Yasser Shadid
London,UK
Summary
Engineering Manager with over 12 years of experience in Travel Technology, E-commerce, and B2B SaaS, including roles at Tripadvisor, Expedia, and Amazon. Expertise in scaling global engineering teams and driving significant business impact through innovative platform solutions and growth initiatives. Committed to fostering technical excellence and aligning engineering efforts with strategic business goals.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
4
4
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification
Work history
Engineering Manager
Tripadvisor
London, UK
09.2023 - 09.2025
- Led a distributed team of eight engineers and tech leads across UK, Europe, US, and Canada.
- Drove successful marketing campaigns and sponsored content that enhanced visibility.
- Cultivated strong team culture through coaching and establishing clear expectations.
Engineering Team Lead
Tripadvisor
London, UK
07.2022 - 09.2023
- Managed on-site marketing team, resulting in successful delivery of new interstitial ad products.
- Integrated third-party ad tools to enhance advertising capabilities.
- Worked with engineering, product, and business teams to create an effective product roadmap.
- Achieved revenue exceeding $4M from new ad products in 2023.
- Provided ongoing technical coaching and personalised mentorship.
Senior Software Engineer
Tripadvisor
London, UK
09.2021 - 07.2022
- Led feature development and architecture for the Tripadvisor Plus subscription, improving savings and experience for travelers.
- Helped the team grow through mentorship and active participation in product planning.
Engineering Manager / Site Lead
Seera Group
Amman, Jordan
11.2020 - 09.2021
- Established an engineering hub, recruiting over 20 engineers, QAs, and PMs.
- Drove delivery of high-availability hotel solutions by integrating multiple partners’ APIs.
- Defined onboarding processes and team workflows while mentoring new managers.
Tech Lead
Expedia
Amman, Jordan
09.2017 - 10.2020
- Led development of large-scale assurance products including Price Drop Protection, AirHelp, and Urgency service.
- Leveraged AWS and serverless technologies to process thousands of transactions per minute.
- Developed, debugged, and released critical features prioritising reliability and comprehensive documentation.
Software Engineer
Amazon
Amman, Jordan
02.2017 - 09.2017
- Developed and tested backend systems for warehouse operations across Dubai and Egypt.
- Gathered requirements and conducted code reviews to ensure solution robustness.
Engineering Team Lead
Trackeeper
Amman
03.2013 - 02.2017
- Led a small but mighty team building a low-code quality management platform for enterprise clients.
- Handled requirements, roadmap, and incident reviews.
- Made sure our workflow and code quality kept improving.
Java Developer
EtQ Inc.
Amman
02.2012 - 03.2013
- Built new features for the Reliance platform and wrote clean, tested Java code.
- Partnered with other teams and helped support major launches.
Education
Bachelor's Degree - Software Engineering
Applied Science University
01.2008 - 01.2012
Skills
- Java and Spring framework
- Python programming
- JavaScript and React
- GraphQL API development
- AWS cloud services
- MySQL and NoSQL databases
- Microservices architecture
- Agile methodologies
- Team building and mentoring
- Stakeholder management
- Object-oriented programming (OOP)
- Design patterns
Certification
- Oracle Certified Expert: Java Web Services Developer 6
- IBM Certified Solution Designer – Object Oriented Analysis & Design, UML2
- Oracle Certified Professional: Java Web Component Developer 5
- Oracle Certified Professional: Java Programmer, Standard Edition
Timeline
Engineering Manager
Tripadvisor
09.2023 - 09.2025
Engineering Team Lead
Tripadvisor
07.2022 - 09.2023
Senior Software Engineer
Tripadvisor
09.2021 - 07.2022
Engineering Manager / Site Lead
Seera Group
11.2020 - 09.2021
Tech Lead
Expedia
09.2017 - 10.2020
Software Engineer
Amazon
02.2017 - 09.2017
Engineering Team Lead
Trackeeper
03.2013 - 02.2017
Java Developer
EtQ Inc.
02.2012 - 03.2013
Bachelor's Degree - Software Engineering
Applied Science University
01.2008 - 01.2012
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