Saffi Zahid

Software Engineer and Project Manager (Mobile Apps)

Dubizzle Labs • Temps plein

Aug 2023 - Jan 2026 • 2 yrs 5 mos

- Worked across Dubizzle Group’s marketplace and real-estate ecosystem, contributing to multiple iOS and Flutter products used across the UAE, KSA, GCC, Pakistan, Indonesia, and the Philippines. - Built, scaled, and maintained production features for high-traffic mobile apps, collaborating closely with product, backend, QA, and design teams across multiple time zones. - Owned features end-to-end, from implementation and regional rollouts to monitoring, performance optimization, and post-release stability. Bayut iOS Platform – UAE, KSA, Egypt & GCC - Designed and developed Portfolio Mode, a full property management system for agencies and owners, including listings, insights, and performance metrics. - Scaled features across multiple regions, ensuring feature parity, compliance, and stable multi-market releases. - Built and enhanced booking and listing flows, including Daily Rentals (Airbnb-style) and support for new property types such as Mabet listings. - Managed multi-flavor iOS builds using XCConfig, handling App IDs, provisioning, certificates, and independent regional launches. OLX iOS App – Pakistan & Middle East - Contributed to the development of a new native iOS app, implementing modern UI components and reusable architecture. - Supported the migration of 1M+ active users from a legacy platform to the new iOS app through phased rollouts. - Improved app stability and monitored production releases using Firebase Analytics and Crashlytics. Zameen.com iOS App - Maintained and enhanced core features, ensuring feature parity and a consistent user experience. - Fixed critical bugs and optimized performance, reducing app startup time and achieving 99% crash-free sessions. Lamudi iOS – Indonesia & Philippines - Maintained and added new features for regional iOS apps serving 15K+ active users. Flutter Chat Kit (Internal SDK) - Built a reusable Flutter-based chat SDK with real-time messaging, media sharing, location support, offline caching, and full-text search.