I help businesses replace spreadsheets and bloated plugins with systems that actually fit how they work. Django platforms on one side, fast custom WordPress builds on the other. Former civil engineer. Full-time problem-solver.
I'm a software engineer who never quite picked a lane — and I like it that way. I spent five years as a civil engineer before retraining into software, which is a story I tell properly below.
Most weeks split between keeping BCE (Behairy Consulting Engineering) running clean — a 50+ year old Cairo engineering firm whose projects, invoices, and permissions I moved onto a Django platform I built — and shipping fast, hand-built WordPress sites like EGYPTRADE for clients who need their storefront to convert, not just look nice.
Backend & Infra
Django platforms, from data model to Docker deployment.
PythonDjangoPostgreSQLDocker
WordPress & Web
Custom plugins and storefronts, built not bolted on.
PHPWordPressWooCommerceJavaScriptBeTheme
Dev experience3 years
Prior careerCivil Eng.
Prior career length5 years
Career switch100% self-taught
Django apps live7+
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The Long Version
My story.
A note I keep coming back to
"If you don't like how things are, change it. You're not a tree."
I grew up tinkering with computers — installing and reinstalling software on our family computer for the fun of it, already dreaming of being a software engineer. But when it came time to choose a degree, my family didn't support that dream. So I picked something close enough: civil engineering, which shared the problem-solving, the math, and the satisfaction of building things.
I graduated and spent almost five years working as a project control engineer. It was solid work, but the pull toward software never went away. Eventually I felt ready to make the switch — without a mentor, without a guaranteed outcome, just a plan. I started with the fundamentals of computer science through online tutorials, then researched job listings to figure out which language was actually in demand in this market, and picked one. Three years ago, that plan turned into my first job as a backend developer.
Long-term, I want to help other people making the same jump from an unrelated career into software — the way I wish someone had helped me. But first, I want to become a world-class software engineer myself.
Send an email with what you're building — no form to fill out, no call required just to start the conversation.
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Scope & quote
A clear, honest estimate — fixed-price or hourly depending on the shape of the work — before anything starts. If it makes sense, we hop on a quick call to align.
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Build
Regular check-ins, not radio silence until launch day. You'll know where things stand throughout.
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Handoff & support
Documentation, a walkthrough, and I stay reachable after launch — not gone the moment the invoice is paid.
