// CURRICULUM VITAE

Walid Zakan

FULL-STACK ENGINEER · TECH LEAD @ TEKCIRCLE

Rabat, Morocco · open to remotewalid.zakan@gmail.comgithub.com/zawalidlinkedin.com/in/zakan-walid

Full-stack engineer who takes products from a blank page to production and stays with them after — data model, API, interface and deployment. 3+ years shipping, 7 products built, 4 live today.

PDF · FULL-STACKEN ↓FR ↓
PDF · BACKENDEN ↓FR ↓
PDF · FRONTENDEN ↓FR ↓

EXPERIENCE

2026 — Present
Remote

Co-founder & CTO · FormaTeX

  • Co-founded FormaTeX and own its engineering: a LaTeX platform that combines a collaborative browser editor, a production REST API and an AI assistant — where Overleaf, with 12M users, exposes no public API
  • Shipped the product end to end: Smart Compile (detects and auto-fixes broken LaTeX generated by LLMs), real-time collaborative editing, sandboxed multi-engine compilation, and a context-aware AI assistant
  • Positioned FormaTeX as LaTeX infrastructure for AI tools: a LaTeX MCP server, SDKs for five platforms, and integrations with Claude Code, Cursor and Windsurf
  • Around 900 users and growing

Next.js · Go · PostgreSQL · Redis · WebSocket · MCP

Jul 2025 — Present
Remote · France

Tech Lead & Full Stack Developer · TekCircle

  • TekCircle — core development of the company's B2B IT talent marketplace for freelancers, ESNs, and corporates across MENA: the full operational pipeline from anonymous job postings to digital contract signing and invoicing
  • AssurTek — built the multi-party Schengen visa insurance marketplace: plan comparison, online payment, PDF attestations with embassy-verifiable QR codes, agency and provider portals, i18n (FR/EN/AR)
  • Financial audit platform — built an AI-powered audit and recovery product: document ingestion (OCR, parsing), rules engine, anomaly detection, automated reporting, and private LLM infrastructure on RunPod
  • Real-time multi-context messaging via Socket.io, DevOps infrastructure (server provisioning, database administration, CI/CD pipelines, Docker)
  • Automated business development pipelines — email outreach, LinkedIn, and HubSpot CRM integration with n8n

React Router v7 · Express · TypeScript · MySQL · Socket.io · Docker · RunPod · n8n

2023 — Present

Freelance Full Stack Developer · Independent

  • Design and build complete products independently — from database schema to production, covering backend, frontend, and DevOps
  • Shipped my own products — Hodour and Watchfolio — each with its own architecture and tech stack
  • Architect multi-service systems with event-driven communication, role-based access control, and real-time data pipelines
  • Containerise development and production environments with Docker and centralised API gateway management
  • Build cross-platform desktop applications with Tauri — combining native OS access with web-quality interfaces

Next.js · TypeScript · React · Docker · PostgreSQL · Go

Mar 2023 — Jun 2023
Rabat

Frontend Developer Intern · Ministry of Education · IT Dept

  • Built the primary user interface for GestHub — an internship management platform deployed within the Ministry's IT department
  • Designed a reusable, accessible React component library integrated against REST APIs with full loading, error, and success state handling
  • Collaborated closely with backend and product teams to ensure reliable API contracts and a consistent user experience
  • Delivered within a structured Agile workflow — contributing across sprint planning, daily stand-ups, and stakeholder reviews

React · TypeScript · REST API · Agile

SELECTED PRODUCTS

FORMATEX

2026

LaTeX-to-PDF as a service

Go · Next.js · PostgreSQL · Redis · WebSocket · MCP

CASE STUDY →formatex.io

GESTHUB

2023

Internship lifecycle management for institutions

React · Laravel · PostgreSQL · TanStack Query · i18n · Docker · Kanban

CASE STUDY →gesthub.netlify.app

TEKCIRCLE

2025–2026

B2B IT talent marketplace for the MENA market

React Router · Express · Socket.io · OpenAI · MySQL · Docker · SaaS

CASE STUDY →

ASSURTEK

2025–2026

Schengen visa insurance marketplace

Next.js · Drizzle ORM · Polar.sh · PDF · i18n · PostgreSQL · SaaS

CASE STUDY →

WATCHFOLIO

2024–2025

Movie & TV tracker — web, desktop, soon mobile

React 19 · TypeScript · RxDB · Appwrite · TMDB API · Tauri v2

CASE STUDY →watchfolio.netlify.app

HODOUR

2026

University management platform — attendance, grades, and academic workflow

Spring Boot · Java · Next.js · React Native · PostgreSQL · Redis · Docker

CASE STUDY →hodour.online

SUBDAY

2026

Track every SaaS subscription you pay for

Next.js · tRPC · Drizzle ORM · PostgreSQL · Turborepo · Polar

CASE STUDY →sub-day.vercel.app

SKILLS

UI
Next.js · TypeScript · React 19 · Tailwind CSS · shadcn/ui · Vite · Astro · React Router · Framer Motion · GSAP · Three.js / R3F
MOBILE
React Native · Expo · Expo Router · NativeWind · EAS Build
SERVER
Go · Java · Node.js · Python · Fastify · Express · Hono · Django · FastAPI · Laravel · Spring Boot
APIS
tRPC · Socket.io · WebSocket · Kafka · BullMQ
DATA
PostgreSQL · MongoDB · Drizzle ORM · Redis · MySQL · SQLite · Prisma · Supabase · Neon
DEVOPS
Docker · GitHub Actions · Kubernetes · Tauri · Electron · Turborepo · Nx · Bun · Vitest · Playwright
AGENTS
OpenAI · Claude Code · n8n · MCP · Ollama · Cursor · Copilot · Vercel AI · LangChain
CLOUD
Vercel · Cloudflare · AWS S3 · Firebase · Stripe · Polar · Appwrite · RunPod · Grafana · Prometheus · Resend · Better-Auth

EDUCATION

2025 — Present
Master's · Digital Governance & AI
Faculty of Sciences · Rabat
Sept 2024 — Jun 2025
Prof. Bachelor's · Software Engineering
Higher School of Technology · Fes
Sept 2022 — Jun 2024
Specialized Technician Diploma · Digital Development
SIATP, Hay Salam · Salé
Jun 2022
Baccalaureate · Physical Sciences

LANGUAGES

Arabic · French · English