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Houssem Eddine Zerrad

Senior Software Engineer | Cloud Architect

MSc. Computer Science Spc. Artificial Intelligence

Work Experience

Master Technology Company - Algeria - On-Site

Lead Software Engineer

July 2023 - Present

  • Developed a comprehensive set of engineering best practices to improve overall development efficiency
  • Led a team of developers to successfully complete a major software project on time and within budget
  • Architected a cloud-native system that leverages serverless technologies for improved scalability and cost savings
  • Established coding standards and best practices, leading to a 15% reduction in code review time and higher code quality across the team

Senior Software Engineer - Full-Time

October 2020 - July 2023

  • Designed and developed a highly-available, fault-tolerant web application using modern cloud technologies
  • Developed a secure authentication system with two-factor authentication and user identity management
  • Architected and led the migration from a monolithic Elixir backend to a microservices architecture, boosting load capacity by 200%.
  • Built a distributed system that increased throughput by 120%
  • Implemented an event-based microservices architecture that improved system modularity and reduced dependencies between components
  • Implemented a Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) pipeline that reduced time-to-deployment from 1 day to ~40 minutes

Fortune.app - Montreal, Canada - Remote

Founding Engineer - Contract

October 2023 - April 2024

  • Led the backend migration from JavaScript to TypeScript, improving code maintainability and reducing production error reports by 64%.
  • Designed and implemented key features, including multi-tier subscription logic and real-time currency exchange, enhancing user satisfaction and retention, and reducing churn by 71%
  • Developed automated scripts to simplify common tasks and reduce manual effort
  • Conducted code reviews to improve code quality and ensure adherence to best practices
  • Developed REST APIs and implemented authentication protocols, such as OAuth, to securely expose data to clients

IntegrationOS - Ontario, Canada - Remote

Senior Software Engineer - Contract

July 2022 - July 2023

  • Led critical research and analysis, driving innovation in IntegrationOS's integrations.
  • Pioneered the development of scalable streams, queues, and workflows capable of handling billions of events, increasing system efficiency.
  • Established a clear contracts for developing source integrations and target integrations, improving the ability to add new integrations by 300%
  • Developed over 10 source integrations and 6 target integrations, including GitHub and Shopify, contributing to a 75% increase in customer acquisition.
  • Recognized as the top contributor to IntegrationOS's open-source Core repository.

FelixSmart Inc. - Calgary, Canada - Remote

Software Engineer - Contract

March 2020 - October 2020

  • Played a critical role in debugging and reconstructing the smart aquarium firmware,restoring system functionality and reducing customer churn.
  • Performed deep optimization of the smart aquarium firmware, reducing errors by 90%
  • Established real-time connectivity between the aquarium system and the Firebase backend, reducing costs by 22% and enhancing system feedback.

Testimonials

A fantastic job done by Houssem, as always!

Daniel Spataro

Daniel Spataro

CEO at IntegrationOS

Houssem is a great developer and a great person to work with. He showed himself like a real professional. He helped us to understand those nuances [in our system] and find a way to handle them.

Tom Goedhart

Tom Goedhart

Co-Founder at Barbaard Management

He is a professional engineer with a great deal of experience and a will to jump into fixing any problem.

Lucas Gozalvez

Lucas Gozalvez

CTO at FelixSmart Inc.

His technical skills and attention to detail were impressive. What stood out even more was his exceptional communication throughout the project.

Nina Rezec

Nina Rezec

Founder at Global Consultancy UAE