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Mohamed Sweelam

I build conversational AI, multi-agent systems, AI-native platforms, distributed systems, and great engineers

Engineering Lead at Orki, driving the technical vision for an enterprise AI customer-engagement platform — conversational AI, RAG, and omnichannel messaging. Backed by 13+ years of building distributed systems across telecom, hotel management, customer engagement, and fintech. I also mentor engineers, author books, and share knowledge through courses and writing.

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Years of experience
13+
Years building
systems
Engineers mentored
50+
Engineers
mentored
Online courses
4
Online
courses
Company consultations
10+
Company
consultations
Portrait of Mohamed Sweelam
Engineering Lead @ Orki

Areas of expertise

  • Conversational AI
  • RAG
  • Multi-Agent Systems
  • Omnichannel Messaging
  • Distributed Systems
  • Java
  • C#
  • Python
  • Go
  • Spring Boot
  • Apache Kafka
  • Microservices
  • Cloud-Native
  • Event-Driven Architecture
  • System Design
  • Domain-Driven Design
  • API Design

About

Engineer, mentor & author

13+ years of experience across fintech, enterprise, and developer education — building systems, growing engineers, advising companies, and sharing what I've learned.

Engineering Lead at Orki

Driving the technical vision for Orki's enterprise AI customer-engagement platform — conversational AI, RAG, and omnichannel messaging across web and social products. Built on 13+ years designing cloud-native microservices and distributed systems in high-stakes fintech environments. Polyglot across Java, C#, Python, and Go.

Conversational AI RAG Multi-Agent Systems Omnichannel Messaging Engineering Leadership Distributed Systems

Mentor

Mentored engineers through the To Be Engineer program — from junior to senior and lead. Structured sessions on system design, clean code, architecture, and career growth.

50+ engineers mentored, junior → lead

Author

Co-author of The Highway Path to Scalable Systems. I also write regularly at blog.msweelam.dev on backend engineering, system design, and career development.

Architectural decisions, principles & real-world case studies

Battle-tested across industries

Production systems built for very different domains — each with its own scale, compliance and reliability demands.

Telecom
Hotel management
Customer engagement
Fintech

Services

Accelerate your engineering career

Personalized programs designed to help you grow at every level — from your first role to leading teams.

Career Consultation

A focused 1-on-1 session to tackle a specific challenge — interview prep, architecture review, career path planning, or navigating from junior to senior to lead engineer.

  • 1 session
  • 60–90 min
  • 1-on-1, tailored to you
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Flagship program

Full Mentorship Program

A structured 2-month journey covering system design, clean code, software architecture, domain-driven design, scalable systems, and mock interviews. Tailored to your level and goals.

  • 2 months
  • 8–10 sessions
  • 60 min each
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One-Day Training

An intensive one-day deep-dive for teams or individuals. Covers backend engineering fundamentals, architecture patterns, and hands-on problem solving.

  • 1 day
  • 3 sessions
  • 140 min each
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For companies

Technical consultations for engineering teams

10+ consultation sessions delivered for startups and mid-size companies across Egypt and the MENA region. Bring your architecture, scaling, or AI challenges.

10+ consultation sessions Egypt & MENA
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To register or ask questions, reach out at [email protected] Explore the full program curriculum
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The Book

The Highway Path to Scalable Systems

by Mohamed Sweelam & Jasser Mahmoud

A comprehensive guide to architectural decisions, principles, and real-world case studies.

Architectural decisions Design principles Real-world case studies
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Online Courses

Learn at your own pace

Practical courses on backend engineering, architecture patterns, and scalable systems.

Testimonials

What engineers say

Feedback from engineers I've mentored and trained.

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Whether you're preparing for your next role, designing your first large-scale system, or stepping into leadership — let's map out the path together.

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