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MAYA ELERAKY

Cairo

Summary

Software Engineer focused on backend development, system reliability, and performance tuning across Ruby on Rails, Python, and PHP. Contributed to large-scale ecommerce and marketplace platforms by building features, refining API integrations, and improving maintainability through cross-functional collaboration.

Overview

2
2
Languages
5
5
years of professional experience

Work History

Software Engineer

Zid
Saudi Arabia - Remote
11.2025 - Current
  • Developed and implemented new features using Python and PHP, enhancing user experience for large-scale ecommerce platform.
  • Contributed to a platform-wide redesign of the email notification system, refactoring workflows across multiple services and implementing gRPC-based communication.
  • Refactored code and enhanced performance, which increased reliability and maintainability across the system.
  • Collaborated with cross-functional teams to deliver new platform capabilities.

Software Engineer

Zammit
Cairo
09.2022 - 11.2025
  • Improved database call volume and runtime for selected APIs and components, reducing database calls by 76.9% and execution duration by 60.3%.
  • Built backend architecture for marketplace mobile application.
  • Supported backend feature development and maintenance with Ruby on Rails.
  • Integrated third-party services and APIs and resolved production issues.

Part-time Python Developer

Darsel
USA - remote
09.2021 - 03.2022
  • Built backend code to deliver educational questions to students through third-party chat apps.
  • Wrote unit tests to check code behavior and catch issues early.

Education

Bachelor in Media Engineering & Technology - Computer Science Major

German University in Cairo
Cairo
01-2022

Skills

  • Ruby on Rails
  • Python
  • PHP
  • Java
  • PostgreSQL
  • MongoDB
  • SQL

Language

English
Proficient
Arabic
Native/ Bilingual

Timeline

Software Engineer

Zid
11.2025 - Current

Software Engineer

Zammit
09.2022 - 11.2025

Part-time Python Developer

Darsel
09.2021 - 03.2022

Bachelor in Media Engineering & Technology - Computer Science Major

German University in Cairo
MAYA ELERAKY