Alaa is available for hire

Alaa ElSaman

Verified Expert in Engineering

React Developer

Location

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Toptal Member Since

November 10, 2022

Alaa is a highly organized and passionate full-stack software engineer focused on the front end with React. He is a computer science graduate with more than nine years of hands-on experience. Alaa aims to leverage his experience and the best technologies available to drive business outcomes that match the client's needs. He is a certified AWS and Kubernetes developer.

JavaScript React Next.js Docker Unit Testing Express.js Elasticsearch TypeScript React Redux Kubernetes Tailwind CSS Amazon Web Services (AWS)Material UI Responsive UI Front-end IBM Cloud

Portfolio

Northladder

React, Next.js, Tailwind CSS, Unit Testing, Elasticsearch...

IBM

Elasticsearch, Node.js, React, Containers, Docker Compose, Responsive UI...

Experience

JavaScript - 9 years Docker - 7 years React - 5 years Unit Testing - 5 years Node.js - 5 years Kubernetes - 4 years Next.js - 3 years Amazon Web Services (AWS) - 2 years

Availability

Part-time

Preferred Environment

React, Next.js, Tailwind CSS, Material UI, Unit Testing, Express.js, Docker, Kubernetes, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Serverless

The most amazing...

...thing I've built was a secure web app from the ground up using cutting-edge technologies.

Work Experience

Senior Full-stack Developer

2021 - 2022

Northladder

Developed Next.js and React-based web applications using SSR, SSG, and ISR.
Used an approach with monorepos, using Nx to build a shared components library.
Added search engine optimization and dynamic page content using Strapi CMS engine.
Implemented a type-ahead searching functionality on top of AWS.
Integrated third-party services. Used Google tools to optimize page performance for mobile and desktop screens.
Rolled out new features/epics using A/B testing strategies and Google Optimize.

Technologies: React, Next.js, Tailwind CSS, Unit Testing, Elasticsearch, JSON Web Tokens (JWT), SEO Tools, Analytics, Material UI, Amazon Web Services (AWS), JavaScript, Cloud, Front-end, User Experience (UX)

Senior Cloud Engineer

2017 - 2021

IBM

Delivered cloud-native web and enterprise applications as a full-stack developer.
Worked with a team of architects, designers, and developers. Created production-ready MVPs focused on test-driven development (TDD), pair programming, and continuous delivery (CD).
Embraced Scrum methodology. Worked in sprints to plan, implement, and deliver new features iteratively.
Delivered technical training to different team members. Provided multiple code walkthroughs and product handovers.

Technologies: Elasticsearch, Node.js, React, Containers, Docker Compose, Responsive UI, GitOps, Helm, MongoDB, TypeScript, IBM Cloud, Red Hat OpenShift, Continuous Delivery (CD), Unit Testing, Scaling, High Availability Disaster Recovery (HADR), React Redux, Express.js, Docker, Kubernetes, JavaScript, Cloud, JSON Web Tokens (JWT), Front-end, User Experience (UX)

Experience

eCommerce Platform

https://northladder.com/en/ae

Developed monorepos for the company's central customer-facing platform using NestJS, React, SSR, SSG, and ISR. I worked as a full-stack engineer, where I managed to Integrate third-party services such as Voucherify, i18nexus, AWS Cloudfront, Google Tag Manager, PartyTown, and BuilderIO.

UAE Digital Government

https://tamm.abudhabi/

Worked as a full-stack developer to build, containerize, and deploy several microservices for the local government. I took part in a government initiative to enable government services through one single point of access at any time and place.

Pipt Authentic Media

Worked as a full-stack cloud-native developer to build an authentic social media platform for a European client.

I used Node.js, React, TypeScript, Docker, Elasticsearch, React Native, Shopify, Argo CD/GitOps, Microservices, and IBM Cloud.

Skillset

Languages

JavaScript, TypeScript, SQL

Frameworks

Next.js, Tailwind CSS, Material UI, Express.js, JSON Web Tokens (JWT), Redux, Serverless Framework

Libraries/APIs

React, React Redux, Node.js, Context API

Other

Responsive UI, Front-end, User Experience (UX), Cloud, Containers, SEO Tools, Analytics, GitOps, IBM Cloud, Scaling, High Availability Disaster Recovery (HADR), Strapi, Localization, Monorepos, API Integration, Web Development, Responsive Web Apps

Paradigms

Unit Testing, Continuous Delivery (CD), Microservices Architecture, Microservices

Platforms

Docker, Kubernetes, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Red Hat OpenShift, AWS Lambda, Cloud Native

Storage

Elasticsearch, MongoDB

Tools

Docker Compose, Helm

Education

2010 - 2011

Diploma in Software Development

Information Technology Institute ITI - Cairo, Egypt

2005 - 2009

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science

Suez Canal University - Ismailia, Egypt

Certifications

JULY 2021 - PRESENT

AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner

Amazon Web Services

JUNE 2020 - PRESENT

Certified Kubernetes Application Developer

The Linux Foundation

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