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Atoui Abderahman Yakoub

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.

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Sétif, Algeria

Years building software

Shipped projects

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

Selected Work

Things I've built

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DZ-Commerce – Modern E-commerce Platform for the Algerian Market

A full-stack e-commerce platform built specifically for the Algerian market, featuring a modern multilingual interface (French & Arabic), secure product management, dynamic delivery pricing by Wilaya and Commune, order management, and a streamlined "Buy Now" checkout experience. The application provides a scalable architecture with REST APIs, responsive design, and an intuitive admin dashboard for managing products, orders, and customers.

DjangoNext.jsPostgreSQLTailwind CSS

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NICMS 2026 Conference Website

Designed and developed the official website for the International Conference on Nanotechnology and Materials Science (NICMS 2026) using WordPress. Implemented a responsive, user-friendly interface featuring conference information, registration, paper submission, committee pages, and contact forms, while ensuring a professional and accessible user experience.

Wordpress

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ITCAN Agricultural Consultancy

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

DjangoNext.js

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SimouDZ — Appointment Booking

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

DjangoPostgreSQL

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DHK Automobile — Vehicle Rental

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

DjangoNext.jsREST API

Facturation App

An offline desktop billing and inventory management app for small businesses, designed to create invoices, receipts, and manage products and clients locally with a secure activation and login system.

ElectronReactViteNode.js

Experience

Where I've worked

Full-Stack Developer

2023 — Present

Freelance & Client ProjectsBackend / Full-Stack

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).

Time-Series Deep Learning Project

2025 — 2026

ESTIN — Final-Year ProjectDeep Learning

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.

Toolkit

Skills & technologies

Backend

PythonDjangoDjango Rest FrameworkREST API DesignSwaggerPostgreSQLMySQLMongoDBRedisCeleryDjango Channels

Frontend

HTMLCSSJavaScriptReact

Other

AgileScrum

Tools

PostmanGitGitHubDockerPytestUnittest

LanguagesEnglish · ProfessionalFrench · ProfessionalArabic · Native

Credentials

Certifications

SQL Associate Certificate

DataCamp

Supervised Machine Learning: Regression & Classification

DeepLearning.AI / Stanford

Unsupervised Learning, Recommenders, Reinforcement Learning

DeepLearning.AI / Stanford

Beyond the job

Competitions & contributions

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

Co-authored and submitted a research paper to the 5th IEEE International Conference on Embedded & Distributed Systems (EDiS 2026). The work presents a deep learning solution developed through applied research, contributing to advancements in artificial intelligence and data-driven systems. (Submission under review.)

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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.

Let's talk

Need a website, app or system built?

I'm a freelance developer based in Sétif, Algeria, building websites, web & mobile apps, desktop applications, backends (Django / REST APIs) and AI / machine-learning solutions. Whether it's a backend that needs to scale or a model that needs to ship, I'd be glad to hear about it — available across Sétif & Alger and remote worldwide. I'm open to work & collaboration.

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