Hi, I’m Youssef 👋 – a Python Backend Developer and Automation Engineer with a passion for building developer tools and backend systems. I specialize in automation, monitoring, and CI/CD pipelines, and enjoy designing solutions that improve workflows, reduce downtime, and scale efficiently.
I thrive on taking projects from concept to production, whether it’s scripting, API development, or creating CLI tools for developers.
Languages: Python, Go, C Frameworks: FastAPI, Django, Dash, Plotly Automation & DevOps: Ansible (AWX), Jenkins, Docker, GitLab CI/CD Testing and Quality: Pytest, pytest-xdist, tox, SonarQube, Checkmarxone Monitoring & Observability: Zabbix, Prometheus Cloud & Containerization: Kubernetes (EKS), AWS (EC2, RDS, S3, Lambda) Networking & APIs: REST APIs, NetBox, IP Fabric Databases: PostgreSQL, MySQL Other Tools: Git, Jira, Confluence, VSCode, Artifactory
✅ Increased unit test coverage from 20% to 80% across a legacy Python codebase, and identified a 35-minute CI bottleneck — resolved by parallelizing test execution with pytest-xdist.
✅ Handled cross-platform Cython compilation generating .pyd (Windows) and .so (Linux) using a custom hatchling build hook.
✅ Engineered Zabbix monitoring templates that reduced network downtime by 20%, enabling real-time infrastructure alerting and faster issue resolution.
✅ Built a Python pipeline for interactive network maps (Pandas, IP Fabric API, NetBox), increasing end-to-end network visibility by 40% and saving hours of manual work.
✅ Optimized CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, Kubernetes) and automated deployments with Ansible/AWX, accelerating release cycles and ensuring smooth production rollouts.
🔨 Yark – A Python CLI tool that generates and validates project directory structures from YAML files.
- FastAPI (testing, advanced patterns)
- CI/CD best practices & pipeline optimization
📬 Open to remote opportunities in Africa, Middle East, and Asia – let’s collaborate and build something amazing!
