Software Engineer · Portland, ME

Abdirahman Mohamed.

I build full-stack web applications. Currently engineering at Resilient Coders, founder of Al Bayaan Institute, and shipping freelance work for clients. B.S. Computer Science, University of Southern Maine.

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110+
Students at Al Bayaan, scaled from 3
35%
Faster API response times
70%
Reduction in admin workload
50%
Less dev time via component library
80%
Manual data entry eliminated
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Things I've built and shipped.

01

IlmQuest

Gamified Education Management Platform

EJS Node.js Express Passport.js MongoDB JavaScript
  • Gamified grading portal with three role-based users (admin, teacher, student) and secure class-level access control.
  • Admin workflows that manage 100+ users, assign roles, and organize teachers and students across multiple classes.
  • Real-time grading and attendance tracking that lets teachers update student performance during live sessions.
  • Mission and leaderboard system where students earn points from tasks, generating real-time class rankings.
Source Live Demo
type
Internal tool
stack
Node · Express · Mongo
users
3 roles · 100+ accounts
auth
Passport · class-level ACL
status
In production
02

Motion Drivers Ed

Conversion-focused landing page

HTML CSS JavaScript SEO
  • Fully responsive, SEO-optimized landing page for a driving school, improving site visibility and user retention.
  • Modular components and CSS animations for smooth mobile-first performance and consistent branding.
  • Refined content hierarchy and layout flow, improving engagement and conversion potential by 35%.
  • Deployed via GitHub Pages with optimized metadata and sitemaps, achieving top search rankings for local driving programs.
Source Live →
type
Client website
stack
Vanilla JS
focus
SEO · conversion
impact
+35% conversion
hosting
Netlify
status
Shipped
03

Bet on Me

Group Project · DevOps & Project Management

EJS Passport.js CSS MongoDB Git
  • Collaborated with a team of developers to build and ship a full-stack web application from the ground up.
  • Served as DevOps PM, owning the CI/CD pipeline setup and ensuring reliable, repeatable deployments across all environments.
  • Managed Git workflow for the entire team — enforcing branching conventions, reviewing PRs, and resolving merge conflicts.
  • Coordinated sprint planning and feature delivery between team members, keeping the project on track and unblocked.
Source Live Demo
type
Group project
role
DevOps PM
stack
EJS · Passport · Mongo
focus
CI/CD · Git management
status
Shipped
// stack

What I work with

Languages

  • JavaScript (ES6+)
  • Python
  • Java
  • HTML5 / CSS3

Frameworks

  • React.js
  • Node.js
  • Express.js
  • EJS

Data & APIs

  • MongoDB
  • REST APIs
  • JWT auth
  • Passport.js

Tools & Practices

  • Git / GitHub
  • Jira · JUnit
  • Agile · TDD
  • OOP
// approach

Most of what I build gets used the day after I ship it — by students, parents, or clients who need it to work. That keeps me focused on stability, clarity, and shipping fast enough to learn.

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Where I've been working

AUG 2025 — DEC 2025 · PORTLAND, ME (REMOTE)

Resilient Coders

Full-Stack Software Engineer
  • Develop and deploy MERN stack applications, improving end-user experience.
  • Build RESTful APIs with JWT authentication and optimize database queries, reducing API response time by 35%.
  • Engineer a reusable React component library with Hooks and modular CSS, cutting development time by 50%.
  • Conduct 10+ GitHub code reviews per Agile sprint, ensuring quality standards and shipping features ahead of deadlines.
SEP 2025 — PRESENT · PORTLAND, ME (REMOTE)

Freelance

Full-Stack Web Developer
  • Deliver client projects with responsive full-stack designs in HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, React, and Node.
  • Integrate secure payment gateways and REST APIs, streamlining transactions and improving system reliability.
  • Optimize SEO and mobile performance, achieving PageSpeed scores of 85+ and improving client web traffic by 25%.
  • Collaborate with clients through iterative feedback to align deliverables with business goals and brand standards.
SEP 2024 — PRESENT · PORTLAND, ME

Al Bayaan Institute

Founder & Lead Instructor
  • Founded and scaled a youth academy from 3 to 110+ students through coursework and mentorship.
  • Engineered an education management platform with grading automation and analytics, lowering admin workload by 70%.
  • Automated attendance tracking with Google Sheets + JavaScript, reducing manual data entry by 80%.
  • Manage PR, staff onboarding, and community outreach, driving 50% annual enrollment growth.
MAY 2025 · PORTLAND, ME

University of Southern Maine

B.S. Computer Science
  • Coursework: Web Development, Data Structures, Algorithms, Operating Systems, Artificial Intelligence, Systems Programming, Computer Architecture, Discrete Math I/II.
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Let's work together.

Open to full-stack roles, freelance projects, and conversations about full-stack engineering.

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