Walid Zakan
FULL-STACK ENGINEER · CO-FOUNDER @ FORMATEX
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, 8 products built, 4 live today.
EXPERIENCE
Full Stack Developer · TekCircle
- thetekcircle.io — core development of the B2B IT talent marketplace for freelancers, ESNs and corporates across MENA: from anonymous job postings to digital contract signing and invoicing, with real-time messaging
- AI features — candidate-to-offer matching with embeddings, natural-language CV search and automatic extraction of identity and CV documents
- Finareo (finareo.io) — development of an AI-assisted financial audit platform built on four pillars: AI detection of anomalies and hidden losses, Nexo (a copilot that acts as the client's CFO), ERP integrations, and market benchmarking with continuous alerts
- DevOps — CI/CD pipelines, Docker and server administration; business-development automation with n8n and HubSpot
React Router v7 · Express · TypeScript · MySQL · Socket.io · Python · Django · Docker · n8n
Frontend Developer Intern · Ministry of Education · IT Dept
- Built the main interface of GestHub, an internship management platform for the Ministry's IT department, with five role-based dashboards: super-admin, admin, supervisor, intern and public applicant
- Designed a reusable React component library and server-side data tables with pagination, sorting, search, bulk actions and CSV and PDF export
- Built a drag-and-drop Kanban board for task tracking and a rich-text editor for authoring internship offers
- Integrated a Laravel REST API with React Query, with loading, error and success states; French and English, light and dark themes, installable web app
React · React Query · Tailwind CSS · i18next · REST API · PWA
PRODUCTS & CLIENT WORK
FORMATEX
2026LaTeX-to-PDF as a service
Next.js · PostgreSQL · Redis · WebSocket · MCP · TeX Live · Go
LOPPER
2026Clean up merged git branches and agent worktrees on your Mac
Swift · SwiftUI · Git · macOS · CLI · Open source
APROPOS
2026Every menu command of the app in front, one shortcut away
Swift · SwiftUI · AppKit · Accessibility API · macOS · Open source
GESTHUB
2024Internship lifecycle management for institutions
React · Laravel · PostgreSQL · TanStack Query · i18n · Docker · Kanban
TEKCIRCLE
2025–2026B2B IT talent marketplace for the MENA market
React Router · Express · Socket.io · OpenAI · MySQL · Docker · SaaS
WATCHFOLIO
2024–2025Movie & TV tracker — web, desktop, soon mobile
React 19 · TypeScript · RxDB · Appwrite · TMDB API · Tauri v2
HODOUR
2026University management platform — attendance, grades, and academic workflow
Spring Boot · Java · Next.js · React Native · PostgreSQL · Redis · Docker
SUBDAY
2026Track every SaaS subscription you pay for
Next.js · tRPC · Drizzle ORM · PostgreSQL · Turborepo · Polar
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
LANGUAGES
Arabic · French · English