Ahmed Yasser Barakat

• Oversaw planning, application development, verification and risks involved in software projects.
• Developed, maintained and updated information, policies, standards and guidelines.
• Streamlined tasks in effort to provide easier and more efficient workflows for peers and colleagues.
• Resolved issues immediately ensuring project deliverables were not negatively impacted.
• Implemented risk management strategies to mitigate potential issues and maintain project timelines.
• Developed strong relationships with stakeholders, fostering open communication and trust throughout the project lifecycle.
• Coordinated cross-functional teams to ensure smooth collaboration, resulting in increased productivity and innovation.
• Reduced software development time by identifying bottlenecks and optimizing resources allocation.
• Wrote, updated and maintained project documentation.

• Own and prioritize the telematics product backlog ensuring alignment with PLF roadmap and customer programs across all valeo telematics projects.
• Define detailed user stories and acceptance criteria to accelerate delivery and reduce rework.
• Lead cross-site coordination between the technical teams in Cairo, France, Germany, and China to secure release planning and integration milestones.
• Drive risk analysis and mitigation strategies to protect delivery timelines and quality.
• Collaborate with QA and architecture teams to ensure end-to-end requirement clarity and test coverage.
• Support engineering teams to remove impediments and improve delivery throughput.

Product Owner responsibilities:

• Led requirement engineering and stakeholder alignment across Cairo, France, China, ensuring timely delivery of V2X features.
• Coordinated rollout plans with customers for delayed backlogs, improving transparency and reducing delivery bottlenecks.
• Drove technical planning activities for V2X functions and ensured consistent application of Valeo process and tools.
• Managed onsite customer support and ensured rapid closure of validation findings.

Scrum Master responsibilities:

• Mentored and led the Cairo software engineering team in Agile delivery, improving team velocity and KPIs.
• Facilitated sprint ceremonies, dependency management, and release planning to ensure on-time delivery.
• Contributed to performance evaluations and supported career development of team members.
• Ensured ASPICE, CI, and KPI adherence through structured engineering practices.

• Analyzed and clarified system requirements for the OTA update function, identifying conflicts and risks early.
• Contributed to high-level software architecture and development of C++ components for OTA update.
• Managed Yocto meta-layer modifications to ensure compatibility and readiness for system integration.
• Analyze reported Bugs and ensure fixing it in a proper way
• Ensured ASPICE-compliant processes and supported customer onsite feature validation.

• Integration of Software Components and interfaces management
• System smoke testing and validation before releasing the software
• Do the first level of debugging for the system issues
• CI/CD deployment and maintenance with the devops team
• Developed middleware components in C and contributed to the rear-view camera video pipeline.
• Implemented activation state machine logic and supported debugging during integration phases.

• Developed embedded software modules for automated production line machinery, improving system stability and throughput.
• Integrated software components for individual machines and ensured smooth interoperability across the entire production line.
• Led end-to-end integration of the full production line control system, aligning mechanical, electrical, and software requirements.
• Tested and debugged embedded and desktop control software, resolving critical issues that enhanced production efficiency.
• Built and maintained desktop software applications used for machine control and monitoring within the production line.