Google Developer Groups Cairo

28/02/2026

27/02/2026

Ramadan Nights just got bigger 🌙🔥

This Saturday, we’re not hosting a talk.
We’re hosting a roundtable.
Four mobile leaders.

One table.
One honest conversation.🤩

Introducing our Episode 01 Panel:
👨‍💻 Tarek Alabd
Google Developer Expert in Flutter & Dart
Software Engineering Team Lead at Beanz

👨‍💻 Omar Ahmed
Mobile Tech Lead

👨‍💻 Mohamed Abo El Maaty
Senior Mobile Engineer at Nahdi Medical Co.

👨‍💻 Abdelazeem Kuratem
Mobile Lead at Ghanem | غانم

🎙 Ramadan Nights: The Flutter Roundtable

Real opinions.
Real challenges.
Real production experience.

No slides. No rehearsed answers.🙌
Just honest discussion about Flutter, architecture, scaling, and the mobile industry.🤩

🗓 Saturday, 28 February
🕙 10:00 PM (Cairo Time)
📍 Live on Facebook

If you’re building with Flutter…
this is your room.😍

Set your reminder and make sure to join our WhatsApp channel to stay updated with all upcoming episodes and announcements.

https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029VbBZTWt7oQheNNKxam0H

See you tomorrow 🌙🔥

26/02/2026

Join us live for the official launch of our newest tech hub. Whether you’re a developer, a designer, or a tech enthusiast, this is where the local ecosystem finds its pulse.

24/02/2026

Ramadan nights hit different for developers 🌙

This month we’re launching the GDG Cairo Podcast🙌

Real conversations. No slides. No tutorials.
We start with Flutter🤩

Speaker reveal soon 👀
Stay tuned.

22/02/2026

🎙️ DevFest Cairo 2025 Podcast: Building Through Adversity — The Power of Community & Persistence

What does it really mean to grow as a developer… when the odds are stacked against you? 🌍✨

In this powerful episode from DevFest Cairo 2025, our host Ahmed Fathy sits down with Qamar A. Safadi — Mobile Android Engineer at Yassir, Google Developer Expert for Android, and Women Techmakers Ambassador for Palestine.

From Gaza to the global tech stage, Qamar shares a journey shaped by resilience, mentorship, and the transformative power of community.

One message stood out deeply:

“The journey isn’t easy — but that’s exactly where its beauty lies. Enjoy the process.”

Key Takeaways:

🚀 Community Creates Opportunity
Being part of the Google Developer ecosystem isn’t just about events — it’s about visibility, credibility, and expanding your professional outreach in ways that open real career doors.

🌍 Mentorship Matters More Than Ever
For developers who’ve faced disruption and isolation, guidance and mentoring can be the bridge that helps them reconnect, catch up, and rebuild momentum.

🔥 Learning as Resistance
Even in the hardest conditions, developers in Gaza continue to show up, learn, and grow — proving that technology can be hope, connection, and opportunity.

💡 Enjoy the Process
Every successful engineer once stood at the beginning. The difference isn’t talent — it’s persistence, patience, and giving yourself time to grow.

This episode isn’t just about Android.
It’s about purpose.
It’s about community.
It’s about building — no matter the circumstances.

18/02/2026

Ramadan nights just got a technical upgrade. 🌙✨ Your online playlist is getting something new from GDG Cairo🥳

​To be the first to know all the details and catch our latest updates, join our WhatsApp channel here:
https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029VbBZTWt7oQheNNKxam0H

Stay tuned 🤩

16/02/2026

🎙️ DevFest Cairo 2025 Podcast: Web Performance & Career Growth with Fabian

"In my 25-year career, I never had to ask for a job—people came to me." 🚀

What is the secret to building that kind of professional gravity? In this session from DevFest Cairo 2025, host Mahmoud Sultan sits down with Fabian, a Web Performance GDE, to discuss why "Learning in Public" is the ultimate career hack.

Top takeaways for the community:

Speed = Revenue: For e-commerce, every millisecond saved on page load directly impacts the bottom line. Fabian explains how measuring user experience is now a business priority.

The Feedback Loop: Being a GDE is about more than a badge; it’s a bridge where experts provide real-world usage data back to Google’s product teams.

"Learning in Public": Fabian’s #1 advice for the youth? Don’t just experiment with AI—write about it. Building a career network means you'll eventually have opportunities finding you, rather than the other way around.

