// who I am
About Me
I'm Abdelrahman Abou-Kandil — a software engineering leader who has spent over a decade at the intersection of enterprise architecture, team leadership, and emerging technology. I don't just write code — I own outcomes, drive teams, and build systems that hold up under real-world pressure at scale.
Currently leading engineering at NTG Clarity, I design and deliver full-stack enterprise platforms using ASP.NET Core, Java Spring Boot, Angular, Oracle DB, and SQL Server — with production deployments running on Azure with Docker and OCI containerization. I define the technical vision, run the architecture reviews, and stay in the code alongside my team every step of the way.
What's changed most recently: I've gone deep into AI engineering. I'm actively building RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation) systems — connecting vector databases to language model inference to give enterprise applications real contextual intelligence. I work with local LLMs (on-premise, data-private deployments), fine-tuning pipelines, and ML-driven automation — bringing AI from prototype into production within real business constraints.
My MSc thesis at Cairo University (2022) tackled a problem the academic and commercial world had not formally solved: defending encrypted storage against attacks originating from privileged system accounts and trusted user-space processes. The hybrid RSA+AES framework I designed — with its custom key management scheme — remains a contribution I'm deeply proud of, and it sharpened my instinct for thinking about systems from an adversarial perspective.
I've built and managed engineering teams at multiple companies. I know how to hire well, grow people fast, run a clean sprint, and ship software that clients actually trust. 95% on-time delivery isn't a lucky streak — it's the result of disciplined planning, clear ownership, and a culture where problems get surfaced early rather than buried until demo day.
