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Smail Aderdour

@smailaderdour

Junior full-stack developer bridging low-level systems with real-time React apps and containerized DevOps infrastructure.

Morocco

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What I'm looking for

I’m looking to ship real-time full-stack features while owning Docker/Nginx infrastructure, and to keep leveling up with challenging systems work and strong peer learning.

I’m a Junior Full-Stack Developer and Software Engineering student at 1337 (42 Network), specializing in building real-time web applications and containerized infrastructures. I bridge low-level system architecture with modern full-stack feature development, with a strong focus on robustness, performance, and clean state/data handling.

In my recent projects, I built a multiplayer game platform (Checkers and Tic-Tac-Toe) with React.js and Socket.io—implementing instant state synchronization, matchmaking queues, and live spectating—backed by PostgreSQL and Prisma ORM. I also architected multi-container infrastructure for Inception using Docker Compose with NGINX TLS v1.2/v1.3, and engineered a functional Unix shell in C for Minishell, including parsing, environment expansion, piping, and signal handling with Valgrind-verified memory safety.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Multiplayer Game Platform

42 Network

Jan 2026 - Feb 2026 (1 month)

Built a real-time multiplayer checkers and tic-tac-toe platform using React.js and Socket.io with instant state synchronization, matchmaking queues, and live spectating. Designed a PostgreSQL + Prisma data layer and containerized the full stack with Docker Compose, including an NGINX reverse proxy and isolated game services.

React Socket.IO PostgreSQL Prisma REST APIs Docker Compose Nginx State Management

Inception Infrastructure Architect

42 Network

Nov 2025 - Jan 2026 (2 months)

Architected a multi-container infrastructure with Docker Compose for NGINX, WordPress, and MariaDB. Hardened security by configuring TLS v1.2/v1.3 and managing custom SSL certificates, and created optimized Dockerfiles for persistent storage and secure inter-container networking.

Docker Compose Nginx TLS WordPress MariaDB Infrastructure Hardening Inter Container Networking

Minishell Systems Programmer

42 Network

Sep 2025 - Oct 2025 (1 month)

Implemented a functional Unix-like shell in C with command parsing, environment variable expansion, and piping. Managed process lifecycles (fork/execve/waitpid), added signal handling to mimic Bash behavior, and ensured memory safety with Valgrind.

C#Unix Commands Command Parsing Environment Variables Fork Execve Waitpid Signal Handling Piping Memory Management Valgrind

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

UM6P-1337 (42 Network)

Software Engineering (Common Core Curriculum), Software Engineering

2024 - 2026

Software Engineering student in the Common Core Curriculum through a project-based, peer-to-learning environment focused on software architecture and algorithms. Trained heavily in C-based projects emphasizing memory management and imperative programming.