Simple.Powerful.Engineered.

I build resilient systems and beautiful experiences. Security-first, cloud-native, and performance-obsessed. Here’s a distilled snapshot of my craft.

Backend & Servers

JavaSpring BootTomcat

Cloud & Infrastructure

GCPGKEDocker

Deployment & CI/CD

GradleMavenJenkinsSpinnakerGitHub Actions

Databases

PostgreSQLOracle (legacy)AlloyDB

Security

TLS 1.2+SPIFFESSO

Observability

GrafanaLookerOpenTelemetry

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Farouk Rafaat

At a Glance

Years of exp.

Stack

Java · Spring · React

Focus

Security & Modernization

Location

San Diego, CA

Selected Work

Scroll through key projects — from modernization to automation.

Java Web Modernization

#01

Migrated legacy applications to a modern microservices architecture
Leveraged Java, Gradle, OpenJDK, and Tomcat 9
Reduced infrastructure costs by 20%

Java · Gradle · Tomcat · Cloud

Enterprise Security & SSO

#02

Implemented SAML 2.0 and OAuth 2.0 SSO for enterprise systems
Integrated advanced monitoring and secure identity frameworks
Delivered 99.99% uptime with 25% fewer incidents

SSO · TLS 1.2+ · Security Monitoring · Identity

Cloud Native & CI/CD

#03

Built CI/CD pipelines with GitHub Actions and Jenkins
Automated builds and deployments across multiple environments
Achieved 30% faster releases and 15% fewer bugs

Docker · Kubernetes · Jenkins · GitHub Actions

Systems Integrations

#04

Developed and optimized data flows between core enterprise platforms
Implemented REST APIs and ETL pipelines
Reduced data sync errors by 50%

APIs · REST · ETL · Data Engineering

RPA Automation

#05

Designed and deployed bots to streamline manual processes
Reduced cycle time by 40% and saved 800+ staff hours annually

UiPath · RPA · Process Automation

Internship: Log Healing System

#06

Built a React/Node.js UI for system log analysis
Created cloud-based comparison and remediation tooling
Reduced manual log maintenance by 70%

React · Node.js · Cloud

About

Blending creativity, experience, and security into everything I build.

Hi, I’m Farouk 👋 I’m a software engineer who loves turning complex problems into simple, usable solutions. Whether it’s modernizing enterprise apps, designing APIs, automating pipelines, or building clean UIs, I’m all about creating systems that feel effortless on the outside and powerful underneath. At the end of the day, I just enjoy building things that work well, look good, and make life easier.

“Performance is always relative to the machine it runs on; and every machine is bound by its weakest link.”

Resilience & Observability

Security-first Systems

High-signal Documentation

Developer Experience

Quick Stats

Building things that don’t break (99.99% uptime kind of vibes)

Making dev life smoother (faster builds, fewer headaches)

Writing docs people actually want to read

The “call me when it’s tough” engineer

Tech

My core toolbox across backend, cloud, security, and frontend.

Java · Spring Boot · JAX-RS

robust backend services & enterprise APIs

Tomcat · Servlets

high-reliability app hosting & legacy support

Gradle · Maven

fast, reproducible builds

Jenkins · GitHub Actions · Spinnaker

automated CI/CD pipelines

Docker · GKE · TinyHome

cloud-native, portable deployments

GCP · Workload Identity

scalable infra & secure cloud auth

TLS 1.2+ · PKI · SPIFFE · SSO

enterprise-grade authentication & encryption

Grafana · ELK · OpenTelemetry

dashboards, tracing & system visibility

React · Next.js · Tailwind

modern, responsive user interfaces

PostgreSQL

reliable, versatile data layer

Let’sBuild

Open to roles, collabs, or interesting problems.

Email me for opportunities, consulting, or to jam on ideas. I read everything.

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