Usman Mohammed — Lead Software Engineer | Technical Lead | Solutions Architect
Engineering leader with 10+ years across the UAE's logistics, e-commerce, and autonomous-delivery sectors. Currently orchestrating autonomous robot fleets at Venture One (ATRC), building the CoreConnect platform end to end — backend, frontend, cloud infrastructure, and DevOps.
Dubai, UAE
Career Journey
Graduation · 2016
- Master of Science, Software Engineering — Heriot-Watt University (2018)
- Bachelor of Engineering, Computer Science — Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU) (2016)
Junior Software Engineer — Lotka
Nov 2016 - May 2017 · Dubai, UAE · .NET freight beginnings
Website development and freight management system using .NET technologies
Highlights
- Designed and developed company website using ASP.NET MVC framework with responsive design
- Implemented freight recommendation engine with complex business logic, improving quote accuracy by 25%
Stack: ASP.NET MVC, C#, SQL Server, JavaScript, HTML, CSS
Software Engineer — Safarifone Inc.
Aug 2017 - Oct 2018 · Dubai, UAE · Fintech payment gateways
Full-stack development for payment gateway solutions in fintech sector
Highlights
- Collaboratively developed payment gateway application in Java Spring Boot, powering merchant, consumer, and POS payment flows
- Created APIs using Express.js for payment processing, website, and POS system integration
- Built responsive web portals using Angular and React for diverse user roles including merchants, admin, and customers
- Led statistical reporting projects implementing interactive charts and graphs for financial data visualization
- Implemented security features including QR code, NFC reader compatibility, and encrypted credit card processing for PCI DSS compliance
- Developed Bluetooth printing integration for payment receipts, enhancing user experience across POS terminals
- Designed and documented comprehensive client application architecture for improved maintainability
Stack: Java, Spring Boot, Angular, React, Express.js, Node.js, MySQL, Payment Gateway APIs
Lead Software Engineer — FODEL (Acquired by Emirates Post Group)
Nov 2018 - Feb 2024 · Dubai, UAE · MENA's first PUDO network
Full-stack technical leadership for developing the MENA Region's first PUDO network from inception till exit
Highlights
- Led technical due diligence for major company acquisition, creating comprehensive system documentation, migration roadmaps, compliance reports, and flow charts
- Architected Java Spring modular monolith backend achieving 99.99% uptime and serving as the core platform for the PUDO business, combining the simplicity of a monolith with the flexibility of modular design and independent deployment benefits
- Developed comprehensive APIs serving major e-commerce, logistics, and omnichannel retailers across GCC, handling millions of requests daily
- Architected two-tier caching strategy combining application-level and Redis caching, reducing database hits by 70% while implementing frontend local storage with TTL for dropdowns and static data, decreasing API calls by 60%
- Architected reusable UI component library reducing development time by 50% across 24+ front-end projects
- Developed PUDO management application serving 3000+ pickup/drop-off networks across UAE with English and Arabic localization, enabling seamless last-mile delivery operations
- Built courier mobile applications for in-house and logistics partners serving PUDO locations, featuring route optimization algorithms that improved delivery efficiency by 25%
- Spearheaded front-end modernization from AngularJS to Angular 19, improving load times, user experience, and development experience
- Integrated QuickBooks API for automated billing, processing invoices monthly and reducing manual work by 80%
- Built analytics dashboard with real-time charts and KPIs, enabling data-driven decisions for C-level executives
Stack: Java, Spring Boot, Angular, TypeScript, Docker, Kubernetes, MySQL, Redis, QuickBooks API, Azure, Ionic
Lead Software Engineer — 7X (Emirates Post Group)
Feb 2024 - May 2026 · Dubai, UAE · National postal scale
Leading Technological Transition post FODEL acquisition and modernizing core services
Highlights
- Architected cloud infrastructure and led migration to new AKS clusters and MySQL instances, followed by transitioning code repositories and setting up CI/CD pipelines from GitLab to Azure DevOps, ensuring zero downtime throughout the two-month transition period
- Integrated core logistic solutions with EMX (a subsidiary of 7X) to onboard delivery of FODEL shipments and COD collection from PUDO, cutting delivery costs by replacing third-party couriers
- Onboarded major e-commerce clients including Amazon, Noon, Temu, and EMX, opening new revenue streams for the PUDO network
- Integrated Oracle Fusion ERP for automated invoice processing, eliminating manual billing workflows
- Built comprehensive locker management system integrating with 3+ provider APIs, supporting 3000+ pickup locations across MENA
- Modernized legacy .NET systems to Microservices architecture by adopting .NET Core, enhancing scalability, maintainability, and deployment agility
- Built modern React modules within a Microfrontend architecture, driving the transition from a legacy .NET desktop application to sleek, user-friendly web portals
- Managed technical team of 3 engineers across frontend, backend, and quality assurance functions
Stack: C#, .NET Core, React, TypeScript, Azure DevOps, Docker, Kubernetes, MySQL, Oracle Fusion, Microservices
Lead Software Engineer — Venture One (ATRC - Advanced Technology Research Council)
May 2026 - Present · Abu Dhabi, UAE · Autonomous robot fleets
End-to-end engineering of an autonomous robot fleet orchestration platform for last-mile delivery
Highlights
- Engineered core platform services on a Kotlin Spring Modulith backend with 10 enforced module boundaries covering mission orchestration, robot fleet state, vendor adapters, partner APIs, and identity management — combining monolith simplicity with modular independence
- Designed mission lifecycle management with state machines, SLA tracking, and real-time SSE notifications, orchestrating autonomous deliveries from order ingestion to robot hand-off
- Developed secure partner-facing delivery APIs with HMAC-signed webhooks and isolated OpenAPI groups, onboarding major e-commerce delivery partners onto autonomous fulfillment
- Implemented geospatial services using PostgreSQL/PostGIS and Mapbox for location hierarchies, radius lookups, and mission routing, with multi-tenant isolation enforced via row-level security
- Built three Next.js/React applications (fleet operations dashboard, operator portal, authentication) in a Turborepo monorepo with a shared design system, live Mapbox robot tracking, real-time alerts, and analytics dashboards
- Led a full-stack production performance investigation, tracing platform-wide latency to cross-region function placement, uncached auth chains, and database connection pool starvation, and drove the ranked remediation plan
Stack: Kotlin, Spring Modulith, PostgreSQL, PostGIS, Redis, Next.js, React, TypeScript, AWS CDK, Kubernetes, Helm, ArgoCD, HiveMQ, Mapbox, Datadog, Playwright
The journey so far
- 10+ Years in production
- 99.99% Platform uptime
- 3000+ PUDO locations served
- 5 Companies, one region
Present — building CoreConnect at Venture One (ATRC)
Usman Mohammed
10 years. 5 companies. One journey.
Scroll to ride along — from freight software beginnings to orchestrating autonomous delivery fleets across the UAE.