// backend developer · laravel · fastapi · node.js

Production backends, built end to end.

I'm Abdelrhman Elswah. Over the last three years I've designed, shipped, and maintained 15+ production systems — marketplaces, medical platforms, booking engines, and SaaS — from schema design to deployed API.

See the work ↓ Email me
api.elswah.dev — terminal
$ curl -s https://api.elswah.dev/v1/abdelrhman
HTTP/1.1 200 OK · 187 ms
{
  "name": "Abdelrhman Elswah",
  "role": "Backend Developer",
  "base": "Cairo, EG",
  "experience_years": 3,
  "systems_in_production": 15,
  "core": ["PHP / Laravel", "Python / FastAPI",
         "Node.js", "PostgreSQL", "MySQL"],
  "currently_studying": "ASP.NET Core",
  "auth_breaches": 0
}
3+
years in production
15+
systems shipped
−40%
endpoint latency, via query tuning
0
auth breaches across 8+ platforms
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Selected work

A marketplace built solo for the UK, an event-driven platform in progress, and a set of systems that quietly run every day.

GET https://planchecker.co.uk 200 OK · live

PlanChecker

// UK building-control marketplace · designed, built & launched solo

The UK's first platform connecting clients, developers, and Registered Building Inspectors for verified plan checks, inspections, and consultations.

I delivered the entire stack alone: job posting and bidding, a verified RBI directory covering Class 1–4 competencies under the Building Safety Act, milestone-based Stripe payments, live chat, and a Filament admin dashboard.

Visit planchecker.co.uk ↗
Role
Solo developer — product to production
Payments
Milestone-based escrow via Stripe
Stack
Laravel APINext.js FilamentStripeMySQL
/projects/fanfeed

FanFeed

in development

Creator & music platform: 11 microservices (identity, catalog, payments, video, social) in one Python monorepo — database-per-service isolation, transactional outbox for cross-service events, and CI gates that enforce service boundaries.

Python · Microservices · Event-driven
/projects/medical-diagnosis

Medical Diagnosis Platform

AI-powered detection backend for brain, chest, eye, and X-Ray diseases. Led backend as team lead: diagnosis history, a doctor recommendation engine, and integration of 4 AI model categories.

Laravel · MySQL · AI integration
/projects/ersums-egypt

Ersums+ Egypt

Digital-marketing platform built from the ground up: service catalog, client order tracking, and dual vendor/client portals for Egypt's creative services market — cutting client onboarding time by ~35%.

FastAPI · PostgreSQL
Go4Retails B2B distribution: multi-vendor inventory, order routing, and a wholesale pricing engine connecting suppliers and retailers. Laravel · MySQL
Locally Geolocation-aware proximity search and store ranking for discovering nearby local businesses. Laravel · Geo APIs
Aboelseed · Elmwrdin · Steren E-commerce catalogs, order pipelines, and account systems for fashion, automotive, and retail — thousands of SKUs. Laravel · PHP · MySQL
Lilytours · Unitz · Hand-Co · LeCaire Booking engines, availability management, and service routing for tourism, real estate, pet care, and contracting. Laravel · CodeIgniter
Fuse · Dp · Chopped API backends for three consumer mobile apps: auth flows, real-time sync, and push notifications. Laravel · REST APIs
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Where I've worked

A request log of the last few years — newest first.

/experience/teleoceans

Laravel Developer

· Teleoceans, Cairo Jul 2024 — present
  • Build and optimize backends for 6+ event-management platforms; introduced reusable service-layer patterns that cut duplicate code by ~30%.
  • Design and document REST APIs for web and mobile clients — consistent contracts, validation, and structured errors reduced API support tickets by ~25%.
  • Refactored 4 legacy modules into clean service classes, cutting reported bugs in those areas by over 50%.
/experience/prizm-energy

PHP Developer

· Prizm Energy, Dubai (remote) Sep 2023 — Jul 2024
  • Built service & user management from scratch for an energy-sector SaaS serving 3+ UAE enterprise clients.
  • Implemented JWT auth and role-based access control for 5 user roles, plus secure third-party energy data integrations delivering to dashboards within ~200 ms.
  • Tuned high-load MySQL queries with indexing and eager loading — up to 40% faster reporting endpoints.
/experience/iti-institute

Backend Developer Trainee

· ITI Institute, Egypt 2022 — 2023
  • Intensive 6-month backend program: Node.js, Express.js, relational database design, and REST architecture.
  • Delivered 3 capstone projects applying MVC, SQL design, and Git.
/education/port-said-university

B.Sc. Computer & Control Engineering

· Port Said University — Grade B 2019 — 2024
  • Graduation project: the Medical Diagnosis Platform above — served as team backend lead.
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Stack & practices

The tools I reach for daily, and the principles that keep 15 codebases maintainable.

backend
PHPLaravelFilament CodeIgniterFastAPINode.js Express.jsASP.NET Core
frontend
Next.jsReact
apis
RESTful designJWTSanctum API versioning3rd-party integration
databases
MySQLPostgreSQLquery optimization indexingmigrations
practices
SOLIDclean architectureMVC microservicesevent-drivenAgile / Scrum
tools
Git / GitHubDockerCI/CD PostmanComposerLinux
languages
Arabic — nativeEnglish — intermediate
POST /v1/contact accepting requests

Have a backend that needs building?

I'm happy to talk about backend roles, freelance builds, or just trade notes on Laravel and system design. The fastest route is email — I usually reply within a day.

Email meabdoelrhmanelsawah@gmail.com LinkedIn ↗/in/abdelrhman-elswah-a7559319b WhatsApp ↗+20 104 466 8843 Download CVPDF · 2 pages