Walid Ahdouf
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Passionate about building scalable applications and leveraging cutting-edge technologies to solve complex problems.
About Me
Professional Summary
Software Engineer with a strong foundation in backend development, distributed systems, and full-stack web applications. From freelancing and building client solutions to designing microservices handling 300K+ daily users in fintech, I bring experience across the full software lifecycle — architecture, development, deployment, and documentation. Comfortable working with Java/Spring ecosystems, modern frontend frameworks, data pipelines, and cloud infrastructure. Always looking to solve real problems with clean, scalable code.
Professional Experience
My professional journey across various roles and technologies.
Software Engineer
A Leading Payment Solutions Provider
Building distributed payment infrastructure, API gateways, and Keycloak authentication for high-traffic fintech platforms
- Architected Spring Cloud Gateway with circuit breakers, distributed rate limiting (Bucket4j + Redis), and ECS-compliant structured logging for 300K+ daily users
- Built automated badge assignment system for multi-tier card products, processing 10,000+ monthly enrollments with zero errors
- Integrated Keycloak OAuth 2.0/OIDC with custom extensions across multi-tenant payment platforms
- Migrated applications to Spring Boot 3.4, optimized MySQL queries, and implemented Redis-based distributed caching
- Authored technical documentation (12,400+ lines) covering 5 microservices
End of Study Internship (PFE)
Chaussea / Cabresoft
Product Demand Forecasting System for Footwear Retail Stores
- Built product demand forecasting system for 500+ European retail stores
- Implemented clustering and regression ML algorithms for sales prediction
- Managed data cleaning and aggregation from diverse sources
End of Year Internship (PFA)
Nevada IT Solutions
Revamped Cartography Solution (Cartonova.xyz)
- Full rewrite of cartography solution with Next.js 13 and Express.js
- Integrated new map providers and enhanced UX with TailwindCSS
Full-Stack Developer
Fiverr.com
Providing full-stack development and bug fixes services
- Provided full-stack development and troubleshooting services
- Collaborated with clients to optimize web solutions to their requirements
Technical Skills
A comprehensive overview of my technical expertise and proficiency levels.
Languages & Frameworks
Data & Messaging
Backend & Architecture
Frontend
DevOps & Cloud
Notable Projects
A showcase of my most significant projects and technical achievements.
Keycloak Extensions
A collection of custom Keycloak providers and extensions focusing on realm resource providers for enhanced authentication workflows.
Talib-Hub
Student Social Media Platform with mentorship programs, internship offers, profile sharing and advanced profile search.
Taxi Fleet — Microservices
Distributed taxi fleet optimization platform built with 11 microservices, event-driven architecture, and a Flutter mobile app.
Smart Taxi Fleet — React Native
Monolithic taxi fleet management app with a Spring Boot backend and React Native mobile frontend for real-time fleet tracking.
Featured Blog Posts
Thoughts, tutorials, and insights on software engineering and technology.
Getting Started with Spring Boot: A Beginner's Guide
Learn how to set up your first Spring Boot application and understand the core concepts behind this powerful framework.
How to Parse Case-Insensitive JSON with Jackson's ObjectMapper
Learn different techniques to handle case-insensitive JSON parsing in Java applications with Jackson.
Brain Games
Challenge your mind with these interactive games designed to test your memory, logic, and problem-solving skills.
Code Puzzle
Arrange code snippets in the correct order to solve programming challenges.
Education
My academic background and qualifications.
Engineering Degree
Software Engineering and Informatics Systems Integration
Faculty of Science and Technology - Mohammedia
Professional Bachelor (LP)
Development of Information and Communication Systems
Higher School of Technology - Meknes
DUT
Software Engineering
Higher School of Technology - Meknes
Get In Touch
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