elmenus
Egypt's leading food discovery and delivery platform serving millions of users across 6,000+ restaurants. As Senior Backend Engineer, I led the critical refactoring initiative migrating 6 core microservices from Java to Scala, dramatically improving system performance and scalability. The platform powers real-time order processing, restaurant discovery, mobile app integrations (Android/iOS), and seamless payment processing through Google Play and Apple Pay.
Overview
Egypt's leading food discovery and delivery platform serving millions of users across 6,000+ restaurants. As Senior Backend Engineer, I led the critical refactoring initiative migrating 6 core microservices from Java to Scala, dramatically improving system performance and scalability. The platform powers real-time order processing, restaurant discovery, mobile app integrations (Android/iOS), and seamless payment processing through Google Play and Apple Pay.
Key Features
Technology Stack
Problem Statement
elmenus faced critical scalability challenges as the platform grew to serve millions of users across Egypt. The existing Java-based microservices architecture struggled with performance bottlenecks, high latency during peak traffic, and complex maintenance overhead. With 6,000+ restaurants and millions of daily orders, the system needed a fundamental transformation to handle growth while maintaining reliability and reducing operational complexity.
Business Impact
The Scala migration initiative delivered transformative results: 40% reduction in response times, 50% improvement in system throughput, and 30% reduction in infrastructure costs. The refactored microservices architecture enabled elmenus to handle 3x more concurrent orders during peak hours while maintaining 99.9% uptime. Enhanced monitoring with Datadog and OnCall reduced incident response time by 70%, while Kubernetes orchestration enabled seamless scaling across Egypt's largest food delivery network. The platform now serves millions of users daily with sub-second response times.