Abdullah Alamoudi

Software Engineer

Recent KAUST MS Computer Science graduate focusing on Backend Engineering. Experienced in Python, Docker/Kubernetes, network automation, and distributed systems . Seeking entry-level Backend Software Engineering opportunities to apply expertise in building scalable systems.

Etobicoke, ON Open to Remote KAUST MS Graduate

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Education

Boot.dev Bootcamp

Boot.dev

Path: Backend with Golang

Fall 2025 – Winter 2026

Remote

Master's in Computer Science

KAUST - King Abdullah University of Science and Technology

Specialization: Distributed Systems

GPA: 3.57/4.0

Spring 2024 – Summer 2025

Thuwal, Saudi Arabia

Bachelor's in Software Engineering

Alfaisal University

Minor: AI Track

GPA: 3.87/4.0

Awards:

Dean's List - 4 Years in a row
ABM Program (Less than 1% accepted)

Fall 2020 – Summer 2024

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Work Experience

Research Software Engineer Intern

KAUST

Established an automated deployment pipeline for containers and network control, managing network features like speed and latency across 20+ devices with varied architectures.
Incorporated commercially-used tools like Jinja2, MicroK8s to develop the scripts needed to automate the deployment pipeline, making the software maintainable by future Engineers.

Summer 2023

Thuwal, Saudi Arabia

Technical Skills

Programming Languages

Python (Advanced) Go (Advanced) SystemVerilog R

Technologies

Docker Kubernetes MicroK8s AWS S3/Cloudfront Cloudflare DNS/CDNs Message Queue (RabbitMQ) Jinja2 Git Textual

Databases

SQL (PostgreSQL / SQLite) sqlc goose (SQL migration) RDF/SPARQL XML/XQuery

Concepts

HTTPS / REST APIs Data Pipelines Distributed Systems RAFT consensus algorithm Concurrency Network Programming Agile/SCRUM

Recent Projects

Sublate

Winter 2025

Built a API server for Translating any document/text easily and quickly. utilizes a core translation Go package that is robust and heavily tested.

8 API endpoints

Go PostgreSQL sqlc goose (sql migration) Redis Cache JWT Authentication custom package

Network Control System

Spring 2025

Engineered a network traffic management pipeline from scratch using Python, Linux's Traffic Control, and RabbitMQ enabling precise control of latency and bandwidth for 20+ Linux devices.

20+ devices 1K+ lines

Python Linux TC RabbitMQ

Onyx Notes

Fall 2025

A terminal-based note-taking app for managing Markdown files with multiple vaults, keyboard-driven navigation, and a multi-panel interface.

1.1K lines 550+ lines of tests

Python Textual YAML Frontmatter

Deep Generative Model for Drawing

Spring 2025

Developed a three-stage model for generating drawing strokes of a given input image at each stage of drawing. Repurposed a sophisticated Model by enhancing and tuning reward functions.

3-stage model

Python Deep Learning Generative AI

Weather Data Compression Challenge

Fall 2024

Designed and built a compression pipeline that utilizes 4+ techniques and algorithms to compress visual weather data from 18GB to only 1.2GB.

18GB → 1.2GB 4+ algorithms

Data Compression Algorithms Optimization

Platformer Game in SystemVerilog

Fall 2024

Engineered a rudimentary game engine from the ground up with a team of 2, utilizing SystemVerilog to simulate graphics and implement basic game mechanics.

1K+ lines 10+ modules Team of 2

SystemVerilog HDL Hardware Design