Rajeh Taher
Reverse & Software Engineer at Beeper
Beirut, Beirut Governorate, Lebanon
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Rajeh Taher is a versatile software engineer and reverse engineer based in Beirut with six years of professional experience and a decade of self-taught programming curiosity. He specializes in messaging systems and bridges, having rewritten major WhatsApp, Twitter, and LinkedIn Matrix bridges and reverse-engineered WhatsApp’s Argo and custom metrics protocols while contributing to high-profile open-source projects like whatsapp-web.js and its docs. As a founding member of WhiskeySockets and maintainer of Baileys, he leads large volunteer teams and supports a global community that relies on his work for production messaging at scale. He has hands-on full-stack experience shipping features (e.g., sticker support, TypeScript typings, VuePress docs) and building scalable microservices and Kubernetes infrastructure for systems handling millions of messages. Currently active at Automattic/Beeper and launching Buildr as CTO, he blends startup leadership with deep technical craftsmanship. Notably, his work often sits at the intersection of protocol reverse engineering and pragmatic engineering—turning opaque network protocols into reliable, widely used integrations.
6 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
High School Diploma, General Sciences, High School Diploma, General Sciences at Le Lycee NationalBachelor of Science - BS, Computer Science, Sophomore, Bachelor of Science - BS, Computer Science, Sophomore at American University of Beirut
English, Arabic, Japanese, French, Portuguese
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Github Skills (24)
javascript10
whatsapp-cloud-api10
configuration-management10
bots10
typescript10
vuepress10
api10
webapi10
typescript-types10
googlebot10
whatsapp10
nodejs10
typescripts10
debug9
user-guide9
Programming languages (11)
Github contributions (5)
wwebjs/wwebjs.dev
Sep 2021 - Dec 2021
Home to the wwebjs.dev site and official whatsapp-web.js guide
Role in this project:
Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:1 review, 25 commits, 11 PRs in 3 months
Contributions summary:Rajeh primarily focused on configuring and updating the VuePress site for the whatsapp-web.js documentation. They made multiple updates to the configuration file, including changes to the base path, theme settings, and navigation. The user also addressed asset management issues, fixing links and image paths. In addition, the user added or modified pages for guide documentation.
whatsappwhatsapp-webdevjs-webjavascript
pedroslopez/whatsapp-web.js
Jun 2021 - Jan 2023
A WhatsApp client library for NodeJS that connects through the WhatsApp Web browser app
Role in this project:Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:214 reviews, 67 commits, 168 PRs in 1 year 8 months
Contributions summary:Rajeh primarily contributed to the implementation of sticker-related features, including the ability to add names and authors to stickers, demonstrating a focus on expanding the functionality of the WhatsApp Web client library. They also fixed bugs and optimized code, particularly related to group notifications and indefinite chat muting. Furthermore, the user made improvements to the TypeScript types, formatted phone numbers, and addressed other issues, indicating a broad understanding of the project's codebase and requirements.
apiwhatsappwhatsapp-webbrowserbrowser-app
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