Ahmed Eldera

Software Engineer with a strong foundation in Java and Spring Boot and hands-on experience across web development, testing, databases, and CI/CD. Eager to learn and take on new challenges, with a proven ability to quickly pick up new technologies and contribute effectively from an early stage.

Junior Software Engineer - Orange Innovation Egypt - Cairo

(2025-08)

• Saved 2 hours of manual work across 3 teams per cycle by automating push-notification certificate updates using RESTful APIs.
• Increased test coverage from 60% to 85% on a migrated microservice by adding unit and integration tests, meeting the required CI coverage threshold.
• Optimized database usage and improved API response times by optimizing queries to fetch all required data in a single operation.
• Reduced technical debt and maintenance overhead by safely removing 4 unused APIs and 1 database table from a legacy microservice after verifying cross-service dependencies.
• Developed backend and frontend features using Spring Boot, Angular, and MySQL, building and consuming REST APIs.
• Containerized development environments with Docker Compose and automated deployments through GitHub Actions CI/CD.
• Implemented persistence with JPA/Hibernate and documented and tested APIs using Swagger and Postman.
• Configured Prometheus and Grafana for application monitoring and observability.

R&D Engineer - Coach Academy - Cairo

(2023-08 - 2024-04)

• Developed 6+ educational courses, managed 20+ parallel classes, and ensured effective learning outcomes.
• Took ownership of Coding for Kids product from design through development and release, coordinating its delivery from concept to production.

B.Sc. - Computer Engineering & Software Systems - Ain Shams University & University of East London (Dual Degree) (2020-10 - 2026-01)