Junior Software Engineer
TECFRAC
TECFRAC is the technology arm behind Whish Money, Lebanon's leading digital wallet (Central Bank of Lebanon regulated, 1M+ users). Building and maintaining features inside its Java/Spring platform.
Software Engineer · Beirut, Lebanon
Mohamed Ali Salam.
I build backend systems in Java/Spring at TECFRAC, and reach for .NET when a project calls for it. Below: where I've worked and a few things I've built.
About
I'm a backend developer in Beirut.
Most days that means Java/Spring at TECFRAC; before that, I built a .NET API with JWT auth at Monty Mobile.
The projects below are things I built for fun along the way: small, pointless, or genuinely useful. Most exist because I wanted to know how something worked, not because anyone asked.
I use AI every day as part of how I build, this site included. Vibe-coding is fine by me, as long as I understand every line of code in front of me.
- Based in
- Beirut, Lebanon
- Day job
- Java/Spring at TECFRACThe tech arm behind Whish Money
- Speaks
- Arabic nativeEnglish fluentFrench intermediate
- Languages
- Frameworks & tools
The strongest position right now isn’t “AI vs. developer.” It’s a developer who knows how to work with AI well.
Experience
Backend roles in Beirut, on Java/Spring today and .NET before that.
- 2roles
- —at TECFRAC
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Current
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Internship
Junior Backend Developer Intern
Monty Mobile
Built a RESTful API from scratch in .NET 8 with MySQL and JWT authentication, and covered the core request flows with NUnit tests.
Focus
Where most of my time actually goes.
Backend Development
Server-side systems in Java/Spring, sometimes .NET, from a single endpoint to a full enterprise feature, built to be read and maintained by someone other than me at 11pm.
API Design
REST APIs with proper authentication (JWT), clean contracts, and tests that catch real regressions, not just green checkmarks.
Projects
Things I built to understand how they work. Code for each is on GitHub.
- C# Memory Matching GameA timed memory-matching game, built to learn component state in a WebAssembly runtime. (code on GitHub, opens in a new tab)
- C# Tic-Tac-Toe with AIPlay a friend or the computer, which takes winning moves and blocks yours. Runs in the browser. (code on GitHub, opens in a new tab)
- Dart Social Rate AppA mobile rating app with authentication, user profiles, and a review/rating system. (code on GitHub, opens in a new tab)
- C# JSON ParserA JSON parser built from scratch: tokenization, recursive descent parsing, and validation, no libraries. (code on GitHub, opens in a new tab)
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C#
UNIX 'wc' CloneA command-line word/line/byte counter replicating core UNIX
wcbehavior and flags. (code on GitHub, opens in a new tab)
Let's talk.
Reach out about a project, a bug you think I should see, or to argue about Java vs. .NET. I'll probably answer with too much detail either way.
- Phone
- +961 78 877 293
- Location
- Beirut, Lebanon