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Seera Group (Almosafer & Tajawal)

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Software Engineer, Frontend Developer

Feb 2018 — Dec 2019 · Cairo, Egypt → Dubai, UAE

Started in Cairo building a headless WordPress CMS for hotel listings. Bookings went up 50%, bounce rate dropped 80%. Got promoted to Senior Officer and relocated to Dubai.

50%
Increase in bookings
80%
Drop in bounce rate
2 cities
Cairo to Dubai

The Challenge

The hotel listing pages were slow and users were not staying long enough to book. High bounce rate, low conversion, and a direct impact on revenue for a travel platform that competes on volume.

Approach

Decoupled the content layer from the frontend using WordPress as a headless CMS. Built the React UI around load speed and component reuse, with test coverage throughout.

Outcome

Bookings up 50%, bounce rate down 80%. The content team could update listings without touching engineering. Got promoted to Senior Officer and relocated to Dubai.

Key Highlights

  • Built a headless WordPress CMS for hotel listings. Bookings up 50%, bounce rate down 80%
  • Built reusable React components with a focus on load speed and performance
  • Maintained a modular, test-driven codebase and ran code reviews
  • Promoted to Senior Officer and relocated to the Dubai office