Mustafa Assaf
Senior Back End Engineer And Software Architect at Upwork
Palestinian Authority Palestine State
Summary
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Top SchoolMustafa Assaf is a Senior Back End Engineer and Software Architect with nine years of experience building scalable, secure web services for large organizations, currently shaping backend architecture at Upwork. He blends deep Java/Spring and Django expertise with proven database design skills (MySQL) and networking knowledge (CCNA), honed through long-term roles at Cisco and full‑stack engagements. A two‑time master’s graduate who is pursuing a PhD in AI, he pairs research-minded problem solving with practical production delivery and has published on multi-objective optimization for software project staffing. Mustafa also teaches software engineering and networks at the university level, mentoring the next generation while continuing to architect systems used by millions—an unusual mix of hands-on backend craft, academic rigor, and operator-scale experience.
9 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Master’s Degree Computer Software Engineering, Master’s Degree Computer Software Engineering at Middlesex UniversityMaster’s Degree Software Engineering, Master’s Degree Software Engineering at Birzeit UniversityHigh School Scientific, High School Scientific at Al shaheed Abu JehadSummer School Computer Software Engineering, Summer School Computer Software Engineering at University of Koblenz and LandauDoctor of Philosophy - PhD Artificial Intelligence, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Artificial Intelligence at Università degli Studi dell'AquilaBachelor's degree Computer Engineering, Bachelor's degree Computer Engineering at An Najah National University
Arabic, English
Github Skills (14)
pattern7
solid-principles7
design-principles7
factory-pattern7
strings7
singleton6
strategy-pattern6
prototype-pattern5
object-oriented-programming5
javascript5
nodejs5
design-patterns5
csharp4
dotnet4
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
mkassaf/c-sharp-tutorial
Feb 2022 - May 2022
This is a C# tutorial
Contributions:1 review, 27 commits, 5 PRs in 3 months
dotnetcsharp
mkassaf/java-random-string
Nov 2016 - Mar 2022
Generate random strings based on a pattern
Contributions:1 push, 1 branch in 5 years 4 months
stringstringsjavascriptnodejspattern
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