Fouad Almalki
Senior Software Engineer at SDAIA | سدايا
Riyadh, Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia
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Top SchoolFouad Almalki is a Senior Software Engineer based in Riyadh with 12 years of experience building Java SE/FX/EE full-stack applications and enterprise systems. He has progressed through roles from Java EE developer to eSolution Architect and now contributes to national-scale projects at SDAIA, blending hands-on coding with architectural thinking. Fouad is an active open-source contributor to Quarkus, where he implemented backend features like Redis pub/sub APIs, OIDC improvements including CIBA, and compatibility fixes for modern JDKs—demonstrating expertise in cloud-native Java stacks. His background in computer engineering and government-sector systems gives him a strong grasp of secure, scalable integrations and operational requirements. Known for refining both developer experience (Gradle/env support) and production behavior (Keycloak logging), he balances API design with pragmatic deployment concerns. Colleagues appreciate his combination of deep Java knowledge and a track record of shipping reliable, enterprise-grade solutions.
11 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's degree, Computer Engineering, Bachelor's degree, Computer Engineering at King AbdulAziz University
English, Arabic
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Github contributions (5)
quarkusio/quarkus
Aug 2021 - Nov 2022
Quarkus: Supersonic Subatomic Java.
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:10 reviews, 6 commits, 29 PRs in 1 year 3 months
Contributions summary:Fouad contributed to the Quarkus project, focusing on back-end development tasks. Their work included fixing typos in Javadocs, introducing new APIs for Redis client pub/sub functionalities, and adding environment variable support to Gradle tasks. The user also added support for signature algorithms in the OIDC extension and made modifications to the OIDC client, including the addition of CIBA grant type. Further contributions involved adapting to JDK22's System.console() behavior and refining log output in Keycloak deployments.
kubernetesquarkusjavareactivecloud-native
Eng-Fouad/keycloak
Nov 2022 - Jul 2024
Open Source Identity and Access Management For Modern Applications and Services
Contributions:1 review, 3 PRs, 54 pushes in 1 year 8 months
oidcauthorizationidentity-and-access-managementaccess-managementsecurity
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