AI / ML & Backend Engineer

I'm an AI & Data Science engineer with 3+ years of hands-on experience across the full stack — from scalable Django APIs in production to deep-learning models for real-world problems. I care about clean, maintainable systems and about putting models where they actually create value.

Atoui Abderahman Yakoub

Sétif, Algeria

Open to freelance and full-time work
  • CSE Datathon – ESI AlgiersCSE Datathon – ESI Algiers
  • 3rd Place — TrainIT Datathon 20243rd Place — TrainIT Datathon 2024
  • DHK AutomobileDHK Automobile
  • IEEE EDiS 2026 — Paper SubmissionIEEE EDiS 2026 — Paper Submission
  • IsDBI HackathonIsDBI Hackathon
  • ITCAN ConsultancyITCAN Consultancy
  • CTF Organizer — Nexus Club, ESTINCTF Organizer — Nexus Club, ESTIN
  • CTF Organizer — Nexus Club, ESTINCTF Organizer — Nexus Club, ESTIN
  • SimouDZSimouDZ

Backend & Full-Stack Engineering

Scalable web platforms, secure REST APIs and the infrastructure that keeps them running.

  • Django & Django REST Framework
  • Authentication, payments & third-party APIs (Stripe, HubSpot)
  • PostgreSQL / MySQL / MongoDB, ORM optimization, Redis & Celery
  • Docker, GitHub Actions (CI/CD), VPS deployment

Machine Learning & Data Science

Predictive modeling, time-series forecasting and computer vision applied to concrete problems.

  • Deep learning with PyTorch & TensorFlow
  • Time-series forecasting (BiGRU + Temporal Attention)
  • Computer vision with OpenCV, feature engineering
  • Reinforcement learning & combinatorial optimization

ITCAN Agricultural Consultancy

A Django backend platform deployed in production, handling client communication and core business workflows for an agricultural consultancy.

  • Django
  • Next.js

SimouDZ — Appointment Booking

Django backend for an appointment-booking system with file uploads, role-based admin validation and optimized ORM queries.

  • Django
  • PostgreSQL

DHK Automobile — Vehicle Rental

A web platform for vehicle booking and rental management, from booking flow to fleet administration.

  • Django
  • Next.js
  • REST API

  1. 2023 — Present

    Full-Stack Developer

    Freelance & Client Projects

    • Designed, built and maintained scalable web applications and backend systems in Python & Django.
    • Built REST APIs, secure authentication and integrations with third-party services (Stripe, HubSpot).
    • Developed responsive React frontends and collaborated on end-to-end delivery.
    • Optimized database performance, added caching, and deployed with Docker, VPS & GitHub Actions (CI/CD).
  2. 2025 — 2026

    Time-Series Deep Learning Project

    ESTIN — Final-Year Project

    • Built a deep-learning model for time-series forecasting on a real-world prediction problem.
    • Full pipeline ownership: data preprocessing, feature engineering, training and evaluation.
  3. 2021 — 2026

    State Engineer in Computer Science & Master’s Degree

    ESTIN — Higher School of Computer Science & Digital Technologies, Béjaïa

    Specialization: Artificial Intelligence & Data Science

2025

CSE Datathon – ESI Algiers

Participated in the CSE Club Datathon at ESI Algiers, collaborating in a team to design and implement a data-driven solution under a limited time constraint. Applied machine learning, data preprocessing, feature engineering, and model evaluation techniques while following an end-to-end data science workflow.

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2024

3rd Place — TrainIT Datathon 2024

Achieved 3rd Place in the TrainIT 2024 Datathon by developing machine learning solutions for real-world challenges. Collaborated in a team to perform data preprocessing, feature engineering, model development, and performance optimization under tight time constraints.

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2026

IEEE EDiS 2026 — Paper Submission

Author of “A Bidirectional GRU Network with Temporal Attention for Flood Prediction Using Time-Series Sensor Data,” accepted at the 5th IEEE International Conference on Embedded & Distributed Systems (EDiS 2026). Contributed to the development of a Bidirectional GRU architecture with temporal attention for flood-risk prediction from environmental time-series data

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2025

IsDBI Hackathon

Competed in the IsDBI AI Agents Hackathon after being selected among the top 40 teams. Built AI-powered agent workflows with LangChain and Ubility AI, implementing multi-step reasoning, tool integration, and automated task execution to solve practical business challenges.

2024

CTF Organizer — Nexus Club, ESTIN

Served as a member of the organizing team for a Capture The Flag (CTF) competition at ESTIN. Contributed to event planning, challenge preparation, participant support, and ensuring the smooth execution of the cybersecurity competition.

Machine Learning & AIBackendFrontendOtherTools
  • PyTorch
  • TensorFlow
  • Scikit-learn
  • Deep Learning
  • Time-Series Forecasting
  • Computer Vision (OpenCV)
  • Reinforcement Learning
  • Python
  • Django
  • Django Rest Framework
  • REST API Design
  • Swagger
  • PostgreSQL
  • MySQL
  • MongoDB
  • Redis
  • Celery
  • Django Channels
  • HTML
  • CSS
  • JavaScript
  • React
  • Agile
  • Scrum
  • Postman
  • Git
  • GitHub
  • Docker
  • Pytest
  • Unittest

I take on freelance work in Sétif, Alger and remotely: websites, web and mobile apps, Django backends and REST APIs, and machine-learning models. Tell me what you are building and I will reply within a day or two.