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Abdelrahman Sobhy

Abdelrahman Sobhy

Senior iOS Software Engineer - Marketplace & Booking
Berlin

Summary

Senior iOS Engineer with over 7 years of experience in developing scalable, high-quality applications using Swift, SwiftUI, and React Native. Expertise in MVVM architecture, modular design, async/await patterns, and performance optimization ensures robust solution delivery. Proven track record in testing, CI/CD practices, and seamless integration with RESTful and GraphQL APIs demonstrates a commitment to quality code that meets client needs. Emphasis on collaboration within teams and adaptability to changing project requirements fosters timely delivery and exceptional outcomes.

Overview

8
8
years of professional experience
3
3
Certifications
3
3
Languages

Work History

Senior iOS Software Engineer (Marketplace Team)

Yassir
01.2025 - Current
  • Streamlined cart and checkout experience, implementing UX optimizations and performance tweaks that cut purchase flow drop-off by 25%.
  • Integrated 5+ payment methods (cards, mobile wallets, regional options), designing robust edge-case handling to boost the payment completion rate by 30%.
  • Refactored core screens to SwiftUI and Combine, reducing UI code volume by 40%, and simplifying state management for faster feature development.
  • Collaborated with QA and backend teams to triage and fix critical stability issues, lowering crash rates by 60%, and improving overall app reliability.
  • Authored internal UI guidelines and mentored four junior engineers on reactive architecture patterns, accelerating onboarding and code consistency across projects.

Software Engineer II (short-term project)

Amazon
04.2024 - 12.2024
  • Led the integration of scalable machine translation models, optimizing in-app localization for global user experiences.
  • Developed and maintained CI/CD pipelines for rapid deployment and testing of language services using AWS, Python, Java, and JS.
  • Partnered with product, iOS, and localization teams to align language personalization with customer-facing features.
  • Conducted rigorous A/B testing and quality assurance to validate the impact of translations on UX and retention.
  • Delivered a measurable reduction in localization latency, and increased translation accuracy across multi-market apps.

iOS Software Engineer

Zalando SE
02.2022 - 03.2024
  • Designed reusable UI components SDK, improving consistency and scalability across teams.
  • Integrated GraphQL APIs to optimize data handling, enhancing app responsiveness.
  • Built a server-based UI by automating asset management and design tokens across Zalando's app.
  • Led code reviews and supported CI/CD implementation with GitHub Actions.
  • Mentor Junior developers through the Women-In-Tech program.

IOS/React Native Software Engineer

Equity Bank
08.2021 - 02.2022
  • Architected and scaled the bank's mobile app using iOS native and React Native, providing digital banking access to over 2 million users across six African markets.
  • Drove adoption of new features (mobile deposits, peer-to-peer transfers, bill payments) through cross-platform development, resulting in a 40% increase in monthly active users within six months.
  • Optimized performance by refactoring critical modules and introducing lazy loading, reducing app launch time by 35%, and crash rates by 20% across both iOS and React Native components.
  • Led cross-functional Agile sprints with product managers, UX designers, and backend engineers, shipping bi-weekly releases, and A/B testing UI/flow improvements in both native and React Native codebases.
  • Strengthened security and compliance by integrating biometric authentication (Face ID/Touch ID), and ensuring GDPR-aligned data handling for multi-country deployments.

iOS Software Engineer

Orange Egypt
09.2019 - 07.2021
  • Developed and maintained the My Orange App, achieving a 99% crash-free rate via rigorous testing and optimization using Firebase Crashlytics.
  • Ensured full compliance with GDPR and internal data protection protocols during ad SDK and deep-linking.
  • Designed multithreaded app features for high-traffic events like the El-Gouna Event, improving app responsiveness.
  • Enhanced user engagement by 27% with gamified elements like WheelOfFortune, implemented using Core Animation.

iOS Software Engineer

G-Planet
01.2018 - 08.2019
  • Developed the "Al-Haramain" App from scratch, a comprehensive mobile application that enables users to read, listen, memorize, search, and access translations and explanations of the Holy Quran.
  • Utilized AVFoundation to build the audio player for Quran recitation, and CoreData to handle content management.

Education

Bachelor's Degree - Computer Science

Cairo University
Cairo, Egypt
06.2019

Skills

Certification

Problem-Solving Certificate - HackerRank, November 2020

Awards

ACM-ECPC — Coach 2021, AAST, Alexandria,

Codility Golden Award 2020, 

ACM-ECPC — Contestant 2017 & 2018, AAST, Alexandria, 

Cairo Catalyst Coding Contest — Contestant 2017, German University in Cairo, 

ACM FCI-CU-Local Contest, 4th place, 2017 — Cairo, 18th place, 2016 — Alexandria

Timeline

Senior iOS Software Engineer (Marketplace Team)

Yassir
01.2025 - Current

Software Engineer II (short-term project)

Amazon
04.2024 - 12.2024

iOS Software Engineer

Zalando SE
02.2022 - 03.2024

IOS/React Native Software Engineer

Equity Bank
08.2021 - 02.2022

iOS Software Engineer

Orange Egypt
09.2019 - 07.2021

iOS Software Engineer

G-Planet
01.2018 - 08.2019

Bachelor's Degree - Computer Science

Cairo University
Abdelrahman SobhySenior iOS Software Engineer - Marketplace & Booking