⚡ Currently at Weaviate - Vector Database

Mohamed Shahin

Senior Support Engineer

Driving technical excellence and production stability at Weaviate. Focused on solving technical challenges, optimizing database performance, and delivering world-class support for enterprise customers.

Mohamed Shahin

Mohamed Shahin

Support Engineer @ Weaviate

Ireland | Open to Opportunities Worldwide 🌍

Years of experience dedicated to empowering customers and building technical expertise in various environments. Supporting the entire customer lifecycle, from onboarding, providing best practices and resolving technical issues to mentoring engineers and managing escalations. I am passionate about translating technical complexity into actionable solutions that drive customer success.

Work History

Senior Support Engineer

Weaviate • Nov 2023 - Present

Senior Engineer leading enterprise escalations and performance optimization for Weaviate vector database production environments.

Senior Customer Support Engineer

Fivetran • Dec 2021 - Nov 2023

Database Connectors Specialist resolving critical data pipeline issues for EMEA enterprise customers.

Application Support Engineer

Cubic Telecom • Oct 2020 - Dec 2021

Maintained IoT connectivity systems for global automotive customers across EU, Asia, and Middle East.

Technical Support Representative

Retail inMotion • Aug 2017 - Oct 2020

Provided front-line technical support for airline retail applications across global carriers.

Honors & Awards

Weavy Award Pressure Pilot 2026

Issued by Weaviate • 2026

Recognized for steady leadership and diagnosis during critical, high-pressure incidents.

Recognition Award →

User Centric Award 2025

Issued by Weaviate • 2025

Awarded for delivering exceptional enterprise support and high-quality technical solutions.

Recognition Award →

Customer Champion Award 2022

Issued by Fivetran • 2023

Recognized for excellence in Support Engineering and dedication to customer success.

Recognition Award →

Cubic Telecom Recognition Award 2021

Issued by Cubic Telecom • 2021

Rewarded for strong application support contributions and operational excellence.

Recognition Award →

Support Tools & Open Source Projects

WeaviateDB Cluster WebApp

A WebApp tool for managing Weaviate Vector Database cluster, featuring connection (local/cloud), vectorization support, complete cluster management, and full CRUD operations for collections with search capabilities. 35 ⭐️

Weaviate Vector Database Python Streamlit
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WeaviateDB Optimization Guides & Scripts

Weaviate Python Client Snippets & Scripts - Comprehensive collection of production-ready code examples and optimization guides. 2 ⭐️

Python Weaviate Weaviate Python Client Jupyter Scripts
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Education

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Bachelor's in Computer Technology

Technological University Dublin

2014 - 2018 • Grade: Distinction

Graduation Project: "Watch-Now" Android Application

Core Skills

Technical Support

End-to-end issue resolution across functionality, UI, and configuration. Expertise in supporting customers during their lifecycle, escalation handling, and delivering effective technical training.

Troubleshooting

Debugging software, issue replication, Stack trace and tackling challenges related to performance and data processing. Focused on root cause analysis and suggesting permanent solution implementation where applicable.

Vector & Relational Databases

Weaviate Vector Database Admin. Proficient in SQL Server, MySQL, and PostgreSQL.

Cloud & DevOps Environments

AWS and GCP cloud platforms. Proficient with Docker containers and Kubernetes operations for application troubleshooting, deployment monitoring, and infrastructure support.

RESTful APIs

Experience with RESTful APIs for integration and communication between systems.

Monitoring & Observability

Grafana, Dash0, Datadog for performance monitoring, alerting, and analysis.

Programming & Tools

Proficient in Python scripting, with experience in Java and C# development environments (IntelliJ IDEA, Visual Studio). Skilled in version control with Git, software testing, and a foundational understanding of AI/ML concepts.

Data Engineering & Pipelines

Experience with Data ELT and pipeline.

Customer Success & Communication

Building long-term customer relationships from onboarding through the entire lifecycle. Strong cross-departmental collaboration skills to drive effective technical solutions and ensure customer satisfaction.

