Abdo Hesham — Full-Stack Software Engineer

Finsight AI (2025)

AI-powered personal finance assistant designed to help users track spending, optimize budgets, and receive intelligent savings recommendations based on historical behavior.

Tech Stack: Next.js, OpenRouter AI, Prisma, Clerk

Challenge: Balancing response quality while minimizing token usage across frequent, data-driven AI interactions.

Solution: Implemented contextual prompt compression, request batching, and caching strategies to reduce costs without sacrificing accuracy.

YourAIFriend (2025)

Conversational AI platform that enables users to speak with a humanoid assistant in a private, secure environment for emotional expression, reflection, and guided support.

Tech Stack: Next.js, VAPI, Prisma, Clerk

Challenge: Designing natural, human-like conversational flow while maintaining low latency in real-time voice interactions.

Solution: Fine-tuned conversational pacing and response timing while introducing adaptive context windows to maintain dialogue continuity.

Elaf Tendering (2024)

B2B/B2G tendering platform built for the Omani market, enabling organizations to publish, discover, and manage government and enterprise tenders through a secure, high-availability web interface.

Tech Stack: Next.js, FastAPI, PostgreSQL, Supabase

Challenge: Maintaining fast load times during peak traffic periods with large volumes of concurrent users and data-heavy queries.

Solution: Optimized database indexing, introduced API-level caching, and implemented incremental scaling for high-load performance.

Full-Stack Engineer

Production Systems · Remote Teams

• Architected and shipped apps used by 800k+ users
• End-to-end ownership across frontend, backend, and infrastructure
• Secure APIs, encrypted data, privacy-first design

Independent Consultant

SaaS · Platforms · Performance

• Delivered 10+ full-stack products for global clients
• Improved API response times by 60%
• Reduced infrastructure costs by 50% via caching and CDN

AI & Data Engineer

Pipelines · Automation · Analytics

• Designed ETL pipelines processing 2,000+ records/day
• Automated data collection and reporting workflows
• Integrated AI tools to accelerate engineering cycles

Instructor & Mentor

Technical Education · Remote Learning

• Taught Python and web fundamentals to 48 students
• 97% course completion rate across cohorts
• 4.9/5 instructor satisfaction via async mentorship