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Hi, I'mMohamedAbdelhalim

I ship data products that teams actually use.

Data Engineer building pipelines, internal tools, and AI systems.

01 about

Engineer first. Owner always.

A short version of how I got here and how I work.

I'm Mohamed, a Data Engineer who enjoys building data products, backend systems, and internal tools that solve real problems.

I like working on the parts of software that sit behind the scenes: analytics platforms, data pipelines, automation systems, and the infrastructure that keeps everything running. The problems I enjoy most have a measurable outcome: faster queries, more reliable systems, better data quality, and happier users.

My journey started with competitive programming, which taught me how to break down complex problems and think systematically about solutions. Today, I build and operate production systems serving hundreds of thousands of users, taking ownership from idea to implementation and long-term reliability.

I care more about building useful things than collecting titles. If I'm not working, I'm usually solving programming problems, building side projects, or debugging something that was definitely supposed to work the first time.

Education

B.Sc. Computer Science

Mansoura University

Distinction with Honors

Data Engineering
AI & Agents
Internal Tools
02 experience

Where I've shipped.

Data Engineer

Current
4Sale International Co. (4Sale) logo

4Sale International Co. (4Sale)

2025 — Present · Cairo, Egypt

Own and operate backend and analytics systems supporting growth, marketing, and product teams across Kuwait's largest classifieds marketplace.

  • Reduced analytics query latency from 10+ minutes to under 5 seconds by building a time-series analytics layer with TimescaleDB.
  • Cut storage footprint by ~50% through continuous aggregates and data retention strategies.
  • Built event-driven backend services on AWS, reducing incorrect push notifications by 30% and improving system reliability.
  • Reduced P95 API latency from ~1.6 seconds to under 450 ms on production services.
  • Built an internal scheduling platform on top of EventBridge, replacing ad-hoc automation scripts with a centralized and observable solution.
  • Built internal tooling that helped teams investigate metric changes faster and reduced time spent on root-cause analysis.
  • Diagnosed and fixed production data quality issues, restoring trust in analytics used for business decision-making.
AWS
PostgreSQL
TimescaleDB
DynamoDB
Python
SQL
Docker
Snowflake

Big Data Intern

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Orange Digital Center

2024 · Egypt

  • Built and optimized data processing workflows using Apache Spark and Hive.
  • Worked with distributed systems and large-scale datasets across the Hadoop ecosystem.
  • Improved analytical workloads and reporting pipelines through query and data processing optimizations.
Apache Spark
Hadoop
Hive
MongoDB
Python
03 achievements

Track record.

Competitions, certifications, and problem-solving milestones that shaped how I approach engineering challenges.

IEEE Victories 3.0 — 3rd Place, 2024
3rd Place
2024

IEEE Victories 3.0

A month-long Software Engineering and AI competition with mentorship, technical challenges, and expert-evaluated presentations.

GDG DevFest Hackathon — 3rd Place, 2024
3rd Place
2024

GDG DevFest Hackathon

Google Developer Groups hackathon: 24-hour sprint to build innovative AI-driven solutions.

MIE Competition — Best Business Model, 2025
Best Business Model
2025

MIE Competition

Made In Egypt (MIE) — a national competition for graduation projects.

ECPC Finalist — Finalist, 2025
Finalist
2025

ECPC Finalist

Egyptian Collegiate Programming Contest — national-level competitive programming.

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LeetCode
Problems Solved
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Codeforces
Problems Solved

AWS Cloud Practitioner

Amazon Web Services

Apache Airflow 3 Fundamentals

Astronomer

Data Analyst Certification

DataCamp

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Head of Data Science

Mega Team, Mansoura University

Organized workshops and mentored students in ML and data analysis.

04 skills

The toolkit.

Tools I use to build production systems.

Programming Languages

Python
SQL
R
C#

Data Engineering

Docker
Linux
Git
PostgreSQL
SQL Server
MongoDB
FastAPI
Snowflake
Delta Lake
dbt
SSIS
Superset
Spark
Airflow
Hadoop

Cloud & Tools

AWS Lambda
EventBridge
DynamoDB
API Gateway
Azure Container Apps
Azure Web Apps
Azure Data Factory
Azure Data Lake

AI & Agents

LLMs
RAG
Agentic Workflows
LangChain
Vector DBs (ChromaDB)
Prompt Engineering
05 contact

Let's talk.

The best way to reach me is to pick a time on my calendar. For anything that doesn't fit a call, email works too.

Primary — scheduling

Book a 30-minute intro

Intro calls, hiring conversations, or a quick technical chat — choose a slot that fits your timezone.

Prefer email? mohammadabdelhalim5@gmail.com

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