Houssam Mahlous

• Joined at a sensitive time when clients’ data had to be migrated to use the new UI
• Built a migrator app using Java Springboot that migrates big client’s such as Google, Twitter, and GM into the new UI smoothly
• Made significant design changes to the Brandwatch BCR software using ReactJs that increased usability and customer satisfaction
• Regularly leading “5 Whys” sessions to discuss and tackle major engineering incidents.
• Personally leading “Retrospective” sessions to enhance team cohesiveness and efficiency
• Regular mentoring of junior and graduate developers to help them get up to speed with company processes and provide guidance when needed through 1:1s
• Refactored the heavily used Signals & Alerts systems and improved efficiency by designing a new architecture that utilises Redis, Kafka, and Solr

•Developed a cross-platform mobile application for an Olympic swimming coach
•Facilitated the timing of more than a dozen swimmers simultaneously by designing a seamless user interface that could be used by swimming coaches during training sessions
•Implemented multiple algorithms that analyse data of swimmers and provides instant performance feedback that was not possible before
•Communicated effectively with non-technical stakeholders to gain better understanding of the environment and problems to be solved

•Developed Node.Js backend API and connected it with the React-native application
•Designed database structure, created and managed database using PostgreSQL
•Decreased application loading times by refactoring and optimising React-Native code
•Provided guidance and assistance to development team members to increase efficiency, cleanliness of code, and enforce application of software development best practices