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Nader Kanounji

Nader Kanounji

Dubai

Summary

Experienced Software Engineer and Technical Lead with over a decade of expertise in web development, team management, and delivering scalable solutions. Skilled in both frontend and backend development, system architecture, and fostering team growth through mentorship and collaboration. Strong problem-solving abilities and adaptability, with a proven track record of driving successful projects in agile environments.

Overview

11
11
years of professional experience

Work History

Technical Lead

Quiqup LLC
01.2023 - Current
  • Led the Growth Team to deliver projects successfully by fostering collaboration, resolving obstacles, and mentoring team members.
  • Conducted bi-weekly one-on-one sessions, guiding team members on professional goals and providing constructive feedback.
  • Played a pivotal role in recruitment, facilitating the assembly of high- performing teams, and onboarding new team members to ensure smooth integration.
  • Planned and executed multiple mid-to-large-scale projects, mapping requirements, designing architectures, and allocating tasks based on skills and availability.
  • Established and maintained an incident management system using Squadcast and Slack to ensure smooth on-call rotations and incident resolution.
  • Created detailed documentation for system architecture and designs to guide future development and maintainability.

Full Stack Engineer

Quiqup
08.2019 - Current
  • Collaborated in an agile environment with a globally dispersed team, focusing on client-facing applications and backend services
  • Built and scaled integration systems for processing orders between e-commerce platforms and warehouse management systems using Golang, Temporal.io, Kafka and Encore.dev.
  • Designed and maintained the company’s invoicing system, integrating BigQuery, Salesforce, Zoho, and Xero, and implemented Temporal workflows for invoice automation.
  • Contributed to frontend applications using React, TypeScript, Ant Design, and Storybook, including building shared component libraries.
  • Implemented and maintained an event sourcing system using Elixir for CQRS and event-driven architecture.
  • Created automated testing pipelines, including E2E tests using Cypress.io and integration/unit tests for backend services.
  • Enhanced the company’s client portal to manage orders, view finances, and handle integrations with Shopify and WooCommerce.
  • Built customer-facing order tracking applications using React and Styled Components to improve user experience.
  • Delivered robust backend services and microservices in Golang, Node.js, and Elixir for core operations like invoicing and order management.
  • Pioneered system mapping and documentation for architectural improvements and scalability planning.

Founder

Qesheq
01.2018 - Current
  • Established Qesheq, an Arabic platform for publishing stories and experiences
  • Developed Qesheq.com and an internal CMS tool using Angular v6 initially. In 2024, rebuilt both apps with Reactjs
  • Built API layer in Node.js with Loopback framework, MongoDB and Redis. In 2024, I rebuilt the API layer using FeathersJS and TypeGraphQL
  • Utilized AWS services for hosting and deployment, including EC2, S3, Lightsail, Lambda, and CloudFront. Also, used Docker for containerization.

Web Lead Engineer

Designer-24
02.2018 - 08.2019
  • Revamped and took ownership of the startup’s rental website
  • Expanded my skills with Angular and Sailsjs, ArangoDB
  • Shared the experience I had acquired up until that point with newly graduate engineers and had my first experience as a mentor.

Full Stack Engineer

Koein
11.2014 - 02.2018
  • Evolved my web development fundamentals while engaging in diverse projects across various industries
  • Learned to deliver quickly, with a critical eye for UI and UX
  • Worked intensively with HTML, CSS/LESS, C# .NET and MSSQL

Junior PHP Developer

Excite Design Interactive
06.2014 - 11.2014

Junior Web Developer

At7addak
11.2013 - 06.2014

Education

Bachelor of Science - Computer Science

Lebanese American University
Beirut - Lebanon
01-2013

French Baccalaureate -

Lycée Franco-libanais Verdun
Beirut - Lebanon
01-2010

Skills

  • Leadership & Team Management
  • Agile Mindset
  • Issue Investigation & Technical Debugging
  • Communication & Stakeholder Management
  • Problem Solving
  • Adaptability

Skills Overview

  • HTML/CSS
  • Javascript/Typescript
  • Golang
  • NodeJS NestJS, FeathersJS, ExpressJS
  • SQL Postgresql, MySQL
  • NoSQL MongoDB, ArangoDB, Redis
  • Testing Unit, Integration, e2e
  • Git/Github/Gitlab
  • Kafka
  • Temporal


Languages

Arabic
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
English
Advanced (C1)
French
Intermediate (B1)

Timeline

Technical Lead

Quiqup LLC
01.2023 - Current

Full Stack Engineer

Quiqup
08.2019 - Current

Web Lead Engineer

Designer-24
02.2018 - 08.2019

Founder

Qesheq
01.2018 - Current

Full Stack Engineer

Koein
11.2014 - 02.2018

Junior PHP Developer

Excite Design Interactive
06.2014 - 11.2014

Junior Web Developer

At7addak
11.2013 - 06.2014

Bachelor of Science - Computer Science

Lebanese American University

French Baccalaureate -

Lycée Franco-libanais Verdun
Nader Kanounji