MEET THE PARTY

Founder

Hew founded Manna in Rabat — not from a distance, but because he was already there, living the two-continent model firsthand. He's a genuine AI native: he doesn't use AI as a tool, he thinks with it. Sees the whole board, whether that's a product roadmap or World 1-1.

ASK ME ABOUT: Why Mario is the greatest game franchise ever made — and why this is not a debate.

Co-Founder

Moayed grew up in the UAE, has roots in Sudan, and somehow ended up running software delivery from North Africa — which is less of a coincidence than it sounds. He manages projects, writes code, and handles client relationships, sometimes all in the same morning. The calm voice when everything's on fire.

ASK ME ABOUT: The parallels between football tactics and sprint planning. There are more than you'd think.

Backend Engineer

Imane built her career across Turkey and Morocco and brings the same thoroughness to both. She reads the documentation before most people know it exists, and nothing ships from the backend without her knowing exactly why it should. Fluent in Turkish — picked up by actually living there.

ASK ME ABOUT: What learning a language by immersion is actually like. Hint: nothing like Duolingo.

Frontend Engineer

Hicham is responsible for what users actually see and touch — the part of the product that either feels right or doesn't. He approaches a tricky UI the same way he approaches a Dark Souls boss: methodically, relentlessly, and unwilling to call it done until it's right. Also has strong One Piece opinions, freely given.

ASK ME ABOUT: The correct One Piece arc ranking. He has a list.

Backend Engineer

Walid joined Manna as its first-ever intern and never left — his trajectory from intern to full engineer says more about this team's culture than any mission statement could. He writes clean backend code and brings genuine Gen-Z energy to a team that's better for it. Off the clock, he's headshots, not highlights.

ASK ME ABOUT: The best FPS of the last five years. He's ready for this conversation.

QA Specialist

Soufiane's job is to break things before users do — and he's very good at it. He treats QA less like a checklist and more like a hunt: thorough, methodical, and quietly relentless. Nothing ships on his watch without being tested to its limits.

ASK ME ABOUT: The bug that almost got through. There's always one story.

Cybersecurity Specialist

Yassine makes sure security isn't bolted on at the end — it's built into how the team ships from the start. He brings the same intensity to threat detection that he brings to a ranked FPS match: fast, precise, and not interested in losing. One of the youngest on the team, and one of the sharpest.

ASK ME ABOUT: The most underrated security mistake developers make. Prepare for a real answer.

CRM & Account Manager

Salma manages client relationships and makes sure nothing on the business side falls through the cracks — which, given her energy, nothing does. She speaks four languages fluently and switches between them the way most people switch tabs. Her enthusiasm arrives in the room slightly before she does.

ASK ME ABOUT: Which of her four languages is the most expressive. She has a definitive answer.