Resume
Mahmoud Kozae, Fullstack Software Developer
contact@mkozae.com, Berlin, DE
Work Experience
Software Developer (Research Logistics and Digital Humanities)
Freie Universität Berlin | 2018 - Ongoing | Berlin, DE
- Developed specialized software for collaborative text and image data entry, annotation, labeling, and editing;improving workflow speed and data quality by more than 200%.
- Integrated AI models to optimize data entry using a Human-in-the-Loop approach.
- Migrated on-premise software and data to AWS, redesigning and refactoring into a cloud-native serverless architecture.
- Created user interfaces for visualizing complex data and scholarly insights with interactive visualizations.
Student Research Assistant for Digital Methods
Freie Universität Berlin | 2017 - 2018 | Berlin, DE
- Designed an industry-standard computational model for scholarly editing, replacing an outdated raw-text-based workflow.
Backend Web Developer
Freelancer | 2013 - 2015 | Tanta, EG
- Contributed to the development of websites for local businesses.
Tutor for German as a Second Language
Freelancer | 2013 - 2015 | Tanta, EG
- Tutored Arabic-speaking professionals preparing to work in Germany.
Skills
Disciplines & Roles
- Fullstack Development
- System Design
- DevOps
- Requirement Engineering
- UX/UI Research
Main Programming Languages
- Rust
- JavaScript/Typescript
- Python
- C#
- F#
Main Tools & Technologies
- React.js
- Svelte
- Node.js
- RESTful and GraphQL APIs
- WebAssembly
- ASP.NET
- MongoDB
- PostgreSQL
- AWS CDK
- LangChain
- Tailwind CSS
Spoken Languages
- English (Proficient | C1 Level)
- German (Proficient | C1 Level)
- Arabic (Native)
Education
Master of Arts, Arabic Studies
Freie Universität Berlin | 2018 - 2023 | Berlin, DE
- Thesis: “Building Transcription Software for the Kalila wa-Dimna Project: Applying a Software Engineering Process in Textual Scholarship”
Bachelor of Arts, Arabic Studies
Freie Universität Berlin | 2016 - 2018 | Berlin, DE
- Thesis: “A Computer-Assisted Quantitative Approach to the Stylistics of pre-Islamic Poetry”
Master of Science, Computational Physics (did not finish)
Technische Universität Chemnitz | 2015 - 2016 | Chemnitz, DE
- Completed courses on parallel programming (using C) and simulation software development (using Java)
Bachelor of Engineering, Telecommunications and Electronics
Tanta University | 2005 - 2012 | Tanta, EG
- Graduation Project: “Implementation of a VoIP Telephony System Using Open Source Technologies”
Certification
AWS Certified Developer Associate
Since May 2024