Youssef Gaber is a seasoned software leader and founder with 14 years of experience building high-throughput web platforms, currently serving as Co-Founder & CTO in Dubai. He combines hands-on full-stack engineering with product and operational leadership, having led microservices and serverless architectures, CI/CD, and integrations across payments, CRM, and scheduling systems. Previously he scaled consumer and crypto-focused platforms—designing systems that handled tens of thousands of requests per minute—and drove payments and banking features at Invoice2go/Bill.com. An active open-source contributor, he has improved the ts-rest project by enhancing client auth, OpenAPI generation, and NestJS compatibility, reflecting a focus on developer ergonomics and robust API contracts. His background blends product-driven growth (notably boosting conversions at Rocket Internet) with deep technical craftsmanship from founding multiple startups.
14 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science - BS Computer Science, Bachelor of Science - BS Computer Science at The American University in Cairo
RPC-like client, contract, and server implementation for a pure REST API
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Full-stack Developer
Contributions:198 reviews, 30 commits, 262 PRs in 1 month
Contributions summary:Youssef contributed to the ts-rest project by implementing new features and fixing bugs related to the client and OpenAPI generation. They added a credentials option to the fetch client, enabling better API interaction. The user also improved OpenAPI documentation by incorporating missing query parameters and enhancing the overall generation process. Furthermore, the user worked on NestJS improvements and ensured client types are compatible with Zod inputs.
Contributions:2 PRs, 6 comments in 3 years 9 months
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