Software EngineerCairo, Egypt

YoussefMaged

Software Engineer building scalable microservices and high-traffic web applications from Cairo, Egypt. Scroll to fly through the work.

7+
Years
Full-stack · Microservices · High-traffic systems

Craftingdigitalsystems

Experienced Senior Software Engineer with a strong background in full-stack development, scalable microservices, and high-traffic web applications. Expertise in PHP (Laravel), Node.js, JavaScript (React, Vue, Next.js), and microservices architectures.

Proficient in performance optimization, database design, API development, and cloud computing. Passionate about building efficient, testable, and maintainable software while leveraging SOLID principles, CI/CD pipelines, and modern DevOps practices.

Full-StackMicroservicesHigh-Traffic AppsCloud
7+
Years Experience
4
Companies
Coffee Consumed

Everything I
build with

A decade of full-stack craft, organised into the systems I reach for — scroll across the deck.

10 tools

Languages & Frameworks

PHPJavaScriptNode.jsLaravelReact.jsVue.jsNext.jsLivewireInertia.jsAlpine.js
4 tools

Database & Caching

MySQLRedisDatabase DesignQuery Optimization
6 tools

Architecture & APIs

MicroservicesRESTful APIsGraphQLSOAPRabbitMQSystem Design
6 tools

DevOps & Cloud

AWS (SNS, SES, S3)DockerKubernetesGitCI/CDCloudflare/CDN
7 tools

Testing & Standards

PHPUnitJestCypressTDDSOLID PrinciplesMVCClean Code

A decadein motion

Jun 2022 – Present

SOCi, Inc.

Senior Software Engineer

Led the development of Surveys V2, a major rewrite using vanilla PHP to improve performance and scalability. Designed survey rendering microservice using Cloudflare/CDN caching. Developed CRM integration with encrypted search using CipherSweet. Built AWS SES email microservice in Node.js with RabbitMQ for async messaging.

PHPLaravelNode.jsAWSRabbitMQCloudflareBackbone.jsRedis
1
Jan 2022 – May 2022

Kijamii

Software Engineer

Backend API development using PHP (Laravel) and Node.js, integrating with React.js and Next.js for agency clients. Built high-traffic APIs for major clients including TMG, El Gouna, InShape Clinics, and Paymob. Worked on authentication systems and content management APIs.

PHPLaravelNode.jsReact.jsNext.jsSSRSSG
2
Nov 2019 – Jan 2022

EgyCross Assistance Europe S.L.

Software Engineer

Developed Laravel-based operations management system for travel and medical assistance. Built dynamic search engine for cost-efficient service provider selection. Integrated automated cost calculations and business analytics dashboards. Implemented secure role-based access control (RBAC).

LaravelPHPMySQLREST APIsAnalytics
3
Selected work — Open source

Projects

elicitkit

OSS

An open standard for agent question-types over MCP.

A shared wire-format and architecture so any agent can ask structured, typed questions — and any client can render them — the same way, everywhere, across the Model Context Protocol.

MCPOpen SourceAgent Tooling
View repository

Let's buildtogether

Have a project in mind or want to discuss potential collaborations? Feel free to reach out. I'm always open to new opportunities and interesting conversations.

Send a message
Or reach me directly via the links.