Sherif Zaki
@sherifzaki
Tech Lead and Senior Full-Stack Developer specializing in PHP/Laravel, automation, and AI integration.
What I'm looking for
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
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.
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.
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.
Team Leader / Frontend Lead
GeroWallet
Jan 2021 - Dec 2023 (2 years 11 months)
Led frontend team building a crypto wallet extension using Angular, balanced hands-on coding with mentoring, and delivered marketing homepages (GeroWallet.io, infinitypools.io).
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.
Led Scrum adoption across EMEA support teams, built internal tools to improve operations, and introduced a hybrid Kanban‑Scrum model across distributed teams.
Team Lead / Senior Developer
ITSoft
Jan 2004 - Dec 2005 (1 year 11 months)
Developed customer-facing banking applications for the Gulf region using Mosaic and Sybase and led development efforts to deliver financial software solutions.
Web Developer
Exact
Jan 2000 - Dec 2004 (4 years 11 months)
Worked on ERP solutions and web development using ASP, VB and MSSQL to deliver business applications and integrations.
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
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)
ITI Graduate Certificate, Software Engineering / Software Development
Completed the ITI Graduate software track program focused on software development skills and practical training.
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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