Hello! I am

Tawfiq
Abubaker

I’m a Software Engineer, with a passion for content creation, app and web development.

Tawfiq

Software Engineer & Content Creator

Ottawa, ON

Software Skills :

Languages

I've worked with :

C
Docker
ExtendScript
Go
Java
JavaScript
C++
PostgreSQL
Python
Rust
TypeScript

Technologies

I've used :

Angular
AWS
eBPF
Expo
Jupyter
Kubernetes
NestJS
Next.js
PyTorch
Quarkus
ReactJS
Redis
Spring Boot

Work Experience :

2024

May 2024 - Aug 2024

C / C++ Software Developer

Ross Video Ltd

• Worked on hardware Cx Panel devices in

C++

, adding features and fixing performance bugs, resulting in a latency decrease of

1500%

.
• Updated

Caprica's

legacy codebase in

to integrate Cx Panel hardware with

OverDrive

, enabling third-party switcher control.
• Built a Client Connection page in Dashboard, a Ross video product, enabling the user to change communication tag values in real time.

Technologies :

C++

TCP/IP

IPC

Jan 2022 - Dec 2024

6x Teaching Assistant

University of Ottawa

• Hosted labs and tutorials for

500+

students across 6 semesters in

Mathematics, Software Requirements, Python, Java, and Databases.

Technologies :

Java

Python

SQL

2023

May 2023 - Aug 2023

R&D Networking Developer

Nokia

• Engineered a

Rust

-based

eBPF

firewall and rate limiter, achieving a high reduction in unwanted packets through

filtering.
• Developed a

REST API

with Rust for loading/unloading the eBPF firewall to company Linux servers’ kernel and returning its status.
• Containerized the firewall and API with

Docker

and implemented

Kubernetes

orchestration, increasing application scalability.

Technologies :

Rust

eBPF

Docker

Kubernetes

2022

Sep 2022 - Dec 2022

CC911 Software Developer

Motorola Solutions

• Collaborated on the development of the Azure-based

911 call handling software

, essential for first-responders across North America.
• Worked across the stack, utilizing

Angular

to resolve bugs and enhance the front-end, along with

Java

frameworks

Spring Boot

and

Quarkus

.
• Built a

Supervisor View

enabling supervisors to visualize, join, and monitor ongoing 911 calls, improving real-time emergency coordination.

Technologies :

Angular

Java

Spring Boot

Quarkus

Jan 2022 - May 2022

Go / React Full Stack Developer

Ross Video

• Built a website using

ReactJS

to visualize Jira data through interactive graphs and tables, leading to an increase in productivity.
• Enhanced back-end services in

by adding middlewares,

SQL

Queries, and a

Redis

cache layer. Containerized the app with

Docker

Technologies :

React

Docker

Redis

SQL

Recent Projects :

EasyLayers -

Deployed

C++, Adobe ExtendScript, Adobe After Effects

81,245

Total Views

$15,000+

Revenue

• Single handedly coded, marketed and sold over

1200+

copies of an Adobe After Effects plugin, generating more than $15,000 in revenue.

• Speeds up Animation based editing workflow by

500%+

for video editors that utilize video interpolation for animations.

BookMatch -

In revision

React Native, Go, PosgreSQL, Docker

Release Date

: Nov 25th 2024

• Carefully Architected, Designed and Built a tinder for books app.

• Built an SQL database of

100,000+

books by web-scraping and merging datasets.

• Implemented the Front-end with seamless & performant custom animations for swiping on books.

• Wrote the back-end services using

which fetches books, updates user preferences, authenticates using JWT tokens and runs the AI algorithm.

NLP Phishing Email Detection

Python, Machine Learning, AWS, Flask

Finish Date

: Dec 09th 2024

• Working with a Bell Client for my

Capstone

, developing a machine learning model to automatically detect phishing emails, for cybersecurity purposes.

• Scraped the internet for Phishing Emails and built an impressive dataset upon which we based our models.

• Deployed the model on an AWS EC2 server, exposed via a Flask API, and built a chrome extension to detect phishing emails using it.

Tracko - Workout Tracker -

Deployed

ReactJS, Google Cloud

• Won

Best Design award

of the UI class final project.

• Engineered a comprehensive gym tracking application that includes robust user authentication, ensuring secure access for each user.

• Designed and implemented an intuitive user interface that allows users to log workouts, track their progress, and set fitness goals.

• Integrated advanced charting features to visually represent body weight fluctuations and exercise improvements over time, providing users with actionable insights.