Yusuf Naeem
Abd El-Hakim
Passionate about deep-diving into system internals, designing scalable APIs, and building tools that make applications faster and more efficient. Strong foundation in CS with hands-on infrastructure experience.
// 01. About
Engineering systems that just work
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I'm a Software Engineer with a strong academic foundation in Computer Science and hands-on professional experience building robust backend architectures, optimizing database performance, and managing modern web server infrastructure.
I love deep-diving into system internals — whether it's understanding how a query planner makes decisions, tracing a request through a reverse proxy, or designing message flows between async services.
When I'm not building systems, I write on Medium about backend engineering, databases, and infrastructure patterns I've found useful.
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// 02. Tech Stack
Tools I build with
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// 03. Experience
Where I've built things
Backend Engineer
Company Name
Building and maintaining scalable backend services, APIs, and server infrastructure for production workloads.
- ▶Designed and implemented RESTful APIs with Node.js and NestJS serving thousands of daily requests
- ▶Optimized PostgreSQL query performance through indexing strategies and query analysis, reducing average latency significantly
- ▶Configured and managed Nginx reverse proxy with SSL termination, load balancing, and caching layers
- ▶Implemented RabbitMQ message queues decoupling async services and improving system resilience
- ▶Provisioned and maintained AWS infrastructure including EC2, S3, and RDS deployments
Software Engineer
Previous Company
Full-stack development with a backend focus, building APIs and database-driven applications.
- ▶Built Express.js REST APIs with full CRUD operations and JWT-based authentication
- ▶Designed normalized PostgreSQL schemas and wrote complex multi-table queries
- ▶Integrated Redis caching layer reducing database read load on high-traffic endpoints
- ▶Wrote unit and integration tests using Jest and Cypress for critical business logic
// 04. Projects
Things I've built
Throughline
Behavioral Intelligence Platform
Full-stack AI platform that transforms CliftonStrengths PDF reports into 14 sections of personalized, theme-grounded behavioral insights. Features parallel SSE streaming AI generation, PDF extraction via Anthropic's Files API, Neon PostgreSQL persistence, and a specificity-checking pipeline that auto-rejects generic output.
EPPS Container Optimizer
3D Bin Packing & Logistics Tool
Engineering tool that computes optimal product placement inside shipping containers using 3D bin packing algorithms. Real-time 3D visualization with door clearance validation, multi-solution comparison, and one-click PDF export for logistics teams.
Algorithm Visualizer
Interactive CS Learning Platform
Interactive educational platform visualizing 15+ sorting, searching, graph, and tree algorithms alongside 8 core data structures in real-time. Step-by-step animations with time complexity breakdowns.
Interpack26 Scraper
Automated Data Extraction Pipeline
Automated web scraping pipeline extracting structured exhibitor data from the Interpack 2026 trade show platform. Outputs clean JSON/CSV for downstream business intelligence workflows.
// 05. Writing
Thoughts & articles
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// 06. Contact
Let's build something together
I'm open to backend engineering roles, infrastructure projects, and collaborations involving systems design, APIs, or databases. Whether you have an opportunity or just want to talk tech — my inbox is always open.