivery and AI

Trunk-based CI/CD, Kubernetes, Datadog monitoring, and Kiro, Claude and Amazon Q in daily work.

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Hiring an engineering manager, tech lead or architect? I'd like to hear about your team. English and Urdu, BS Computer Science.

mraowaleed@outlook.com
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