Aya Amr

General Info

What will be your most valuable contribution to your TechWomen host company?

I am a hard worker who strives to learn new things and I have strong knowledge that integrates the technical side and the product business side, allowing me to contribute to product design sprints or similar activities. I have very good knowledge of e-commerce and an awareness of the market need in both B2B and B2C sectors. I have good experience in managing scrum teams and I am a backend software engineer who always gets a dopamine rush when contribute to project delivery.

The Top Three Things I Would Like to Learn or Experience During my Mentorship

1. How to manage teams effectively, build growth plans, and evaluate their performance
2. How to stay current on the latest technology standards and make the best choices for the company's projects
3. How to manage projects/products effectively

Mentorship Characteristic

• Attend company-wide meetings and/or team meetings
• Visit an office or attend a site-visit
• Focus on leadership skills building
• Identify a short-term project I can work on at the partnering company
• Have exposure to specialized industry techniques

Ideal Company Type

I'd like to mentor at a medium to enterprise-sized tech/software development company that works on digital transformation or tech-based product development with a culture that is diverse, inclusive, collaborative, modern and youthful.

Additional Technical Skills

GraphQL, GIT, Laravel, and Wordpress

What are three adjectives that best describe you in the work place?

1. takes ownership
2. Committed
3. Empathetic

What impact will your mentorship have on your career and professional path?

My goal is to hold a VP of Engineering role in a company that has a very challenging and competitive team, where I am responsible for designing the team's processes and contributing to the team's and the company's growth. The TechWomen program will impact my goal by providing me the chance to see and build knowledge in how top companies in Silicon Valley work and deal with scalable challenges.

After participating in the TechWomen program, how will you leverage your mentorship experience to make an impact in your home country?

I will be an ambassador to the women in Egypt, showing them how women can succeed in leadership and serving as an example rarely found in the tech field in Egypt. I will utilize the gained knowledge to enhance my team's processes and projects management strategies. I will work on designing a program that targets girls at schools to educate them more about women's role in both tech and leadership and about the change they can bring to the world as I believe the current gender imbalance in the industry needs to be treated early on.

Work History

Years of Full-time Work Experience

6

Primary Professional Focus

• Managing technical employees
• Overseeing the delivery of technology products
• Software

Education History