Ahmad Altaher Alfayad

Ahmad Altaher Alfayad


Taher for short, and I am a Data Engineer at the Center for Distributed Learning (CDL). I began my career at CDL as a part-time web developer, but quickly discovered my love for moving, transforming, and modelling data. In my free time, you can find me working on my personal projects, making coffee, reading, watching movies, or just hanging out with my wife.

Proficient and Learning:

  • Golang
  • Python
  • AWS CDK
  • AWS Athena/Glue
  • DuckDB
  • Apache Spark
  • FastAPI
  • Caddy
  • PostgreSQL
  • Docker
  • SvelteKit

Want to Learn:

  • Cassandra
  • Apache Kafka
  • Kubernetes
  • Prometheus/Grafana
  • Rust

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