Customer Feedback

Mohamed provided very proactive support. He was knowledgeable and really cared about helping me to solve the problem. This makes me want to use Weaviate even more. THANK YOU!!

Weaviate Customer

Data Engineer

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I can honestly say this was one of the best support experiences I have had in almost 25 years. The knowledge and team approach of the Weaviate team and the ownership of the case and responsiveness (staying in touch) that our support engineer (Mohamed Shahin) was nothing short of stellar.

Weaviate Customer

Software Engineer

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Fantastic support from Mohamed Shahin! I'd hope every customer's success manager would be like him. Everything was solved very quickly.

Weaviate Customer

CTO

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Absolute pleasure dealing with Mohamed, never doubted him for a second, proactive updates on challenges, follow ups with me etc great job! I'll totally poach him for my company soon.

Weaviate Customer

CEO

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Mohamed did an amazing job; he is so helpful. I can't recommend him enough. He is one of the best agents I have contacted within Weaviate.

Weaviate Customer

Senior Software Engineer

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Mohamed is incredibly knowledgeable and always goes above and beyond to help. His technical expertise combined with his patient and friendly approach makes working with Weaviate support a great experience.

Weaviate Customer

Operations Manager

Outstanding support! Mohamed helped us resolve a critical production issue within hours. His deep understanding of vector databases and clear communication saved our launch. Truly exceptional service.

Weaviate Customer

Startup Founder

Shoutout to @Mohamed Shahin (Weaviate) for helping us with this launch 🚀🚀🔥

Weaviate Community

Head of Engineering

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Even though the issue hasn't been resolved yet because I sent the email literally 2 minutes ago.... your quick replies here have single-handedly solidified my confidence in Weaviate

Weaviate Community

Software Engineer

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Colleague Endorsements

Super big shoutout to Mohamed Shahin for taking it like a champ. Big hero there, enabling the team to run faster these last weeks.

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Weaviate

Site Reliability Engineer

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Look at this awesome feedback from a community user who is being helped by Mohamed Shahin!! Time and time again we see users won over by our quick reaction time and kind attitude. Love to see it in action.

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Weaviate

Director

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I wanted to give a shout out to Mohamed Shahin, we recently had to... no need to take my word for it either, this is just a sample of the types of comments users leave about him! ... "Mohamed Shahin was great - very responsive and adaptable to what we needed" ... Keep up the great work with our users!

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Weaviate

Director

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After working with Mohamed for almost 2 and a half years now, I cannot emphasize enough his professional, but also his social skills. He has been extremely cooperative and a great mentor from the first day I joined his team. He is excellent at taking critical actions and making good decisions for our team on a daily basis, while his working ethics and IT skills make him a great asset to our company.

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Hrvoje Vukovic

Payment Operations Analyst at Retail inMotion - LinkedIn

Mohamed is a dedicated and hard-working team player. He has excellent technical capabilities and is always willing to go the extra mile to bring an issue to resolution. He is an excellent problem solver who steps up to new challenges. Mohamed was a key technical support to me on several key accounts at Retail inMotion and played an important role in their success.

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Lauren Maxwell

Account Manager @ Rippling - LinkedIn

Certifications

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Android Development Nanodegree

Udacity - Google/Udacity Scholarship Program

2016 - 2018 • Grade: Award (Pass Certification)

Software Development

Get In Touch

Looking for a dedicated technical engineer with awesome communication skills? Let's discuss how I can help and contribute to your team's success with a proven track record in customer satisfaction and technical excellence.

About Me

Irish, currently living in Ireland, big fan of staying active - you'll often find me doing calisthenics and lifting weights where I push my limits and stay disciplined.

On weekends, I love hitting hiking across Ireland with my camera, snapping photos of amazing landscapes and cool moments. I'm also a bit of a DIY enthusiast - there's really satisfying about fixing or building things with my own hands!

Traveling is another big passion of mine - I love exploring new places and experiencing different cultures.