Adaptability: Just as the web was new when Fabian started, AI is the new frontier today. The goal is to stay curious and keep experimenting.

It was an honor to host experts like Fabian at our event!

13/02/2026

🎙️ DevFest Cairo 2025 Podcast: Flutter’s Next Decade — Competing Native & Embracing AI

Join host Mahmoud Alaa in this forward-looking deep dive with our special guest, Ahmed Abu Eldahab, as they explore Flutter’s current position in the market — and what the next decade might truly look like.

In this episode, we unpack how Flutter is evolving beyond being “just” a cross-platform framework, and how the transformations happening today could redefine modern app development.

🚀 What We Covered:

📍 Flutter’s Place in the Market
How Flutter transitioned from an experimental toolkit to a production-ready choice for startups and growing companies — optimizing speed, cost, and scalability.

⚙️ Flutter’s Latest Developments
Performance enhancements, deeper platform integrations, and architectural improvements that bring Flutter closer than ever to native-level experiences.

❓ Is Flutter Dying?
A candid discussion about competition, industry perceptions, and why the ecosystem continues to mature and expand.

🛠 How to Enter Flutter the Right Way
* Master Dart fundamentals
* Deeply understand widget architecture
* Build real-world projects — not just complete courses

🔮 The Next Decade Shift
Major transformations are underway — changes that could become some of the most significant shifts over the next ten years, positioning Flutter to compete directly with native development without intermediaries.

Dart has evolved significantly, particularly in AI readiness and integration capabilities.
Flutter has introduced powerful solutions within the AI ecosystem.

And most importantly —

The future belongs to developers who master the fundamentals.
Core AI concepts.
Technical terminology.
Solid engineering principles.

Because frameworks evolve.
Fundamentals remain.

11/02/2026

What a great night! 🤩

We’re incredibly grateful to Amit Chopra for delivering such an inspiring session on
🎯 The Product Mindset for Developers: Building Tech That Matters.

Thank you for sharing powerful insights from your journey across Google, Microsoft, Meta, and Amazon — and for challenging us to think beyond code and build technology that truly makes an impact. 🙌

And of course, a huge thank you to our amazing community ❤️
Your engagement, questions, and energy made the session even more special.

See you at our next event! 🥳

08/02/2026

Stop just writing code. Start building impact. 🚀

In 2026, being a "coder" isn't enough. The developers landing roles at Big Tech giants are the ones who think like Product Builders. They don’t just ask "How?", they ask "Why?".

🎯 The Product Mindset for Developers: Building Tech That Matters

Join us for an exclusive session where we bridge the gap between technical excellence and product strategy. Learn the exact mindset used to scale products at the world's biggest tech companies.

👤 Expert Insight: Learn from Amit Chopra, a tech veteran with 30 years of leadership at Google, Microsoft, Meta, and Amazon.

📅 When: February 11 📍 Where: 302 Labs (https://bit.ly/2SbxZp3) ⚠️ Seats are limited! Claim your spot here: 👉 https://forms.gle/o9ok3FyScaeL78xg7

06/02/2026

🎙️ DevFest Cairo 2025 Podcast: The Evolution of Agentic Coding with Google Jules

Join host Asmaa Seif in this exclusive deep dive with Michelle, Associate Product Manager at Google Labs, as they explore the "magic" behind Jules—Google’s revolutionary asynchronous coding agent.

In this episode, Michelle breaks down how AI is shifting from being a simple assistant to a powerful team member that handles the heavy lifting while you focus on the big picture.

🚀 What We Covered:
The 3 Stages of AI Augmentation:

Reactive Assistants: In-IDE tools where the developer remains in the driver's seat.

Vibe Coding: Fast, prompt-based tools for quick prototypes.

Agentic Future (Jules): Assigning multiple parallel tasks to an agent, allowing you to attend meetings or grab coffee while the code is being built for your review.

The "Google Way" for Builders:

Spot the Friction: If a process "bugs" you, it’s a business opportunity.

User Discovery: Why talking to your users is more important than the code itself.

Rapid Prototyping: Using AI Studio to turn a creative idea into a visual prototype in just one weekend.

"Development was previously a blocker to developing your ideas... now you can kind of do it by yourself. If you have an insight into what you want to build, it’s easy to test multiple ideas and see what works." — Michelle, Google Labs

Michelle’s passion for the Egyptian tech scene was a highlight of the day—especially seeing how students are already adopting these tools to build their own side hustles and startups.