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Senior Software Engineer → Front End Architect

Dec 2019 — Feb 2022 · Dubai, UAE

One of the founding engineers on MENA's first B2B e-marketplace. Helped launch the platform in under 100 days, then rebuilt the checkout that was losing 75% of buyers. Drop-off fell to 15%. Daily orders went from single digits to 30-40.

<100 days
Platform launch
75%→15%
Checkout drop-off
50%
Company GMV contributed

The Challenge

Greenfield project with an aggressive deadline. No existing codebase, new team, and a checkout that nobody had pressure-tested. By the time we had data, 3 in 4 buyers were leaving before completing a purchase.

Approach

Built the frontend architecture with the founding team and launched the platform. Then mapped the checkout funnel, found 6 drop-off points, and rebuilt it as a streamlined 3-step flow with persistent cart and address autocomplete. Feature-flagged the new flow so the old one stayed live during rollout.

Outcome

MENA's first B2B e-marketplace, live in under 100 days. Checkout drop-off from 75% to 15%. Daily orders went from 1-5 to 30-40. The One Stop Shop platform ended up driving 50% of company GMV.

Key Highlights

  • Part of the founding team that built Tradeling's frontend architecture from scratch and launched MENA's first B2B e-marketplace in under 100 days
  • Led the One Stop Shop platform, which drove 50% of company GMV including the Buy Now Pay Later payment flow
  • Rebuilt the checkout: drop-off fell from 75% to 15%, daily orders grew from 1-5 to 30-40
  • Redesigned the product upload flow, 60% more sellers adopted the PMS as a result
  • Built the design system that kept UI consistent across teams as the company scaled