Hi, I'm Zaki 👋
I'm a freelance software engineer from Algeria 🇩🇿 with 6 years of experience and a Master's degree. I build web apps, websites and the odd tool, and I care a lot about making them fast, secure and pleasant to maintain.
Off the clock I take things apart to see how they tick: game memory, media servers, microcontrollers. Then I write about it.
work with me → read the blogWhat I can do for you
- > web apps
Custom back-ends and dashboards with Django, Laravel or Go, front-ends in React.
- > websites
WordPress sites that load fast, rank well and don't get hacked.
- > rescue missions
Slow, broken or inherited codebase? I'll dig in, fix it and leave notes.
- > the weird stuff
CLIs, desktop tools, Flutter apps, Rust services, Godot games, reverse engineering old games, microcontrollers.
Things I’ve built
- Mò 墨
An Android app for learning Chinese characters, with animated stroke order and spaced repetition. I built it for personal use because every other app either skipped the strokes or hid them behind a paywall.
kotlinandroid - Palantir Media Server
A tiny media server in Rust that streams my movie folder to every screen in the house. Write-up here.
rustnetworking - Django Course Sharing
A web app for sharing PDF and video courses, with uploads, permissions and all the boring-but-important bits.
pythondjango
Toolbox
- languages
- Python · JavaScript · PHP · Go · Rust
- frameworks
- Django · Laravel · React · Flutter · WordPress
- data
- PostgreSQL · MySQL
- os
- Arch Linux (btw)
- anything else
- give me a week (two if it's an undocumented esoteric language)
Latest writing
- WordPress Speed Checklist
- 6 Django Tips to go From Beginner to Intermediate
- WordPress Security Checklist
- Security strategies for your WordPress website
- A better way to watch movies on TV
Say hi
The fastest way to reach me is a message on LinkedIn. My code lives on GitHub.