Kamal Alhumsi

Amsterdam, Netherlands & Damascus, Syria

• 5M+ organic views and 53,000+ Instagram followers grown through original content strategy within the first year.
• Secured 3 clients and delivered 6+ projects within the first five months of launch.
• Built a client roster of trusted European luxury brands: Majouri Paris, HFC Paris, Noeme Paris, and Officina Delle Essenze.
• Co-founded a CGI production studio specialising in photorealistic commercial content for cosmetics and fragrance brands.
• Owned end-to-end operations: led sales conversations with international clients, scoped projects, managed production pipeline, and handled client feedback and iteration.
• Developed market positioning strategy through iterative hypothesis testing, establishing product-market fit in the competitive luxury CGI market.
• Managed full recruitment cycle for the studio's first hire: sourcing, screening, interviewing, and selecting a 3D artist.

Tallinn, Estonia · 4 years 8 months

• Developed a React-based BI dashboard providing insights that enabled data-driven decisions, contributing to 1M+ app installs and a 7-figure exit.
• Led the full development process: supervised junior developers, created technical tasks with the founder and design team, reviewed pull requests, and evaluated technical solutions.
• Architected and owned end-to-end business intelligence infrastructure: built an event processing pipeline (GCP Cloud Functions, Firestore, BigQuery) handling +10 million events; designed SQL aggregation queries with data partitioning and clustering, reducing costs by 46% and accelerating processing 6x.
• Built an internal email customer support platform (similar to Zendesk) for support teams using React.js.
• Solely built an internal task manager with real-time updates and activity logs using TypeScript, React, Node.js, and Firebase.
• Developed multiple payment interfaces using Stripe Elements and standalone Stripe integration.

Stack: TypeScript, React, Next.js, Vue, Nuxt.js, MUI, Node.js, Fastify, Gatsby, Tailwind, Firebase, GCP, BigQuery, Mixpanel, CI/CD

Utrecht, Netherlands · 4 months

• Developed high-level microservices APIs using PHP and Laravel.
• Built applications with modern CI/CD pipelines and an iterative development process.
• Wrote unit tests and designed test cases across multiple projects.

Stack: PHP, Laravel, Vue, Tailwind

Cairo, Egypt · 11 months

• Invited by the founders to join as a front-end developer; developed a Vue.js admin panel boilerplate with complex components including a CRUD-generator, prioritising reusability and performance.
• Established a GraphQL-based development workflow using fragments and aliases; collaborated closely with design and backend teams on interface launches.
• Provided technical support to the mobile team on Git and GraphQL usage.

Stack: Vue, GraphQL, Apollo, Nuxt.js, Node.js, Express.js, Tailwind

Cairo, Egypt · 5 months

• Started career as the youngest hire in a 30+ person software company (hired professionally at age 16).
• Completed tasks across multiple projects alongside senior developers, gaining broad frontend and backend exposure.

Stack: Vue, GraphQL, Apollo, Nuxt.js, Node.js, Express.js, Sass

I am a self-taught software engineer with a non-traditional background. My academic path was interrupted after my family fled Syria in 2013, and I entered the workforce at the age of 16 to support them. Since then, I have built my career through hands-on experience, developing my skills in real-world environments. Growing up in this context required constant adaptation, which shaped my ability to operate effectively in ambiguous, fast-paced environments.

Completed the Forward Incubator accelerator program and won first place in the technology track.