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AbdulKader Al Sayed

@abdulkaderalsayed

Full-Stack Engineer at Becoming Social, hardening production infrastructure and automating image optimization for web performance.

Lebanon

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What I'm looking for

I'm seeking remote, security-focused roles where I can contribute across application development, DevSecOps, and hands-on security.

At Becoming Social, I hardened Linux production environments with ufw and fail2ban, and set up direct Docker volume mounts for zero-downtime deployments of large static assets.

I built an image pipeline that uses Python and Pillow to compress images, parse EXIF metadata, and rebuild folder trees for Core Web Vitals optimization. In my solo e-commerce project, I implemented JWT authentication and built real-time inventory and pricing syncs with WebSockets.

My work also includes AWS infrastructure hardening, secure application integrations, and network threat analysis. I bring together full-stack development and practical offensive and defensive security experience.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Fullstack Developer

Current

Becoming Social

Apr 2024 - Present (2 years 7 months)

Hardened Linux production environments with ufw and fail2ban, engineered Docker volume mounts for zero-downtime deployments, and built Python/Pillow automation for image compression and EXIF parsing.

Linux UFW Fail2Ban Docker Nginx Python Pillow MongoDB CI CD

Solo Full-Stack Developer

E-Commerce Platform

Sep 2025 - Dec 2025 (3 months)

Implemented JWT authentication, bcrypt hashing, Pydantic input sanitization, and rate limiting. Built event-driven inventory and pricing syncs with WebSockets, PostgreSQL/Prisma, and Pinecone vector search.

JWT Bcrypt Pydantic WebSockets PostgreSQL Prisma Pinecone Docker Compose MongoDB

Penetration Testing & Vulnerability Assessment

Independent

May 2025 - Sep 2025 (4 months)

Conducted black-box and privilege escalation tests using Kali Linux, Metasploit, Nmap, LinPEAS, and Hydra/Mimikatz to map attack vectors in controlled environments.

Kali Linux Metasploit Nmap LinPEAS Hydra Mimikatz Penetration Testing

Solo Full-Stack Developer

Digital Marketing Platform

May 2025 - Aug 2025 (3 months)

Hardened AWS production stack with Docker/Nginx reverse proxy, strict SSL/TLS, and reCAPTCHA. Built FastAPI backend with rate limiting.

AWS Docker Nginx SSL TLS reCAPTCHA fastAPI Rate limiting

Network Security & Threat Analysis

Independent

Dec 2024 - Apr 2025 (4 months)

Deployed Snort IDS/IPS and hardened perimeter with Linux IPTables strict DROP policies. Analyzed live traffic with Wireshark and configured IPsec VPN tunnels with strongSwan.

Snort IPtables Wireshark IPSEC StrongSwan SSL TLS and HTTPS Hardening Apache Nginx

Solo Full-Stack Developer

Mobile eSIM Platform

Aug 2024 - Apr 2025 (8 months)

Implemented JWT auth and secure data handling in SQL Server for third-party integrations. Restructured legacy system into Flutter + ASP.NET Core with strict secure data handling practices.

JWT SQL Server Flutter ASP.NET Core Stripe Social login

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

The American University of Beirut

Master's, Cyber Security

2024 - 2025

Grade: 3.8/4.0

Pursued a Master's in Cyber Security with a focus on network security, penetration testing, cryptography, and secure software development. Achieved a GPA of 3.8/4.0.