Production Engineer
2015 - PRESENTFacebook- Ensured that Facebook's services run smoothly and have the capacity for future growth. Production engineers are embedded in every one of Facebook's product and infrastructure teams, and are core participants in every significant engineering effort underway in the company. Our team is comprised of varying levels of experience and backgrounds, from new grads to industry veterans. Relevant industry experience is important, but ultimately less so than your demonstrated abilities and attitude. We sail into uncharted waters every day at Facebook in Production Engineering, and we are always learning.
Technologies: Linux, Python, C++Senior Software Architect
2015 - 2015Lumba Inc. (Via Toptal)- Refactored and designed a scalable gaming server for Lumba's state-of-the-art TribalRivals game. In addition, worked on DevOps automation and a full continuous integration and delivery pipeline with Ansible, Docker, and Jenkins.
Technologies: Graphite, Grafana, MongoDB, Hazelcast, Scala, Java 8Director of R&D, Co-founder
2010 - 2015Cloud Niners Information Systems- Led the design and development of products, managing innovation at every step in the product lifecycle. Ensured successful execution of the company’s mission of building web-scale applications that are blazingly fast and aesthetically pleasing.
- Led the Architecture and DevOps teams while working with multiple international customers.
Technologies: AngularJS, CoffeeScript, Django, Python, Play Framework, Akka, ScalaSenior Software Engineer
2008 - 2010Amplidata/Thebe Technology- Worked as one of the core developers on the company’s core product (DSS/AmpliStor). Handled design, code, documentation, and reviewing, and performed automated software testing in Python, C++, and OCaml.
- Worked closely with teams from SUN Microsystems (Q-Layer) and A-Server for integration with open standard cloud management platforms.
Technologies: Linux, C++, PythonSystems Engineer
2005 - 2008Linux Plus Information Systems L.L.C- Handled large-scale deployments of the Red Hat stack at enterprise customer data centers.
- Implemented and automated server deployment and service configuration in Bash.
- Provided mission-critical technical support for enterprise-grade customers.
- Developed a custom Java/GWT management interface for a Red Hat directory server.
Technologies: C++, Java, Bash, Solaris, Red Hat LinuxInstructor and Project Engineer
2002 - 2005Origin IBM ATC- Trained over 250 students and graduates on .NET technology.
- Trained over 200 students and graduates on Linux administration, security, and networking.
- Supervised graduation projects of governmental scholarship for graduates in the information technology field.
- Built a SCORM-compliant LMS for a Cairo IT company.
Technologies: Web Services, XML, C#, Linux
Ahmed Farghal
Scala, Java, & Python Developer in London, United Kingdom
Member since January 24, 2015
Ahmed is a software and systems engineer carrying over 15 years of experience designing and implementing highly scalable applications. He is mainly a C++, Rust, Python, Scala, and Java developer but can fluently work with nearly ten programming languages and frameworks. He is a functional programming evangelist, the author of a book titled "Getting Started with Memcached," and a reviewer on several Python programming books.
Ahmed is now available for hire
Portfolio
- FacebookLinux, Python, C++
- Lumba Inc. (Via Toptal)Graphite, Grafana, MongoDB, Hazelcast, Scala, Java 8
- Cloud Niners Information SystemsAngularJS, CoffeeScript, Django, Python, Play Framework, Akka, Scala
Availability
Part-time
Preferred Environment
Rust, Sublime Text, GitHub, IntelliJ IDEA, MacOS, Linux
The most amazing...
...thing I've designed and implemented is a CQRS-based real-time observable database in Scala/Akka.
Employment
Experience
- Really | Scalable Back-end for Real-time Apps (Development)
Really is an open source truly scalable back-end that is carefully crafted to make your life easier as a developer. Building real-time responsive applications is tedious work. Add scalability to the equation and it becomes extremely difficult, especially for developers who want to focus on the direct business value. We want you to focus on your app and let us handle what we do best: scalable real-time back-ends.
- Redique (Development)https://github.com/AhmedSoliman/redique
Redique is an implementation of a high-performance asynchronous RPC/Task Queue system built on top of the Redis data structure store and JSON marshaling protocol.
- Scala-LXC (Development)https://github.com/AhmedSoliman/scala-lxc
An LXC wrapper in Scala.
Skills
Languages
Python, Scala, C++, Java, Bash, CoffeeScript, C#, XML, Java 8, RustFrameworks
Akka, OAuth 2, Play Framework, Django REST Framework, Apache Thrift, Django, AngularJSParadigms
REST, Concurrent Programming, Scrum, Functional Reactive ProgrammingPlatforms
Linux, MacOS, Red Hat Linux, Solaris, AndroidStorage
Redis, RocksDB, MySQL, Couchbase, Cassandra, MongoDB, Distributed Databases, HazelcastOther
WebSockets, Distributed Systems, Web Services, GraphiteLibraries/APIs
FollyTools
IntelliJ IDEA, GitHub, Sublime Text, Grafana
Education
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering2001 - 2007Mansoura University - Mansoura, Egypt
Certifications
- RHCEJULY 2003 - PRESENTRed Hat
