Jwan Azad Zerkani

Engineering Manager, Platform | ZenHR

Amman, Jordan

About

Engineering Manager focused on infrastructure, platform reliability, and building teams that ship with confidence. I've spent my career in Ruby on Rails, from writing code to leading engineers. Deep experience with Rails and PostgreSQL at scale. At a previous role, I inherited a system with no tests, frequent errors, and performance problems. I rebuilt it: 90%+ test coverage, stable, and fast. That experience shaped how I think about technical debt, quality, and sustainable engineering. My leadership approach: support the team, set clear ownership, get out of the way, and stay accountable for outcomes. Currently leading the Platform Team at ZenHR.

Experience

  • Engineering Manager at ZenHR
    Oct 2025 - Present · 9 mos

  • Lead Software Engineer at Chaizer | شايزر
    Apr 2024 - Oct 2025 · 1 yr 7 mos

  • ZenHR (Full-time · 6 yrs 3 mos)
    • Lead Software Engineer
      Apr 2023 - Apr 2024 · 1 yr 1 mo

    • Senior Software Engineer
      Apr 2022 - Apr 2023 · 1 yr 1 mo

    • Software Engineer
      Feb 2018 - Apr 2022 · 4 yrs 3 mos

  • Software Engineer at Akhtaboot
    Feb 2018 - Jun 2023 · 5 yrs 5 mos

  • Freelancer at Self-employed
    Feb 2016 - Feb 2018 · 2 yrs 1 mo