Ahmad Tarek is a Head of AI Engineering based in Dubai with 11 years of experience leading mobile and AI-focused engineering teams and shipping customer‑centric products. He progressed from hands‑on Android developer and mobile team lead roles to engineering management and now heads AI engineering, combining product instincts with technical leadership. Known for pushing Android limits, he contributes to open‑source (notably enhancing the RichPath library with advanced path morphing and animation features) and writes tutorials to teach and learn. Ahmad has built apps from scratch for shopper and seller platforms and scaled mobile teams across startups and European firms. He brings a pragmatic blend of mobile UX sensitivity, performance optimization, and team building, often surfacing subtle improvements in animation and vector rendering that boost user experience. Fluent in both individual contribution and cross‑functional leadership, he blends craft-level engineering with strategic product delivery.
11 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.), Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) at Suez Canal University
💪 Rich Android Path. 🤡 Draw as you want. 🎉 Animate much as you can.
Role in this project:
Mobile Developer (Android)
Contributions:6 releases, 38 commits, 24 PRs in 4 years 3 months
Contributions summary:Ahmad focused on enhancing the `richpath` Android library, specifically addressing path morphing and animation capabilities. They implemented path morphing support by creating a `PathEvaluator` and modifying the `RichPath` and `AnimationBuilder` classes to integrate path data and animation functionality. They also optimized animation performance and refactored the view to use a `RichPathDrawable` for vector graphics, including handling `scaleType` settings. Furthermore, they added features such as clickable paths, and fixed color parsing, demonstrating a focus on improving the library's core features and usability.
Contributions:58 PRs, 96 pushes, 21 branches in 1 month
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