CTO @ Appout ITS

Hosam Zewain

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Aligning technical excellence with business strategy. 14+ years delivering complex solutions across Egypt & Kuwait.

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About Me

I am a Chief Technology Officer and Engineering Leader with 14+ years of experience building, scaling, and operating AI-driven and SaaS products.

I currently lead engineering and technology strategy at Appout ITS and RoboDesk, focusing on scalable architectures, high-impact execution, and AI-first product development across the MENA region.

My work sits at the intersection of business strategy, software architecture, cloud platforms, and LLM-based systems. I actively leverage Vibe Coding and AI-assisted workflows to accelerate delivery without compromising quality.

CTO & Engineering Leadership AI Product Leadership MBA Candidate (ESLSCA) M.Sc. Software Engineering Business Informatics Open Source Diploma (ITI)

Professional Journey

07/2025 - Present

Chief Technology Officer

Appout ITS

  • Leading cross-functional engineering teams (Backend, Frontend, Mobile, QA, DevOps) to ensure smooth delivery and operational excellence of RoboDesk.
  • Implementing effective capacity planning, workload distribution, and technical guidance to maximize productivity.
  • Acting as the main decision-maker for technical direction, team performance, and quality assurance.
  • Building and refining engineering processes for Agile delivery, CI/CD, observability, and performance optimization.
  • Partnering with Product & Business leadership to align technical execution with strategy while driving AI-first enhancements.
04/2025 - 06/2025

Technical Country Manager

Mazaya Integrated Solutions

  • Leading technical operations across Cairo and Mansoura branches, ensuring alignment with business objectives.
  • Managing development teams and enforcing agile practices, code quality standards, and delivery excellence.
  • Overseeing recruitment, onboarding, and upskilling of technical talent.
  • Driving strategic planning, resource allocation, and optimizing team structures.
  • Managing cloud infrastructure, hosting, tools, and vendor relations.
09/2018 - 04/2025

Executive Technical Director

RoQaY

  • Led a cross-functional team of 50+ members across Egypt and Kuwait, including product, engineering, and design functions.
  • Coordinated with 5+ business partners to align technical execution with company goals.
  • Implemented project and task management systems to streamline daily operations and team workflows.
  • Managed up to 15 concurrent projects, ensuring optimal team allocation and timely delivery.
  • Delivered over 100 custom software projects and 8 full-scale software products to enterprise clients.
  • Built and scaled technical teams by conducting 40–60 interviews monthly and onboarding top talent.
01/2019 - 01/2024

React-Native Instructor

Information Technology Institute (ITI)

  • Delivered hands-on training in React Native and mobile app development to postgraduate students.
  • Taught over 15 cohorts, educating more than 500 students and guiding them toward industry readiness.
01/2016 - 08/2018

Projects Manager

Naser Al Sayer Group

  • Led full-cycle delivery of software products, overseeing both technical and business aspects.
  • Built and managed a cross-functional team of 80+ engineers and eLearning specialists to launch "Kashcool," one of the MENA region's largest eLearning platforms.
  • Directed a development team of 8 to build and operate an online booking platform for salons and spas in Kuwait.
  • Managed cloud infrastructure (AWS & DigitalOcean), including deployment, monitoring, and troubleshooting.
06/2015 - 02/2016

Web Developer

CITC, Mansoura University

  • Developed and maintained over 8 websites for institutions including CITC, the Ministry of Housing, and Elmamlakah University.
  • Improved UX/UI for key internal systems such as Ibn Sina Hospital Management System and El Farouk HR System.
  • Received a certificate of appreciation for contributions to system enhancements and web development.
2014 - 2014

Software Analysis & Sales

Fikrh Solutions

Analyzed customer needs and proposed tailored software solutions.

2009 - 2014

Web Designer & UI Dev

Freelance / Toegy

Early career in UI design and frontend development for various clients.

Key Achievements

Top Rated Udemy Instructor

Empowering 4,300+ students with a 4.6/5 average rating across courses on Cloud Computing & AWS and React Native.

Project Delivery Excellence

Delivered 150+ projects and 5 products in 7 years across various sectors.

Leadership In Team Management

Managed a 100-member cross-functional team for major platform projects in the Gulf region.

Impactful Technology Education

Taught React-Native and cloud computing to over 3000 students with successful placement.

Talent Acquisition

Interviewed more than 5000 professionals and recruited and trained 500+ professionals over 8 years.

Founded Na3ml Initiative

A volunteer-based non-profit training 2,000+ individuals in programming to prepare them for the job market.

Certifications

2025

PMI Agile Certified

PMI-ACP®

2025

AI Agents & Product

LinkedIn Learning

2021

Software Architecture

LinkedIn Learning

2021

AWS Deployment

Elastic Beanstalk

2021

Project Management

Coursera

Ventures

iHome Store Smart Home Solutions

Tech Stack & Skills

Leadership & Strategy
CTO Engineering Management Technical Direction Strategic Planning OKRs & KPIs Engineering Governance Stakeholder Management Digital Transformation Team Building Mentoring & Coaching Talent Acquisition Budgeting & Resource Allocation
AI, Data & Vibe Coding
AI Product Leadership AI Agents & Automation Prompt Engineering Vibe Coding AI-Assisted Development Workflows Rapid Prototyping Data Engineering Basics Analytics & Metrics Machine Learning Basics Deep Learning Basics
Software Engineering
Software Architecture System Design Scalability & High Availability Microservices SDLC Agile & Scrum Clean Code Design Patterns API Design (REST) Quality Assurance Security Best Practices (OWASP) Observability (Logs, Metrics, Tracing)
Cloud, DevOps & Platform
AWS (EC2, S3, RDS) Docker CI/CD Pipelines Kubernetes (Conceptual) Infrastructure as Code Serverless Architecture Cloud Cost Optimization (FinOps) Disaster Recovery & Business Continuity Performance Optimization DigitalOcean
Technologies
TypeScript JavaScript (ES6+) Node.js ReactJS React Native Python HTML5 & CSS3 MongoDB MySQL
Product & Business
Product Strategy Product Management Enterprise SaaS Architecture Go-To-Market (Tech) Pricing & Unit Economics Business Analysis Requirements Analysis Client Relations Vendor Management Technical Training