Bassam Mohamed — AI Infrastructure Engineer & Builder | Prague
Bassam Mohamed is an AI Infrastructure Engineer and Builder based in Prague, Czech Republic. Currently AI Infrastructure Engineer at Groupon. Seven years of experience across Uber, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), and Gen, building Claude-powered systems, RAG pipelines, automation infrastructure, and data tooling. Jump to: About · Capabilities · Experience · Projects · Contact.
About
Bassam walks into organisations, identifies manual work that should not be manual, and builds the infrastructure that eliminates it. Currently AI Infrastructure Engineer at Groupon, building Claude-powered systems and automation pipelines. Previously automated 2,000+ hours of manual work annually at MSF and built cross-market operational models for Uber across 15 regions. He does not hand off between design and build — he owns the full stack from architecture to production deployment.
He is based in Prague, holds an EU work authorisation, and speaks English, Arabic, and Czech. He is open to EU remote and hybrid roles. Connect on LinkedIn or reach out directly. See his full work history and shipped projects.
What He Does
Bassam operates across seven domains: AI Infrastructure (Claude API, RAG pipelines, autonomous agents), Data & Analytics (SQL, BigQuery, dbt, Power BI), Engineering (TypeScript, Python, React), Product & Strategy (Agile, HCD, roadmapping), DevOps & Infrastructure (Docker, Linux, Vercel, Hetzner), Security & Operations (OWASP, RBAC, OAuth2), and UI/UX & Design (Astro, Tailwind, Figma). Read the Enterprise AI Layer case study for a detailed walkthrough of one of his builds.
Work History
AI Infrastructure Engineer — Groupon, Prague (Jun 2026–Present)
- Building AI solutions for data infrastructure, Claude-powered systems, automation pipelines, and internal tooling
- Hybrid engineer and product owner: architecting the AI layer and defining how the company ships AI internally
Automation Engineer — Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), Prague (Oct 2025–Apr 2026)
- Reduced automation onboarding from 2 weeks to 2 days
- 2,000+ hours of manual work eliminated annually, 60% operational cost reduction
- Automated QA pipeline eliminating 90% of manual audit tasks
- Graph API orchestration via Azure Functions, cutting Quality audit workflow time by 40%
- Led AI Hub evaluation of Claude, ChatGPT, and Gemini for 500+ global staff
Business Analyst — Gen, Prague (Jan–Sep 2024)
- Built autonomous KPI reporting pipeline with anomaly detection and email alerts
- Automated SMB metrics dashboard, eliminating 60% of manual reporting
Data Analyst — Uber, Cairo (Jul 2021–Aug 2023)
- Built cross-market ops models across 15+ regions, contributing to 30% overhead reduction
- Real-time dashboards for 50+ global managers, cutting manual reporting by 40%
Projects
s8vr.app — Open-source invoicing platform for freelancers and developers, shipped solo in six weeks. Read the Enterprise AI Layer case study for a production RAG system walkthrough.
RAG Knowledge Bot — Enterprise AI customer service system using Pinecone vector database with chunk-level RBAC, reducing resolution time by 60%.
AI Booking Platform — Greenfield AI booking and dispatch system, currently in architecture phase (2026). Get in touch to discuss similar builds.
Common Questions
What kinds of problems do you solve?
Manual processes that eat team hours. Reporting that someone runs by hand every Monday. Audit workflows nobody questions because they've always been done that way. Bassam builds the infrastructure that makes these things stop existing. See his capabilities and experience.
Are you available for freelance or contract work?
Yes. Open to AI infrastructure builds, Claude/LLM system integrations, and fractional technical leadership. EU remote or Prague hybrid. Contact him directly.
What's the best way to reach you?
Email hello@bassam.cz or message on LinkedIn. He replies within 24 hours.
Education
MSc Information Systems Management — Prague University of Economics and Business (VSE)
Bachelor of Commercial Law — Helwan University, Cairo
Email: hello@bassam.cz
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/bassammohamedd
Website: bassam.cz
Design portfolio: design.bassam.cz