Essam Arab
Manager, Software Engineering at PETRONAS Digital Sdn Bhd
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Summary
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Top SchoolEssam Arab is a seasoned software engineering manager with 12 years of experience building and scaling reliable systems for millions of users, currently leading engineering at PETRONAS Digital in Kuala Lumpur. He progressed from hands-on Ruby and iOS development to leadership roles at Mindvalley, SEEK, and Duriana, giving him deep full-stack and mobile expertise combined with strong delivery instincts. Known for architecting robust, production-grade platforms, he also focuses on cultivating high-performing teams and an intentional engineering culture. His background blending startup product velocity with enterprise-scale reliability means he comfortably navigates both rapid iteration and long-term operational excellence. A high-achieving software engineering graduate (3.61/4.0), he brings a balance of technical depth and people-first leadership that accelerates product impact.
12 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
B.S., Software Engineering, 3.61/4.0, B.S., Software Engineering, 3.61/4.0 at Yarmouk Private University
Arabic, English
Github Skills (21)
objective-c10
ios10
xcode10
carthage10
swift10
macos10
cocoapods10
rake8
marketplace7
ruby-on-rails6
capistrano6
react5
ruby5
rails5
javascript5
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
baraabourghli/constantizer
Nov 2014 - Jun 2018
A ruby gem that helps you manage your ruby constants to be used through out your application.
Contributions:20 commits, 1 PR, 2 pushes in 3 years 7 months
ruby-on-railsruby-gemrakerailsruby
seekinternational/cpp-helpers
Nov 2018 - Aug 2020
A collection of helper functions
Contributions:9 releases, 39 PRs, 71 pushes in 1 year 9 months
helper-functions
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