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ZIYAD

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Software Developer

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I debug segfaults for fun. I've built from Unix shells to full-stack web apps, and yes, I still think pointers are beautiful. Currently breaking (and fixing) things at 1337 Khouribga.

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SOFTWARE ENGINEER • BACKEND DEVELOPER • LOW LEVEL ETHENTUS •

WHOAMI

I'm Ziyad, a Software Developer shaped at 1337 Khouribga, a school with no teachers & no lectures. Just projects, deadlines, and code reviews from other students. Three years of building everything from first principles. I discovered my passion in web development during this period, especially backend development.

Full-stack, Backend-heavy

I work across the stack, but the backend is where I'm most at home. Node with Express / NestJS, SQL / NoSQL, REST APIs built to hold up under load. I focus on everything that happens after the request leaves the browser.

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Where I've Been

The path so far. School, and everything that segfaulted along the way.

2023 — Present
Software Engineering Student
1337 Khouribga (42 Network)
Peer-to-peer, project-based curriculum: C/C++ systems programming, Unix internals, networking, and full-stack web development.
- C
- C++
- Unix
- Networking

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TypeScript
Express
Next.js
Tailwind
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Sockets

Orbit

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