Hamzah
Darwish

Tech Lead & Senior Software Engineer

10+ years driving architecture and delivery in FinTech & SaaS.

LOCATION

Amman, Jordan

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ABOUT

10+

YEARS SHIPPING

COMPANIES, 3 COUNTRIES

Building robust architecture, expanding API ecosystems, and accelerating delivery speed. Specializing in cloud infrastructure, seamless identity/KYC integrations, and leading teams to ship reliable software at scale.

EXPERIENCE

Astel Ventures

Senior Software Engineer

MAY 2025–PRESENT
DUBAI UAE / REMOTE

Re-architecting core platform using Django + Vue, improving page load times ~80%.

Introduced CI/CD, release rules, code review standards
Maintain and upgrade LLM usage (model selection, prompt improvements, cost tracking)
Hands-on issue debugging, refactoring, live-system stabilization

Equevu

Technology Lead

JUNE 2021–MAY 2025
ABU DHABI UAE

Led white-label SaaS transformation and multi-tenant onboarding for UAE fintech.

Designed Django/PostgreSQL backend on AWS
Integrated UAE PASS, AllFunds, Onfido for automated onboarding
Built APIs powering web + Flutter mobile app
Developed IFRS-compliant reporting for End-of-Service calculations
Mentored 4 engineers
Supported compliance/security reviews for UAE fintech

Liwwa

Senior Software Engineer (Lead)

OCT 2019–JUN 2021
AMMAN JORDAN

Integrated CRIF credit bureau, cutting inquiry expenses 30%.

Owned backend for loan marketplace and LMS in Flask/PostgreSQL
Upgraded UI from Backbone to React
Technical oversight for 4 engineers + QA

POSRocket

Software Engineer

AUG 2018–OCT 2019
AMMAN JORDAN

Led Zain telecom integration, adding 10% to customer acquisition.

Built internal admin portal for merchant management
Contributed to developer-facing APIs for third-party add-ons

WashyWash

Founding Software Engineer

OCT 2017–AUG 2018
AMMAN JORDAN

Designed automation for routing, driver notifications, item-tracking (reduced human error 25%).

Built REST APIs using Laravel/Lumen

SiTech

Full-Stack Engineer

SEP 2015–OCT 2017
AMMAN JORDAN

Large-scale edX deployments for Saudi workforce skilling.

Freelance marketplace Ureed.com (DRF/Angular)
E-learning platforms for QRTA in Jordan

SKILLS

LANGUAGES

PYTHONTYPESCRIPTJAVASCRIPTPHPBASHCSSHTML

DATABASES

SQLMYSQLPOSTGRESQLMONGODBSQLITEELASTICSEARCHREDIS

FRAMEWORKS

DJANGODRFFLASKREACTNEXTVUELARAVELLUMENTAILWINDFASTAPI

CLOUD & DEVOPS

AWSGCPDOCKERLINUXGITHUB ACTIONS & CI/CDLOGGING/MONITORING

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

APISAUTHENTICATION/IDENTITYAGENT PROMPT OPTIMIZATIONWORKFLOW AUTOMATIONARCHITECTUREFINTECHSAAS

SERVICES / CONSULTANCY

Fractional CTO

Technical strategy, architecture, team hiring/mentorship, vendor evaluation.

Architecture & Code Review

Codebase deep dives, scalability, security, developer velocity.

Product & Delivery

MVP scoping to launch, CI/CD, code review standards.

Fintech & Compliance

Identity/KYC integrations, payment systems, regulatory platforms.

PROJECTS

3AL BAAB

Event management solution.

WASHYWASH.COM REBUILD

Full rebuild of the laundry-service platform.

ALT ORIENT

Record label and event production company, established 2016.

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IN DEVELOPMENT

Track search/purchase engine for curated playlists.

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