Portrait of Tarek Adra

SEI Robotics · Shenzhen · On-site

Tarek Adra

Senior Engineering Program Manager | AI-enabled delivery

I run engineering programs and key-account relationships, and I use AI — Cursor, n8n, and agents — to automate follow-ups, handoffs, and delivery work.

About

Senior engineering program manager at SEI Robotics in Shenzhen. I coordinate delivery across hardware, firmware, web, and e-commerce, and I work directly with international customers and key accounts.

Before SEI I led software teams at OcuMap and Tripnologies, including years as a PHP and full-stack team lead. I still use that technical depth to unblock engineering, ship sites, and automate operations with Cursor, n8n, and agents.

Education: Conservatoire national des arts et métiers (Cnam), France

Nationality: Lebanese

Languages: Arabic · English · French · Chinese (HSK 2)

Experience

  1. Jul 2023 – Present

    Senior Engineering Program Manager

    SEI Robotics — International smart-home solutions · Shenzhen, China · On-site

    • Lead engineering programs spanning firmware, Android TV, web, and product launches — Jira coordination, stakeholder communication, testing, and release follow-through.
    • Own key-account and B2B relationships: customer communication, order follow-up, and program oversight for international partners (including early Deutsche Telekom client delivery: meetings, Jira, and issue testing).
    • Planned and tracked the FreeBox Android 9 to 14 upgrade, including recurring progress reviews with engineering.
    • Deliver web and e-commerce programs: Emerson, IAI SMART, Oasis, HOMA/Homatics storefronts, CES product pages, company and product sites, SEO, and HubSpot / email campaigns.
    • Run day-to-day logistics and support operations — shipments, customer email, and escalation — and ship AI-assisted delivery (n8n workflows, Cursor, agents).
    • Built a Yanwen logistics agent that reads follow-up emails, notifies the customer when a parcel needs action, and alerts an employee when the case needs human care.
  2. Dec 2020 – Jun 2023

    Senior Software Engineer, Team Lead

    OcuMap · Lebanon · Remote

    • Led software delivery for mapping-focused product work, from implementation through release.
    • Coordinated engineers and stakeholders to keep features moving without losing technical quality.
  3. Jul 2016 – Nov 2020

    Senior Software Engineer, Team Lead

    Tripnologies Inc · Lebanon

    • Took projects from concept to delivery: requirements, build, and handoff with clients.
    • Led development across web and mobile products for the studio.
  4. Sep 2014 – Jul 2016

    Senior PHP Developer / Team Lead

    Tripnologies Inc · Lebanon

    • Built and led PHP-backed products; grew into team leadership on client work.

How I work

Cursor

Daily use for code, reviews, and documentation so program work and engineering stay in the same loop.

n8n

Workflows that connect sheets, project tools, and alerts so status and notifications are not copy-paste.

Yanwen logistics agent

Reads Yanwen follow-up emails, tells the customer when their parcel needs action, and notifies an employee when a human should take over.

Program planning

LLMs for briefs, meeting notes, and risk lists — with a person in the loop before anything customer-facing ships.

Selected work

Personal products and sites. SEI client work stays in Experience.

Skills

Programs & accounts

AI & automation

Engineering

Outside work