Nizar Alseddeg
Senior Software Engineer at Expedia Group
Austin, Texas, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolNizar Alseddeg is a Senior Software Engineer with 11 years of experience building cloud-native, enterprise-grade systems and integrations, currently contributing to Expedia Group’s Edge Platform from Austin. He brings deep Java/J2EE expertise plus hands-on work with modern cloud tooling—Docker, Kubernetes, Kafka—and NoSQL stores such as Cassandra and MongoDB, earned across roles at IBM, Gemalto and large public-sector projects. Nizar combines strong object-oriented design and full lifecycle delivery with a knack for rapid technical ramp-up, JVM debugging and improving system productivity under tight requirements. He has contributed to high-profile open-source tooling by adding robust mock-server testing for IBM Watson’s Java SDK, demonstrating attention to testability and API reliability. Colleagues rely on him to bridge business needs and technical architecture, especially for service-oriented and enterprise integration challenges.
11 years of coding experience
15 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor, Faculty of Mathematical Sciences - Major Computer Science and Statistics, Minor Mathematics, Bachelor, Faculty of Mathematical Sciences - Major Computer Science and Statistics, Minor Mathematics at University of KhartoumMaster, Computer Science, Master, Computer Science at University of Detroit Mercy
Github Skills (11)
ibm-watson10
mock-server10
watson10
javas10
unit-testing10
sdk10
java10
testing10
api-testing9
gradle7
gradlew7
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
watson-developer-cloud/java-sdk
Aug 2015 - Oct 2015
:1st_place_medal: Java SDK to use the IBM Watson services.
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:1 release, 43 commits, 4 PRs in 1 month
Contributions summary:Nizar implemented mock server functionality for the Java wrapper, specifically targeting the language translation API. This involved creating mock responses and setting up tests to verify the API's behavior. The commits showcase the user's ability to write unit tests and mock API calls to ensure proper functionality of the Java SDK. The changes focused on enhancing the testing infrastructure for the language translation service within the IBM Watson Java SDK.
ibm-watsonjavawatsonibm-watson-servicesbluemix
alseddnm/hello-world
Jan 2018 - Jan 2018
Contributions:45 pushes, 1 branch in 4 days
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