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Sara Ahmed Khalil

Software Application Engineer at Valeo

New Cairo, Cairo, Egypt

Work Experience

  • Software Application EngineerFull Time

    Valeo

    May 2022 - Present -3 yrs, 1 month

    Egypt

    • Job Details:Specify, design, develop, test, deploy, maintain, and improve software. • Collaborate closely with project managers and business owners to define project priorities, deadlines, and deliverables. • Work with product owners, tech leads, and software architects to shape the user experience and application development roadmap. • Stay current with the latest technologies, propose new technical advancements to business teams, and ensure a positive impact on the technological choices for our applications. • Provide support to team members across multiple software applications. • Take responsibility for full-stack feature implementation, covering both backend and frontend development. • Collaborate end-to-end with software/infrastructure architects on complex features. • Identify and establish patterns and best practices for building excellent software applications. • Utilize Java Spring Boot and Vue.js frameworks, along with DynamoDB and PostgreSQL, to build projects.
  • Junior Software EngineerFull Time

    Hotdesk

    Feb 2022 - May 2022 -3 months

    Egypt

    • Job Details:Designed, developed, and maintained backend components of web applications using Python Django. • Collaborated with frontend developers to ensure seamless integration of user interfaces with backend functionality. • Diagnosed and resolved backend issues through systematic troubleshooting and debugging. • Collaborated with the QA team to identify and address bugs. • Maintained comprehensive technical documentation for backend systems, including API documentation, system architecture, and code comments.
  • Teaching Assistant – Computer Engineering DepartmentFull Time

    American University In Cairo

    Jan 2020 - Jan 2021 -1 yr

    Egypt

    • Job Details:• Constructed Lab assignments. • Conducted office hours for helping students with further explanation of course material. • Assisted in grading assignments and quizzes. • Held MATLAB sessions for beginners to illustrate and help students in their assignments and projects.
  • Critical Applications SupportFull Time

    Orange Business Services

    May 2019 - Nov 2019 -6 months

    Egypt

    • Job Details:Served Orange Business Services internal employees by providing End to End ownership of all requests received from 1st level (IT Helpdesk) or application hosting entities (IT Service Operation Data Centers Monitoring). • Ensured applications’ availability. • Handled, diagnosed, and routed in real-time incoming trouble tickets. • Provided second level technical support and escalation. • Communicated planned/unplanned outages to end users. • Provided workarounds for major issues until a permanent fix is delivered. • Completed Python Django tool for massive actions.
  • Education

    • MSc in Computer Science

      University of Glasgow

      Jan 2021 - Jan 2022 - 1 Year

    • Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering in Computer Engineering

      American University in Cairo (AUC)

      Jan 2014 - Jan 2019 - 5 yr

    • High School - American diploma

      Rawd Al-Saleheen School

      Jan 2013 

    Skills

    • J2EE
    • NetBeans
    • PostgreSQL
    • Microsoft Visual Studio
    • Agile Methodologies
    • Spring Boot
    • Vue.js
    • AWS
    • Django Framework
    • Linux
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    Languages

    • Arabic

      Fluent
    • English

      Advanced

    Training & Certifications

    • SAFe 6 Practitioner

      Scaled Agile·2024
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