Ilyas El bakach - Senior Software Engineer

Brussels, Belgium

Experience

Jul 2024 - Present

1 year 7 months

Senior Software Engineer

Core Business System

Apply object-oriented programming and metaprogramming principles in Ruby to architect scripts and utilities for generating and refining code datasets used in large language model (LLM) training.
Execute code review and quality analysis on AI-generated Ruby code, systematically identifying code smells, anti-patterns, and test gaps to improve dataset quality for model fine-tuning.
Contribute to prompt evaluation and complex data annotation projects, crafting and refining instructional prompts that guide AI models in generating syntactically correct and idiomatic Ruby code.
Utilize Docker to create sandboxed environments for agent-based code execution and benchmarking, ensuring safe evaluation of AI-generated code across multiple programming languages.
Collaborate with project leads on experimental projects, adapting guidelines for new domains and contributing to the training and evaluation cycles of specialized coding models.
Integrate automated test suites into CI/CD environments using GitHub Actions to validate AI-generated code, enhancing the reliability of training pipelines.
Document defects and model performance with high precision, generating reports that inform iterative improvements to both the codebase and the AI's learning algorithms.

Nov 2021 - Jun 2024

2 years 8 months

Machelen, Belgium

Backend Developer

Devoteam

Constructed and maintained production Ruby applications, applying idiomatic Ruby practices to build scalable services and internal tools for enterprise clients.
Perform thorough code review processes, focusing on quality analysis and mentoring junior developers on principles of clean code and debugging complex application logic.
Engineer test integration within GitLab CI pipelines, building automated workflows that ran extensive test suites and performed static analysis on Ruby codebases.
Author detailed documentation for defects and technical debt, creating precise reports that facilitated efficient troubleshooting and long-term codebase health.
Leverage Linux CLI tools and Git for version control and deployment scripting, managing the full lifecycle of application updates and infrastructure changes.
Engage in hackathon events, rapidly prototyping solutions and applying competitive coding techniques to solve complex business problems under time constraints.

Sep 2020 - Sep 2021

1 year 1 month

Brussels, Belgium

Frontend Developer

Addvals

Craft applications using JavaScript/TypeScript, gaining complementary experience in multiple programming languages as required for cross-language AI code evaluation tasks.
Operate within Agile development frameworks, quickly adapting to new tasks and complex guidelines, a skill directly transferable to the dynamic, project-based work of AI model training.
Support backend teams with containerization and deployment processes, assisting in Docker-related tasks and environment configuration.
Formulate strong technical documentation, authoring clear guides for API integrations and frontend components, ensuring knowledge transfer and maintainability.
Utilize Linux command-line tools for basic system administration and deployment scripting, building foundational DevOps skills applicable to automated testing environments.

Summary

Ruby Developer with 7+ years of professional expertise in object-oriented programming, metaprogramming, and idiomatic Ruby conventions. Experienced in comprehensive code review, quality analysis, and test integration within CI/CD environments, with a focus on producing clean, maintainable code for AI training purposes.

Skills

Ai/ml & Llm Focus: Code Generation & Review, Prompt Evaluation, Data Annotation, Llm Training & Evaluation, Benchmarking
Development Practices: Code Review, Quality Analysis, Identifying Code Smells & Anti-patterns, Test Gap Analysis, Debugging, Defect Documentation
Devops & Tools: Ci/cd (Github Actions, Gitlab Ci), Docker, Git, Linux Cli, Automated Deployment, Scripting
Additional: Technical Documentation, Profiling, Hackathon/competitive Coding Experience

Languages

German

Native

English

Advanced

Education

Sep 2017 - Jun 2020

Hasselt University

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science · Computer Science · Hasselt, Belgium

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