VOL. VIII, NO. 24 FRESH OFF THE PRESS, DAILY BARJA, SATURDAY, 18 JULY 2026
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The Profile

FULL-STACK DEVELOPER BASED IN BARJA, LEBANON.

I have hands-on experience building scalable web applications in fast-paced environments. I work primarily with Laravel, focusing on backend development, APIs, and system architecture, while also collaborating with clients, third-party providers, and cross-functional teams to deliver production-ready solutions.

I’m comfortable working across different stacks and enjoy learning new technologies quickly to adapt to project needs.

Signed, somewhere between a deploy and a merge conflict.

All work

LARALEB
IN PROGRESS
LEAD STORY CO-FOUNDER · p.1

LARALEB GATHERS THE LARAVEL CROWD

Laraleb is a community for Laravel developers in Lebanon, a place to share tips and packages, ask questions, post job offers and talk shop with people who ship. We are actively building the platform that brings it all together: resources, discussions and collaboration for the local Laravel ecosystem, from first artisan command to production.

INSIDE THIS ISSUE
CVMAKER

CVMAKER SETS YOUR CAREER IN TYPE

A free tool for building a professional CV without the fight, pick from a range of templates, fill in your story, and download a clean, ready-to-send resume.

LEBIFY — cont. p.2
— ADVERTISEMENT — YOUR PROJECT HERE Open for work & collaborations. Inquire within.
DEPT. OF AGENCY WORK
DEVLEB

DEVLEB OPENS FOR BUSINESS

The home of DevLeb, a web development agency, presenting the team, the services and the work, with a clear way in for new clients.

— cont. on p.4
DEPT. OF APPETITE IN PROGRESS
QAYEMA

QAYEMA: EVERY MENU, FRESH OFF THE PRESS

A platform where businesses sign up and build their own digital menu, composing, customizing and publishing with far more under the hood than a typical menu website.

— cont. on p.7
STOP PRESS! as of July 2026
NOW LEARNING NestJS, picking up a proper Node backend framework, decorators and all.
ON THE DESK Actively working on laraleb.com.

Experience

FILE No. 01 ACTIVE
FROM THE NEWSROOM

At Pixel38, I work as a Full-Stack Developer using the Laravel framework in a fast-paced environment that requires continuous learning and adaptation across multiple projects. I contributed to the development of several web applications and participated in client and third-party meetings, coordinating with external providers and partner companies. Additionally, I was responsible for server management across multiple projects using Ubuntu and Nginx, gaining hands-on experience with deployment and basic DevOps practices.

SELECTED PROJECTS to name a few
DISPATCH No. 1 — BACKEND
BOB Finance — CashBack El 3alam

A cashback engine for BOB Finance cardholders that accumulated rewards based on each user's chosen World Cup team. One of the backend developers on the project, joining meetings, shipping hotfixes, deploying Docker images and keeping the engine running smoothly through every stage of the World Cup.

DISPATCH No. 2 — SOLE DEVELOPER
Adidas Iraq

A modular commerce engine built to power Adidas Iraq's digital storefront. Sole developer on the project, building it from the ground up, including a shipping integration with Boxy Iraq, while coordinating closely with the partner company handling the frontend.

DISPATCH No. 3 — B2B
Gemina

A large-scale B2B wholesale platform. Sole backend developer, participating in client meetings and wiring up a wide range of third-party integrations.

FILE No. 02 ACTIVE
FROM THE NEWSROOM

I worked as a Freelance Web Developer on multiple projects, ranging from smaller web applications to a large-scale B2B system in the MENA region. My work involved building and maintaining RESTful APIs, collaborating with external third-party services and integrations, and contributing across the full development lifecycle, from planning and architecture to deployment and ongoing improvements.

FILE No. 03 ACTIVE
FROM THE NEWSROOM

Co-founded Laraleb, a community for Laravel developers in Lebanon. We are actively developing laraleb.com, a platform designed to centralize resources, discussions, and collaboration for the Laravel ecosystem.

FILE No. 04 ARCHIVED
FROM THE NEWSROOM

My training at the Islamic University of Lebanon (IUL) combined theoretical and practical web development, strengthening my core technical skills through intensive coursework. It culminated in a Laravel MVC team project involving database design and full-stack implementation, reinforcing my proficiency with the framework.

LARAVEL PHP VUE.JS TYPESCRIPT JAVASCRIPT REST APIs NESTJS MYSQL POSTGRESQL TAILWIND INERTIA.JS GIT GITHUB GITLAB POSTMAN DOCKER ALPINE.JS