Tareq ش
Owner & Digital Transformation Consultant
Jerusalem, Jerusalem District, Israel
Summary
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Top SchoolTareq ش is a software engineer and digital transformation consultant with nine years of experience, currently leading Kisoft and serving as Head of Community for Leantime in the MENA region. He blends hands-on backend and full-stack development with DevOps leadership, having held roles from DevOps Engineer to CTO across startups and service firms. An avid open-source contributor, he has improved projects like Leantime (CLI proof-of-concept, reports fixes) and the popular Javalin framework (Vue 3 support and testing/dependency optimizations). His approach favors pragmatic, minimalist solutions—“Simplest Useful Thing™”—and focuses on accessibility and usability, informed by work on tools designed for neurodiversity. Based in Jerusalem, he pairs an M.Sc. in Software Engineering (Distinction) with a history of building infrastructure and community around developer-focused products. Colleagues describe him as technically rigorous, curious, and drawn to problems that sit at the intersection of code, operations, and user experience.
9 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science, Software Engineering, Distinction, Master of Science, Software Engineering, Distinction at Birzeit University
Github Skills (22)
kotlin10
dependency-management10
javalin10
javascript10
java10
javas10
php10
vue10
web-framework10
vue-jsx10
testing9
command-line-interface9
command-line9
cli9
rest-api9
Programming languages (11)
Github contributions (5)
Leantime/leantime
Jul 2022 - Jan 2023
Leantime is a goals focused project management system for non-project managers. Building with ADHD, Autism, and dyslexia in mind.
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:6 reviews, 34 commits, 17 PRs in 6 months
Contributions summary:Tareq primarily addressed back-end issues within the Leantime project management system. Their contributions involved fixing array typing issues in reports, which suggests work related to data processing and display. Furthermore, the user added a proof of concept for the command-line interface, showing an involvement in the system's infrastructure and potentially automation. They also implemented fixes and updates to the application's auto-loader.
leantaigascrumleantimemanagement-system
javalin/javalin
Oct 2020 - Oct 2022
A simple and modern Java and Kotlin web framework
Role in this project:Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:3 reviews, 7 commits, 9 PRs in 2 years 1 month
Contributions summary:Tareq contributed to multiple areas of the Javalin web framework, focusing on enhancing the JavalinVue plugin for rendering Vue.js components. Their work included adding support for Vue 3, implementing new features for the layout file with pre and post render options, and optimizing dependency handling. Furthermore, the user made improvements to the testing framework, modifying test files and ensuring correct dependency resolution within the JavalinVue plugin.
frameworkjavalinkotlinjettyservlet
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