Youssef Boulkaid
Senior Software Engineer at Workato
Stockholm, Sweden
Summary
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Top SchoolYoussef Boulkaid is a Senior Software Engineer based in Stockholm with 13 years of experience building backend systems and web applications, primarily with Ruby and Rails. He progressed from hands-on web development roles to staff- and senior-level engineering at Velory and Workato, demonstrating a steady trajectory into platform and architecture-focused work. His background includes applied research and prototyping—from image analysis software at UT Austin to an energy systems model for his KTH master’s thesis—showing a knack for turning domain problems into robust tooling. A tinkerer and photographer by hobby, he brings an eye for detail and practical creativity to engineering challenges, often favoring pragmatic solutions over theoretical complexity.
13 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Master's Degree, Engineering, Master's Degree, Engineering at Ecole centrale de LilleMaster's Degree, Engineering, Master's Degree, Engineering at KTH Royal Institute of Technology
Arabic, French, Swedish, English, Spanish
Github Skills (105)
authentication10
ruby10
markdown10
linux10
sidekiq10
html10
static-site-generator10
rails-semantic-logger10
rails10
blog-engine10
jekyll10
bugsnag10
splunk9
sass-compiler9
music9
Programming languages (14)
Github contributions (5)
OSeMOSYS/osemosys-cloud-visualization
Dec 2019 - Apr 2023
Contributions:2 reviews, 35 PRs, 57 pushes in 3 years 4 months
yboulkaid/dotfiles
Aug 2016 - May 2025
Contributions:127 pushes, 1 branch in 8 years 10 months
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