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Waleed Ishaq

Riyadh

Summary

Laravel Developer and Technical Team Lead with over 5 years of experience in developing scalable web applications and RESTful APIs. Proven track record in leading cross-functional teams and managing project life cycles to deliver effective digital solutions across logistics, media, and business services. Proficient in Laravel, PHP, MySQL, JavaScript, Git, Jira, and DevOps methodologies. Currently pursuing a Master’s in Information Technology.

Overview

6
6
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Full Stack Developer

Emdadat Alatta
Riyadh
10.2024 - Current
  • Developed scalable APIs and backend logic for ERP systems using Laravel
  • Enhanced inventory and finance modules, optimized performance, and supported multiple active business apps
  • Integrated secure data practices and third-party tools

Back End Developer

Mask Information Technology Company
Jeddah
03.2024 - 09.2024
  • Built and maintained Laravel-based RESTful APIs for business applications
  • Worked in a hybrid work model, collaborating with frontend and operations teams
  • Implemented reusable backend components and database optimization practices

Software Engineering Manager

Online Auction
Jeddah
03.2022 - 02.2024
  • Directed software development team for backend systems of logistics platforms, including mobile app and client portal.
  • Collaborated with stakeholders and product teams to gather requirements and manage development sprints using Jira.
  • Oversaw technical delivery, DevOps, CI/CD processes, and version control across all platforms.
  • Integrated features and analytics tools to support marketing and operations initiatives.
  • Analyzed customer requirements documents to determine appropriate solutions that meet their needs.
  • Developed and implemented software engineering processes to ensure quality assurance standards.
  • Collaborated with developers on debugging complex problems related to application performance or scalability issues.
  • Led daily standup meetings to discuss progress towards goals set during sprints or other milestones.
  • Reviewed existing architecture designs in order to identify potential system improvements or upgrades.
  • Designed user stories with acceptance criteria for use in sprint planning meetings.
  • Assisted in recruiting efforts by interviewing candidates and making hiring recommendations.

Teaching Assistant

Al-Neelain University (Faculty of CS & IT)
Khartoum
11.2021 - 03.2022
  • Assisted in teaching programming, web development, and databases
  • Led labs in PHP, HTML5, CSS, and JavaScript
  • Helped design curriculum materials and supported student projects

Full Stack Developer (Contract)

UNESCO
Khartoum
01.2020 - 05.2021
  • Engineered full-stack news publishing system featuring role-based access for administrators.
  • Provided technical support to end users when needed.
  • Developed Laravel backend and Bootstrap/jQuery frontend to ensure robust performance.
  • Implemented multilingual content support to enhance user accessibility.
  • Designed database schemas to store application data using MySQL.
  • Deployed applications on cloud platforms

Education

Master of Information Technology - Information Technology

Open University of Sudan
Sudan , Khartoum
12-2025

Bachelor of IT - Information Technology

Al-Neelain University
Sudan , Khartoum
12-2020

Skills

  • Laravel and PHP
  • SQL and MySQL
  • Version control with Git
  • RESTful APIs
  • HTML5 and CSS3
  • JavaScript and Bootstrap
  • Team leadership
  • Agile methodologies
  • CI/CD practices
  • Clean code principles
  • Microservices architecture
  • SOLID principles
  • Software architecture

Project management

  • Sprint planning
  • Continuous integration
  • API integration

Certification

  • Microservices: Design Patterns – LinkedIn (Jul 2025)
  • SOLID Principles – Udemy (May 2024)
  • Git and GitHub – Udemy (Oct 2023)

Languages

Arabic
First Language
English
Advanced (C1)
C1

Timeline

Full Stack Developer

Emdadat Alatta
10.2024 - Current

Back End Developer

Mask Information Technology Company
03.2024 - 09.2024

Software Engineering Manager

Online Auction
03.2022 - 02.2024

Teaching Assistant

Al-Neelain University (Faculty of CS & IT)
11.2021 - 03.2022

Full Stack Developer (Contract)

UNESCO
01.2020 - 05.2021

Master of Information Technology - Information Technology

Open University of Sudan

Bachelor of IT - Information Technology

Al-Neelain University
Waleed Ishaq