Ali Muhsin - Software Engineer

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My Cloud Journey

As a software engineer with a growing passion for backend development and cloud technologies, I'm focused on leveraging cloud infrastructure to build scalable and efficient solutions. My journey began with backend development and has evolved to include cloud services, particularly AWS, as demonstrated by my AWS Certified Solutions Architect certification.

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Technical Skills

AWS Cloud Cloud Architecture Backend Development PHP Laravel Filament PHP SQL Java JavaScript Git HTML/CSS

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Certification

AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate

Amazon Web Services (AWS)

May 2025

Earned after passing the Solutions Architect exam, demonstrating the ability to build secure and robust solutions using architectural design principles based on customer requirements.

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AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner

Amazon Web Services (AWS)

August 2024

Earned after passing the Cloud Practitioner exam, demonstrating fundamental understanding of IT services and their uses in the AWS Cloud.

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Work Experience

Junior Software Engineer

Miswag

September 2024 - Present

Redesigned the CMS of the main application, incorporating cloud-based architecture for improved scalability and performance
Designed and integrated a Conditional UI Resolver to manage element visibility dynamically, responding to user actions in real-time.
Implemented an authorization system utilizing magic links, enabling secure and convenient global user authentication.

Full-stack Developer (Contract)

Lezzoo

April 2024 - August 2024

Implemented a cloud-hosted chat application for Customer Support, utilizing AWS services for real-time messaging and media storage
Redesigned e-commerce application UI integrating with cloud-based services for a better purchasing process

Junior Software Developer

Charge Line

September 2023 - April 2024

Implemented a Warehouse/Products Management dashboard using cloud storage solutions for improved data management
Integrated a push notification module using cloud-based notification services for enhanced security and communication

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Education

Bachelor of Science - Software Engineering

The American University of Iraq, Sulaimani

January 2021 - December 2024

GPA: 3.23/4.0

Relevant Coursework: Cloud Computing, Distributed Systems, Web Development

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Blog Posts

My Cloud Resume Challenge

July 2025

A walkthrough of my experience building and deploying a cloud-based resume using AWS services, exploring the challenges and learnings from this popular cloud project.

Dockerizing Local DynamoDB with Node.js Application

July 2024

Step-by-step guide to running DynamoDB locally in Docker and integrating it with a Node.js app for development and testing.