Summary
Farouk Blalou is a senior Back-end JavaScript developer with 11 years crafting cloud-native APIs and microservices, currently focused on high-performance Node.js systems for fintech and banking. He applies Clean Architecture and modular design to deliver maintainable, testable services, and routinely bridges development with DevOps—building CI/CD pipelines with Docker, GitHub Actions, Azure, GCP and AWS. Farouk has led end-to-end projects from REST APIs and mobile backends to data pipelines (BigQuery, Pub/Sub) and payment integrations (Stripe), proving comfortable across both startup and enterprise contexts. Based in Marrakesh and AWS SAA certified, he blends practical cloud cost-optimization with a knack for migrating and modernizing legacy stacks. An often-overlooked strength is his track record of shipping product-focused features that directly supported fundraising and commercial growth for early-stage companies.
11 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's degree Web Development & Multimedia, Bachelor's degree Web Development & Multimedia at ENSET Mohammedia
German, French, English, Arabic