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Bassem
Elsayed

Senior Full Stack Engineer & Technical Lead based in Cairo.

I architect fault-tolerant microservices, build high-performance React frontends, and lead engineering teams to deliver production-grade SaaS platforms.

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Years Production Experience

Technical Arsenal

Over 5 years of experience mastering the modern web stack. From high-performance React frontends to distributed NestJS microservices.

Backend & APIs

Architecting scalable, fault-tolerant microservices and REST/GraphQL APIs.

Node.jsTypeScriptNestJSExpress.jsRESTful APIsGraphQLAPI GatewayMicroservicesRabbitMQNATSRedisWebSockets

Databases & ORMs

Designing schemas, optimizing queries, and managing data persistence.

PostgreSQLMongoDBMySQLMariaDBPrismaTypeORMSequelizeMongoose

Frontend Engineering

Building highly interactive, accessible, and performant user interfaces.

React.jsNext.jsRedux ToolkitTypeScriptJavaScript (ES6+)HTML5CSS3Tailwind CSSGraphQLZustandshadcn/ui

Cloud & DevOps

Deploying and monitoring distributed systems with high availability.

AWS (EC2, S3, ECS, CloudWatch)GCPDockerKubernetesGitHub ActionsFirebaseSupabase

System Design

Structuring complex applications for scale and maintainability.

MicroservicesDDDClean ArchitectureSOLIDCQRSEvent SourcingDatabase-per-ServiceAPI Gateway

Auth & Security

Implementing secure authentication and safeguarding sensitive data.

OAuth2JWTRBACSession ManagementHTTPS/TLSData EncryptionHealthcare Data Privacy

Monitoring & Observability

Tracking system health, metrics, and error tracing in production.

AWS CloudWatchStructured LoggingHealth ChecksMetricsDistributed TracingError Tracking

Testing

Ensuring reliability through comprehensive automated testing.

JestSupertestCypressTDDUnit TestingIntegration TestingE2E Testing

Tooling & Methodologies

Utilizing modern tools and agile practices for efficient delivery.

CursorGitHub CopilotSwaggerPostmanGitAgileScrumCode Review

Professional Journey

A timeline of building robust systems, leading engineering teams, and delivering high-performance products.

Technical Lead

Apr 2025 - Present
Travolic

Managed and mentored a team of 10+ full stack engineers. Owned system design across NestJS microservices and Next.js frontend. Standardized API contracts reducing cross-service incidents by ~30%.

NestJSNext.jsRabbitMQAWS

Technical Lead & Founding Engineer

Nov 2025 - Present
Epouro

Led end-to-end technical delivery of a multi-tenant B2B SaaS platform. Designed subscription lifecycle with Stripe and built secure backend with OAuth2/JWT and RBAC.

NestJSPostgreSQLStripeReact

Full Stack Engineer

Jan 2024 - Mar 2025
Travolic

Led migration from a monolithic Express.js app to NestJS microservices. Designed event-driven architecture using RabbitMQ and optimized MongoDB search queries.

Node.jsMongoDBRabbitMQDocker

Backend Engineer

Jan 2025 - Aug 2025
SehaTech

Built secure REST APIs for healthcare management platforms with strict data privacy controls. Implemented Redis caching to reduce latency by ~15%.

Express.jsNode.jsRedisJWT

Full Stack Developer

Nov 2020 - Oct 2021
bund

Built fintech dashboards and transactional systems. Automated CI/CD pipelines via GitHub Actions, reducing deployment cycle time by up to 60%.

ReactPostgreSQLGitHub Actions

Freelance Full Stack Developer

Aug 2020 - Oct 2023
Independent

Delivered MERN stack web applications for international clients, covering architecture, development, AWS deployment, and production support. Applied Next.js SSR to improve SEO and page load performance on e-commerce and marketing products.

ReactNext.jsNode.jsMongoDBAWS
Featured Work

Technical Showcase

A selection of production-grade systems, from microservices to real-time messaging platforms.

Epouro

B2B SaaS Platform

Multi-tenant SaaS featuring a Stripe subscription lifecycle, referral engine, geographic zoning, and IBC classification. Complete end-to-end delivery.

NestJSPostgreSQLRedisReactNext.js

Ticketing App

Distributed Microservices

Event-driven ticketing platform with independent auth, orders, and payments microservices designed for horizontal scalability and fault isolation.

Node.jsNATSDockerEvent-Driven

E-Commerce Backend

Clean Architecture

Production-grade e-commerce backend built with SOLID principles. Features OAuth2/JWT RBAC, Swagger documentation, and 90%+ test coverage.

NestJSOAuth2/JWTJestSwagger

Chaty

Real-Time Messaging

Real-time messaging system supporting live chat, push notifications, and concurrent multi-user WebSocket sessions.

Socket.IOMongoDBNode.jsWebSockets
Academic Background

Education

BSc in Computer Science

Akhbar Elyom Academy

Cairo, Egypt
Oct 2018 - Jul 2022

Microservices with Node JS and React

Udemy Certification

Instructor: Stephen Grider
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Let's build the
next big thing.

Whether you need a fault-tolerant microservice architecture or a high-performance React frontend, I'm ready to bring my expertise to your engineering team.

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Bassem Elsayed

Architecting scalable microservices and crafting high-end, immersive web experiences.

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