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Fouad EL HAMRI

Fouad EL HAMRI

Software engineer and mobile developer
Rabat

Summary

Senior React Native - Expo, Team Lead with 5+ years of experience architecting and deploying high-performance mobile applications for both iOS and Android. A proven track record of mentoring agile teams dedicated to achieving high-quality products according to tight schedules while prioritizing product architecture, scalability and innovative problem-solving.

My motto: Don't be a Doer, Be a thinker

Overview

5
5
years of professional experience
3
3
Languages

Work History

Lead React Native Developer

Finamaze
01.2024 - Current
  • Spearheading the mobile engineering team in the development of SNBula, a wealth management application for the Saudi National Bank (SNB), ensuring seamless collaboration across Saudi and international teams.
  • Created custom Expo plugins to integrate critical third-party SDKs (analytics, security, and financial tools), eliminating the need for manual native code modifications and ensuring maintainability across platforms.
  • Leading the migration from React Native CLI thinking to Expo SDK world, optimizing developer productivity and modernizing the CI/CD pipeline for improved performance and scalability.
  • Implemented advanced code obfuscation and security hardening, using iXGuard (iOS) and DexGuard (Android) to protect sensitive banking logic and client data, surpassing traditional ProGuard solutions.
  • Established and enforced clean architecture principles, modular code structures, feature flag, design token and comprehensive testing standards (integration, and E2E) to enhance maintainability and reliability.
  • Significantly reduced bug resolution time by diagnosing root causes of app instability using Sentry for real-time monitoring and error tracking.
  • Collaborating with design, backend, and product teams to ensure a secure, high-quality mobile experience, while orchestrating internal store deliveries, building production binaries for SNB, and managing release documentation and notes for each deployment.
  • Mentoring junior developers, conducting code reviews, and introducing best practices in TypeScript, Git management, Expo SDK, EAS and secure mobile delivery pipelines.
  • Mentoring the mobile team to effectively apply Agile principles and Scrum best practices, leveraging my Professional Scrum Master (PSM) certification.

Mobile developer

BITS
02.2022 - 12.2023
  • Develop mobile applications for iOS and Android platforms, and make sure to deliver clean, maintainable code.
  • Supervised, code reviewed, and Led a team of 4 developers to create an optimized web CMS (content management system) for our mobile applications (React, Next js).
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams such as designers, product managers, and quality assurance to fix bugs and ensure the solution meets the needs of clients or end-users.
  • Ship production applications to Apple Store and Google Play, in addition to publishing beta versions to Testflight to test and ensure quality.

Frontend & Mobile Developer

BITS
09.2021 - 02.2022
  • Maintenance of an existing Android application while focusing on creating a new version with React native.
  • Participate in developing a CMS web application to administrate the mobile application using drag-and-drop and react.
  • Recreate a web application with React and other modern tools to manage Zain transactions and their employees' performance.

Fullstack Developer

Leith Solutions UAE
02.2021 - 08.2021
  • Developed a Rest API using Symfony and API platform.
  • Implemented UI components and ensured responsiveness across different devices and screen sizes with React and React native.
  • Introduced dark mode and multi-language feature.

Education

Software engineering and mobile development -

National School of Applied Sciences
Kenitra, MA
09.2021

Skills

Proficient in development frameworks such as React, Expo, and React Native

Timeline

Lead React Native Developer

Finamaze
01.2024 - Current

Mobile developer

BITS
02.2022 - 12.2023

Frontend & Mobile Developer

BITS
09.2021 - 02.2022

Fullstack Developer

Leith Solutions UAE
02.2021 - 08.2021

Software engineering and mobile development -

National School of Applied Sciences
Fouad EL HAMRISoftware engineer and mobile developer