Real estate · 2021 – 2026
Bayut
Enterprise real estate platform across UAE, KSA and Egypt
Role
iOS Engineer — Dubizzle Labs
Stack
Swift · UIKit · Firebase · Algolia
Overview
Bayut is one of the leading real estate platforms in the MENA region, offering property search, an AI assistant, agent discovery, market analytics and mortgage tools in a single app. Contributed to the iOS platform and led the rollout of two regional market versions — Bayut Saudi Arabia and Bayut Egypt — from the shared codebase.
Product
Features
- 01Multi market architecture — one codebase shipping UAE, KSA and Egypt through build targets and flavors
- 02Remote feature control — major features toggled server side without an App Store release
- 03Resilient OAuth authentication with background token refresh and offline recovery
- 04Offline aware networking that queues AI assistant messages until connectivity returns
- 05Debounced search and prefetched property image galleries for instant swipe
- 06A/B tested UI delivered server side, backed by real experimentation infrastructure
- 07Deep linking and App Clip support — any app state is shareable and trackable
Engineering
Under the hood
Swift, UIKit, multi target and multi flavor builds, Firebase Remote Config, OAuth based authentication, NWPathMonitor for connectivity, Algolia and ElasticSearch backed search, SDWebImage. Contributed as an iOS engineer with ownership of the Saudi Arabia and Egypt market rollouts.
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