Ahmed Ferkous

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Uniworker provides businesses and households with commitment-free and ‘last-minute’ labour with a feel-good notion of supporting uni students.

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Pulsi is a company which makes surveys more fun and interactive, available to small or large businesses.

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Responsibilities/Tasks

• Backend Development: Proficient in Java with Spring Boot and Hibernate for building robust backend systems.
• Frontend Development: Skilled in Vue.js for creating dynamic and responsive user interfaces, complemented by expertise in HTML, CSS, and Vanilla JavaScript.
• Database Management: Experienced in MariaDB and MongoDB, adept at designing schemas, writing efficient SQL queries, and integrating databases with RESTful APIs.
• RESTful Services: Designed, developed, and consumed REST APIs, ensuring scalability, performance, and security.
• Testing: Implemented comprehensive testing strategies including unit tests using JUnit and automated integration tests with TestCafe, ensuring code quality and reliability.
• CI/CD: Created Github CI/CD pipelines to automate build, test, and deployment processes, enhancing development efficiency and deployment reliability.
• DevOps: Managed servers, monitored performance and errors,
• Security: Implemented security measures following the SWISS security model, ensuring data integrity and user authentication.
• Payment Integration: Successfully integrated STRIPE payment gateway, enabling secure and efficient online transactions.
• Authentication: Implemented OAuth for secure user authentication and authorization in applications.
• Cross-Platform Deployment: Deployed applications across iOS, Android, and Web platforms, ensuring seamless functionality and user experience on all devices.
• UI/UX Design: Proficient in UI/UX design principles, collaborating closely with designers and stakeholders to create intuitive and visually appealing interfaces.
• Product Design: Contributing to product design across both Uniworker & Pulsi

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PEXA, short for Property Exchange Australia, is an electronically formatted space where financial settlements can occur

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Responsibilities/Tasks

• Designed, developed, and tested quality applications using Kotlin as a backend language and React as a frontend framework.
• Practiced Test-Driven Development (TDD) and writing unit and integration tests to ensure code quality and maintainability.
• Supported and maintained applications in a build-and-run fashion using PostgreSQL as a database, including automated tests, bug fixes, and general maintenance.
• Worked collaboratively and contributed to every stage of the software development lifecycle including technical design, pair programming, peer code review, documenting, testing, and CI/CD
• Actively participated in agile ceremonies based on SCRUM or Kanban
• Reviewed tasks critically and ensured they were appropriately sized for continuous integration and incremental delivery
• Utilized AWS services such as Amazon S3, Amazon EC2, and AWS Lambda for scalable and reliable infrastructure.
• Security aware – approached all engineering work with a security lens. Actively looked for security vulnerabilities both in the code and when providing peer reviews

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Achievements/Tasks

- Ensuring stock is replenished at all times in order to provide a cohesive experience for a customer

- Upheld high professional standards in appearance, performance, and quality of hard work

- Maintained high cleanliness, sanitation, and health code standards