Peter Hassaballah

Agile Product Owner & Software Engineer with 3 years of experience in cross-functional, international product delivery.

Cairo, EG.

About

Highly analytical and results-driven professional with 3 years of experience excelling as an Agile Product Owner and Software Engineer. Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams, translate complex business requirements into technical specifications, and deliver high-impact software solutions in microservices environments. Leverages a strong technical background in backend development and data engineering to drive product innovation and achieve measurable business outcomes across international teams.

Work

Holberton School

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Resident Software Engineer

Cairo, Cairo, Egypt

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Summary

Responsible for spearheading the academic backlog, translating learning objectives into actionable stories, and developing the foundational structure for a local technical team within an agile educational environment.

Highlights

Owned and managed the cohort's learning backlog, successfully translating complex educational and delivery goals into clear, actionable user stories for efficient development.

Facilitated Peer Learning Days and Mock Interviews, enhancing collaborative learning and practical skill application for students.

Contributed significantly to building out a local technical team, including defining roles, establishing onboarding structures, and creating operational documentation.

Mashy Live

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Co-Founder

Cairo, Cairo, Egypt

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Summary

Co-founded an Ad-tech marketplace, overseeing product development, stakeholder engagement, and architecting software tools and portals to drive business growth.

Highlights

Led the release of bi-weekly increments for an Ad-tech marketplace solution, significantly enhancing feature delivery and user engagement for renting ads.

Collaborated with stakeholders to strategically refine the product backlog, aligning development efforts with market needs and business objectives.

Directed the leadership and architecture of all proprietary software tools and portals, ensuring scalable and robust technical infrastructure.

Kashier Payment Solutions

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Backend Engineer

Cairo, Cairo, Egypt

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Summary

Contributed to the development of a microservices architecture solution within an agile environment, focusing on feature implementation and API development to support payment processing.

Highlights

Operated within an agile environment, contributing to the development and scaling of a robust microservices architecture solution.

Actively participated in refinement and planning sessions, ensuring clear requirement definition and rigorously validating implementation against acceptance criteria, reducing post-release defects.

Engineered and documented new features and APIs using JIRA and Confluence, enhancing system functionality and improving team collaboration.

Pixelogic Media

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Data Engineer

USA, California, US

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Summary

Optimized departmental performance by developing automation scripts, securing media files, and advocating for new features across international teams.

Highlights

Improved departmental performance on daily tasks by developing automation scripts, resulting in increased efficiency and reduced manual effort.

Analyzed, encoded, and secured critical media files, ensuring data integrity and accessibility to support various departments.

Documented and advocated for new features via Confluence, facilitating seamless collaboration and adoption across teams in the US, Egypt, and UK.

Bamboo Orchard

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Full Stack Lead (PO)

London, London, UK

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Summary

Led a cross-functional team to develop and deliver a fin-tech dashboard solution, while also managing the architecture and development of a RESTful Quiz Web-App.

Highlights

Led a cross-functional team to successfully deliver a fin-tech dashboard solution, utilizing Jira for efficient project management and tracking.

Managed the architecture and development of a RESTful Quiz Web-App using the MERN stack, ensuring robust functionality and scalability.

dotmeta [US]

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Fullstack Developer

USA, USA, US

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Summary

Contributed as a fullstack developer to a video processing and content creation product, leveraging Kanban for efficient workflow management.

Highlights

Utilized Kanban methodology to contribute as a fullstack developer on a video processing and content creation product, enhancing development efficiency.

Developed and implemented features for the video processing and content creation product, ensuring seamless functionality and user experience.

Education

German University in Cairo

Cairo, Cairo, Egypt
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B.Sc Digital Media Engineering and Technology

Publications

pyDAW: A Pragmatic CLI for Digital Audio Processing

IEEE

Published a paper on pyDAW, a pragmatic Command Line Interface (CLI) for digital audio processing, presented at ICCES.

Languages

Arabic

English

German

French

Certificates

Professional Scrum Product Owner PSPO

Scrum.org

Skills

Project Management & Agile Methodologies

Trello, Jira, Confluence, ClickUp, Retrium, GanttPro, ScrumWise, Backlog Management, Story Writing, Stakeholder Management, Sprint Planning, Release Documentation, Agile, Kanban, Product Ownership.

Programming & Development

Python, SQL, JavaScript, REST API, MERN Stack, Backend Development, Fullstack Development, API Development.

Cloud & Data Platforms

AWS, Tableau, Power BI, Microservices Architecture.

Technical Skills

Automation Scripting, Technical Documentation, System Architecture, Data Analysis, Media Processing.

Leadership & Collaboration

Cross-functional Team Leadership, Stakeholder Management, Team Building, Mentorship, Product Strategy.

Interests

Hobbies

Photography, Volunteering, Music Production (Soundtracks).