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Chapter III: The Explorer
Software Engineer & Product Analyst at Alkafeel Information Technology Center
Jul 2026 — Present · 2 mos · Karbala, Iraq
Alkafeel Information Technology Center is a technology organization working on digital initiatives across multiple sectors. My role combines software engineering with product evaluation, market research, and stakeholder collaboration to assess and shape new technology projects before implementation begins.
What I built
- Contributed to business and feasibility studies for several digital initiatives, including an economic data platform and a fresh-food delivery service. Produced research, competitive analysis, and planning materials that helped evaluate project viability and guide strategic discussions.
What challenged me
- Learned how technology projects are evaluated before development begins, including market analysis, stakeholder management, feasibility assessment, and the process of turning business ideas into actionable product plans.
What I learned
- Adapting to highly ambiguous projects with evolving requirements and incomplete information. Unlike software development, where progress is often visible through code, much of the work involved navigating uncertainty, gathering context, and aligning technical possibilities with business goals.
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Chapter II: The Junior
Junior Android Engineer at Miswag
Jul 2024 — Jun 2026 · 1 yr 11 mos · Baghdad, Iraq
An e-commerce platform with over 100k monthly active users, serving customers all over Iraq. This was where I began my apprenticeship in Android development. I built my skills from being an intern to becoming a mid-level Android developer.
What I built
- Migrated the entire app from XML to Jetpack Compose.
- Introduced various new screens and features.
- The entire app uses Server-Driven UI, which added a lot of complexity and fun to the work.
- Helped in automating the CI/CD pipline through Bitrise.
What challenged me
- Cross-team communication between the product, backend, and iOS teams to ensure features were successfully delivered.
- Working with Server-Driven UI presented many challenges in how the UI is built and how state is managed.
- Migrating XML-based layouts to Compose presented a major challenge in transforming monolithic screens into a cleaner architecture with better state management and separation of concerns.
What I learned
- Gained extensive experience with Jetpack Compose.
- Developed a better understanding of state management.
- Improved my ability to work with animations.
- Introduced lazily loaded components with business logic to handle lazy loading throughout the app.
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Chapter I.5: The Side Quest
Training Coordinator at AL-Khana
Jul 2024 — Jan 2025 · 6 mos · Baghdad, Iraq
Al-Khana is a small startup in Iraq. It helps students and fresh graduates find employment by offering courses, workshops, training, and internships. This was a short stop in my career that allowed me to gain experience working with people and get to know the world outside of development.
What I built
- Organized and managed several courses.
- Participated in many events covering various topics.
- Coordinated with instructors and negotiated course details.
- Built a Flutter development bootcamp. I was responsible for the syllabus, course timeline, instructor selection, and overall course management.
What I learned
- Gained experience working outside of software development.
- Developed strong people skills through interacting with students and event attendees.
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Chapter I: The Student
Computer Science Student at American University in Iraq - Baghdad
Feb 2021 — May 2025 · 4 yrs 3 mos · Baghdad, Iraq
Rooted in deep traditions of knowledge and human understanding, yet thoroughly grounded in the contemporary intellectual landscape, American University of Iraq – Baghdad offers well-rounded liberal education within a multitude of disciplines.
What I built
- Helped establish the Google Developer Student Club at AUIB.
- Presented sessions, workshops, and courses to dozens of students.
- Organized the MegaTech Summit, a tech event that brought together around 300 students from across Iraq.
- Graduated with a 3.7 GPA at the top of my college.
What challenged me
- Managed my time and effort between working full-time as a developer and being a student.
- Got to know professors across the university and established good relationships with them.
- Served as the Master of Ceremonies for new student orientation, presenting for over four hours in front of 220 students.
- Communicated across university departments to organize events.
What I learned
- Acquired a passion for computer science.
- Studied a wide variety of disciplines, including History, Political Science, and Public Speaking, through the university's Liberal Arts program.
- Gained extensive public speaking experience through courses, university events, and workshops that I had the opportunity to present throughout my journey.
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