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Front-End Lead with 9+ years scaling cross-functional squads behind large-scale digital products — most recently leading delivery on TAMM, the digital backbone of Abu Dhabi.

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About

Engineering leadership
that ships.

I'm a Front-End Lead with 9+ years of experience leading cross-functional squads, driving front-end architecture decisions, and shipping high-impact digital products. I've spent the last several years on Abu Dhabi's flagship digital government platform, TAMM, helping move it from legacy systems into a modern React / Next.js stack that serves millions of citizens and residents.

9+ years
Engineering across 5 companies and 3 cities.
Direct management
Web, iOS, Android & QA aligned around one delivery rhythm.
Technical strategy
Modernization, monorepos, design systems, architectural vision.
Government scale
Platforms used by millions of UAE residents and businesses.
Experience

A decade of shipping.

From individual contributor to engineering manager — leading cross-functional squads on national-scale platforms.

Sept 2025 – Present

Senior Software Engineer

TAMM (Abu Dhabi Digital Authority)· Abu Dhabi
  • Lead a cross-functional squad (Web, iOS, Android, QA), improving sprint predictability and release quality across multiple releases.
  • Manage technical activities across all project phases.
  • Facilitate agile ceremonies — sprint planning, daily stand-ups, reviews, retrospectives.
  • Architect system designs and weigh alternative approaches with the team.
  • Coordinate execution across platforms to deliver predictable, high-quality releases.
May 2021 – Aug 2025

Senior Software Engineer (Level 2)

Xische & Co· Abu Dhabi
  • Led the development of the TAMM portal — Abu Dhabi's flagship digital government platform — heading a cross-functional front-end team.
  • Directed mobile-first, responsive UI development with React + TypeScript, Next.js and SASS.
  • Designed and integrated a reusable component library managed as a monorepo with Lerna.
  • Championed Agile/Scrum: sprint planning, stand-ups, retrospectives — improving velocity and delivery cadence.
  • Partnered with stakeholders to translate digital strategy into actionable roadmaps.
  • Played a consultative role on architecture and tech-stack decisions, influencing front-end modernization.
  • Supported legacy systems on Sitecore SXA / React JSS while leading the modernization effort.
ReactTypeScriptNext.jsSASSLernaSitecore JSS
Feb 2020 – May 2021

Software Engineer

Digital14· Abu Dhabi
  • Led the front-end revamp of TAMM's digital services, enabling unified citizen access to government services.
  • Built scalable, secure front-end solutions with ReactJS, CSS/SASS/Bootstrap, and Sitecore SXA — optimized via Google PageSpeed.
  • Integrated Google Analytics across platforms for behavior tracking and reporting.
  • Collaborated with multi-disciplinary teams across cross-agency initiatives — ADP, DOH, ADHA, ADDA.
ReactJSSASSBootstrapSitecore SXAGoogle Analytics
July 2018 – Feb 2020

Senior Software Engineer

ITworx· Abu Dhabi
  • Delivered "My Locker" — a secure digital repository within TAMM for managing personal and official records.
  • Built microservices-integrated features using ReactJS, Node.js and .NET RESTful APIs in a cloud-ready architecture.
  • Applied Agile principles in delivery cycles with a strong focus on quality, testing and UX.
ReactJSNode.js.NET
July 2016 – July 2018

Software Engineer

ITworx· Cairo
  • Worked on ONTRACK — a strategy management product. Configured, designed, coded, unit-tested and documented new features using ASP.NET Web APIs, .NET Core, SQL and Angular 2/5 with TypeScript.
  • Enhanced legacy systems built with SharePoint, AngularJS and SSRS — ensuring backward compatibility and performance tuning.
AngularTypeScript.NET CoreSQLSharePoint
Skills

The toolkit.

People leadership, technical strategy and delivery — sharpened over a decade of cross-functional squad ownership.

Front-End Engineering

01
JavaScript (ES6+)TypeScriptReactNext.jsAngularHTML5CSS3SASSBootstrapResponsive DesignPerformance Optimization

Architecture & Platforms

02
Front-end architectureScalable UI designSitecore 9 / SXA / JSSComponent-driven developmentDesign systems

Agile Delivery & Leadership

03
Squad leadershipEnd-to-end delivery ownershipScrum & KanbanSprint planning & retrosCross-team coordination

Tooling & Engineering

04
GitHubGitLabBitbucketJiraConfluenceAzure DevOps (TFS)Lerna (monorepo)CI/CDCode reviews

Mobile & Cross-Platform

05
Working with iOS & Android teamsShared APIs & UX consistencyCross-functional squad delivery
Selected Work

Projects that served millions.

Highlights from the last decade — engineering leadership on flagship government and enterprise products.

TAMM Portal
2020 – Present
Key impact

Mobile-first, responsive UI across hundreds of services

Front-End Lead

TAMM Portal

Abu Dhabi's flagship digital government platform — used by millions of residents and businesses. Led the front-end modernization from a legacy Sitecore SXA stack into a React + TypeScript + Next.js architecture with a shared component library distributed across teams via a Lerna monorepo.

  • Reusable design-system components shared by multiple squads
  • Improved release predictability across Web, iOS and Android
ReactNext.jsTypeScriptSASSLernaSitecore JSS
ONTRACK
2016 – 2018
Key impact

Delivered new product features in a complex enterprise codebase

Software Engineer

ONTRACK

A strategy management product used by enterprises to configure and analyze KPIs. Owned features end-to-end — from design through coding, unit testing and documentation.

  • Modernized legacy SharePoint / AngularJS / SSRS modules
Angular 2/5TypeScript.NET CoreSQL
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Education & Credentials

Foundations & credentials.

Certifications

Foundations of Project Management
Google · July 2024
ID: MAXBSBHQK2KD
Oct 2015 – June 2016

System Development (Software Architect) Diploma

Information Technology Institute (ITI) — MCIT Egypt
  • 9-month System Development / Software Architecture diploma (Intake 36)
  • Ranked 1st in class
2009 – 2013

Bachelor's, Computer Science

Misr International University (MIU)
  • Grade: Good
  • Under supervision of the University of Nottingham
Contact

Let's build
something that ships.

Open to Engineering Manager roles, technical leadership consulting, and interesting collaborations. The fastest way to reach me is email.

Email
m.fouad.shaheen@gmail.com
LinkedIn
@mohamedfshaeen
Phone
+971 58 514 1365
+20 106 171 8660