Summary
Firas Jribi is a hybrid veterinarian and software engineer with 8 years of experience building cloud-native, AI-driven systems for clinical workflows and diagnostics. As founder and Lead Software Engineer at Vetalyst, he has shipped cloud EMRs, a DICOM integration bridge, an AI clinical search engine, and a community-driven medication database tailored to veterinary practice. He combines clinical training (DVM) and a BASc in Software Engineering to translate real-world medical needs into scalable, data-driven products used across Africa, North America, and Europe. Prior roles include leading small Agile teams at the University of Ottawa and building resilient ingestion pipelines and tooling at Cision Canada, reflecting strength across backend systems, APIs, and frontend UX. Driven by the belief that better software means better care, he’s notable for automating data extraction from heterogeneous veterinary sources to accelerate knowledge sharing and decision support.
7 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Lycée Pilote de Sfax (LPS)
Bachelor of Applied Science - BASc, Computer Software Engineering, Bachelor of Applied Science - BASc, Computer Software Engineering at University of Ottawa
IPEIS - Institut Préparatoire aux Études d'Ingénieur de Sfax
Doctor of Medicine - MD, Veterinary Medicine, Doctor of Medicine - MD, Veterinary Medicine at Ecole nationale de médecine vétérinaire de Sidi Thabet
English, French, Arabic