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Sherif Zaki

@sherifzaki

Tech Lead and Senior Full-Stack Developer specializing in PHP/Laravel, automation, and AI integration.

Egypt
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What I'm looking for

I seek a hands-on leadership role building scalable SaaS and automation/AI integrations in an agile, collaborative team where I can mentor engineers and drive product delivery.

I am a hands-on Tech Lead and Senior Full-Stack Developer with 9+ years of PHP/Laravel experience, additional Symfony exposure, and expertise across Angular, Vue, and React. I build and launch products end-to-end, lead cross-functional teams, and drive agile delivery while focusing recently on automation (n8n), AI integration, and scalable SaaS architecture.

As a founder and team lead, I have delivered production SaaS and consumer platforms, reusable automation workflows, and educational content; I combine strong communication and mentoring skills with practical engineering—applying DDD, TDD, and clean architecture to improve delivery velocity and maintainability.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

BU
Current

Founder / Automation Lead

Butterflow.ai

Jan 2025 - Present (9 months)

Developed reusable n8n automation workflows and integrations, built PostFlow/RemindFlow/LeadFlow modules, and integrated ChatGPT to generate dynamic content and decisions for clients.

TH

Founder / Full-Stack Developer

TheChefMap.com

Jan 2024 - Dec 2025 (1 year 11 months)

Built and launched an AI-powered international food discovery platform with Laravel backend and JavaScript frontend, integrating SEO optimizations and ChatGPT-driven recipe generation.

ZI

Tech Lead / Scrum Master

ZINAD

Jan 2024 - Dec 2025 (1 year 11 months)

Led development of cybersecurity SaaS tools using Laravel and Vue, facilitated agile ceremonies, mentored cross-functional teams, and increased delivery velocity by refactoring legacy modules.

XM

Senior PHP Developer

XM

Jan 2018 - Dec 2020 (2 years 11 months)

Built the 'Trading.com' platform using Symfony and JavaScript, applying DDD, TDD, and clean architecture to improve code quality and maintainability.

AI

Senior PHP Developer / Team Lead

AirAngel

Jan 2016 - Dec 2018 (2 years 11 months)

Developed a Wi‑Fi management SaaS using Laravel, jQuery and MySQL, led a 5-member team, adopted Agile practices, and improved performance with Elasticsearch and modular architecture.

CA

QA Software Engineer

Cairo 2000

Jan 1998 - Dec 2000 (2 years 11 months)

Tested and fixed banking applications using Uniface and QARun, and collaborated with offshore teams including Compuware Amsterdam to ensure software quality.

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

UU

Unknown (Egyptian University)

Bachelor of Science, Electronics Engineering (Computer Science)

B.Sc. in Electronics Engineering with a Computer Science focus; degree obtained in Egypt.

Information Technology Institute (ITI) logoII

Information Technology Institute (ITI)

ITI Graduate Certificate, Software Engineering / Software Development

Completed the ITI Graduate software track program focused on software development skills and practical training.

AV

AXELOS / EXIN (ITIL v3)

ITIL v3 Service Operation Certificate, IT Service Management

ITIL v3 Service Operation certification focused on IT service management best practices.

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