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Astm Ali

@astmali

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I build scalable Rails platforms and lead high-performing engineering teams.

Egypt

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What I'm looking for

I'm looking to lead or contribute to scalable software products where I can build robust Rails systems, improve delivery quality and performance, mentor engineers, and guide Agile teams from technical planning through production.

At Upland Software, I improve a platform delivering millions of SMS/MMS campaigns daily, reducing API response time by 40% through Redis caching and Resque optimization. I've also integrated six enterprise CRMs and raised RSpec coverage from 45% to 80%+.

I've built and re-engineered Rails-based inventory ERP systems for Maraya and Mr Draper, supporting growing product volumes, mobile APIs, and same-day releases. My work spans Rails architecture, polymorphic data models, RESTful APIs, TDD/BDD, deployment automation, and production infrastructure.

At NAQLA, I led a six-person engineering team and helped build Egypt's first trucking marketplace, reducing releases from weekly to daily through GitHub Actions CI/CD. At Fustany, I was promoted from Developer to Engineering Manager within nine months, leading hiring, performance reviews, Scrum delivery, and an AWS migration that reduced hosting costs by approximately 30%.

Across more than 20 years, I've delivered custom web applications in Ruby on Rails and PHP, co-founded web agencies, mentored developers, and driven projects from technical roadmap to production delivery.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Senior Ruby on Rails Engineer

Current

Upland Software

Jan 2022 - Present (4 years 7 months)

Reduced API response time by 40% through Redis caching and Resque job optimization on a platform delivering millions of SMS/MMS campaigns daily. Grew RSpec test coverage from 45% to 80%+, enforcing TDD standards across the back-end team.