const karim = {
  role: "Junior Full-Stack Web Developer",
  education: [
    "HackYourFuture Graduate — 7-month full-stack program",
    "HBO-ICT Cybersecurity @ Hogeschool van Amsterdam"
  ],
  stack: ["React", "Node.js", "Express", "MongoDB", "SQL"],
  currentlyLearning: ["Cybersecurity fundamentals", "Secure app design", "Python scripting"],
  goal: "Build meaningful, secure web applications and keep growing every day 🚀"
}

Frontend

Backend

Database & Cloud

Tools & Testing

Full-stack second-hand bicycle marketplace for the Netherlands — built in an Agile team as the HackYourFuture final project.

• 🔐 Google OAuth + JWT auth, email verification & forgot-password flow
• 💬 Real-time chat with typing indicators, image & location sharing (Socket.IO)
• 🗺️ Interactive map with Leaflet / OpenStreetMap for listing locations
• 📸 Image upload with crop support via Cloudinary (up to 5 per listing)
• ⭐ Verified buyer reviews with real-time seller notifications
• 🛡️ Admin dashboard: user management, listing moderation, report tracking
• ✅ Tested with Cypress (E2E) and Jest

A modern movie & TV series discovery platform powered by the TMDB API, with a sleek dark-themed interface.

• 🔍 Real-time search with debouncing to minimize API calls
• 🎥 Trending, Top Rated & Popular movies and TV series browsing
• 📺 Detailed pages with cast info, ratings & embedded YouTube trailers
• ❤️ Favorites system persisted in browser storage
• 🌗 Dark / Light mode toggle
• 🎭 Genre filtering & fully responsive design

Web app that displays real-time weather, news, and city imagery using multiple external APIs.

• Dynamic integration of OpenWeather, Unsplash & GNews APIs
• Async data handling and responsive UI design

"Every expert was once a beginner." 🌱