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Hessah Alhamadi, Senior Backend Engineer

Hessah Alhamadi

Senior Backend Engineer·Phinests

Kuwait

Higher diploma, website &application development

Work experience

Total years of experience: 5 years, 5 months

Senior Backend Engineer

August 2025 - Present

Phinests

Al Kuwait, Kuwait •Hybrid

August 2025 - Present

Tech Stack: Ruby on Rails, Next.js, StimulusJS, PostgreSQL
Led end-to-end development of SaaS platform, enhancing UI/UX,
performance, and reliability.
Updated website design into a modern, user-friendly interface,
boosting usability.
Optimized backend for mobile apps, cutting latency and improving
speed.
Implemented AI-driven personalization across web and mobile for
tailored user experiences.
Automated workflows by integrating admin tools and CRM,
reducing manual effort by 40%.
Extended features and support with third-party integrations
(Algolia, Zendesk, Papertrail).
Increased test coverage from 74% → 90% through unit and
integration tests.
Refactored legacy code and enforced best practices, raising Code
Climate rating from C → A.
Built multi-country support with localization and regional
configurations for expansion.
Company industry:
Marketing
Job role:
Information Technology

Software engineer

February 2022 - July 2025

phinests

Al Kuwait, Kuwait •Hybrid

February 2022 - July 2025

Company industry:
Marketing

SOC Analyst

February 2020 - January 2021

Kuwait Finance House

Al Kuwait, Kuwait

February 2020 - January 2021

SIEM tool: ArcSight
Monitored SOC connectors to maintain continuous security
coverage.
Supported security policies and procedures to strengthen
compliance and reduce risk.
Responded to incidents and alerts, safeguarding system integrity.
Company industry:
Islamic Banking

Education

CODED Academy

November 2019

November 2019

Higher diploma, website &application development

Kuwait

American University of The Middle East

January 2018

January 2018

Bachelor's degree, Computer Engineering

Kuwait

Skills

NextJS
Expert
NextJS
Expert
Ruby on Rails
Expert
Ruby on Rails
Expert
Web Development
Expert
Web Development
Expert
NodeJS
Expert
NodeJS
Expert
JavaScript
Expert
JavaScript
Expert
COMPUTER LITERACY
Intermediate
COMPUTER LITERACY
Intermediate
FRONT END DESIGN
Intermediate
FRONT END DESIGN
Intermediate
FULL STACK DEVELOPMENT
Intermediate
FULL STACK DEVELOPMENT
Intermediate
INTERFACE DESIGN
Intermediate
INTERFACE DESIGN
Intermediate
JAVASCRIPT FRAMEWORKS
Intermediate
JAVASCRIPT FRAMEWORKS
Intermediate
POSTGRESQL
Intermediate
POSTGRESQL
Intermediate
RUBY ON RAILS
Intermediate
RUBY ON RAILS
Intermediate
SOFTWARE AS A SERVICE SAAS
Intermediate
SOFTWARE AS A SERVICE SAAS
Intermediate
USER EXPERIENCE UX
Intermediate
USER EXPERIENCE UX
Intermediate
COMPUTER ENGINEERING
Intermediate
COMPUTER ENGINEERING
Intermediate
OPERATIONS
Intermediate
OPERATIONS
Intermediate
RUBY PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE
Intermediate
RUBY PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE
Intermediate
DATA ANALYSIS
Intermediate
DATA ANALYSIS
Intermediate
INFORMATION VISUALIZATION
Intermediate
INFORMATION VISUALIZATION
Intermediate
PYTHON PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE
Intermediate
PYTHON PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE
Intermediate
SQL PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE
Intermediate
SQL PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE
Intermediate

Social profiles

Personal Website
Personal Website
hessah-alhamadi.com/

Languages

Arabic

Expert

English

Expert

Training and Certifications

Certifications
Business awareness program | ITS IT, development, cybersecurity, risk management, and more
Introduction to TCP/IP
ESM200 - ArcSight ESM 7.2 Administrator and Analyst
ESM 7.3 Advanced Analyst
Next.js 13 Full course
Forward program
IBM Data Analyst Professional Certificate (In

Hobbies and interests

Crocheting