Rafih Mahfooz
About Rafih Mahfooz
Rafih Mahfooz is a Software Engineer at Fannie Mae in Reston, Virginia, with extensive experience in software development and cloud applications.
Company
Rafih Mahfooz is currently employed at Fannie Mae as a Software Engineer. Based in Reston, Virginia, United States, Fannie Mae is a multinational financial services corporation which enables the support of low and moderate-income homeowners and renters through mortgage financing. Rafih is involved in various technical projects and initiatives that support the company's mission.
Title
Rafih Mahfooz holds the position of Software Engineer. In his current role, he contributes to the technological advancement of Fannie Mae's cloud-based applications and services. His engineering skills are utilized to develop robust, scalable software solutions across various business-critical areas.
Background
Before joining Fannie Mae, Rafih Mahfooz worked in several roles in the tech industry. From 2019 to 2021, he was a Software Engineer at Freddie Mac in McLean, Virginia. Prior to that, he served as a Software Developer at Exertis in the United Kingdom for four years (2013-2017). He also worked as a Qlikview Consultant at DATATECHNOLOGY (2011-2012) in Watford, UK, and as a Software Engineer at Vodafone (2009-2010) in Newbury, UK. His extensive experience in software development has enabled him to gain a wide range of skills in various tech environments.
Education and Expertise
Rafih Mahfooz has a solid educational foundation in Computer Science. He earned a Bachelor of Science (BSc) degree from Brunel University London, where he studied from 2007 to 2011. In addition, he completed his A-Levels in Mathematics, Information Technology, and Business Studies at Kingston College (2005-2007). His academic background complements his professional expertise, which includes multithreading, cloud computing, and software development.
Achievements
Throughout his career, Rafih Mahfooz has worked on several significant projects. He developed a multithreaded batch job capable of processing 100,000 loans in under 30 minutes. Additionally, he played a crucial role in the development of the GFee Management micro-service, which manages high volumes of requests. Rafih has also built lambda functions in Python and Java on the AWS cloud, trained multiple developers, and served as a release manager for cloud applications. Furthermore, he has updated E2E scenario test cases using Selenium and the Karate framework and debugged issues across various lifecycle stages in CICD pipelines.