Hi , I'm Abdelrahman, aka Lynx. I'm a backend engineer and a Computer Science-Software Engineering Senior at the German International University .
"Backend engineer" only describes my core . The rest of the time I'm a Linux enthusiast who compiles custom kernels for fun or writes local driver patches , I'm also an open-source contributor , an OS hopper who prefers the bare metal adventure rather than VMs, and the kind of person who'll happily disappear into a stubborn bootloader, or a smart watch exploit for more community features.
I think of myself as a generalist -multi-talented- who takes a sip from every cup. In addition to what I learned at the uni I'm self-taught as I like to try and disassemble everything , get to its origins and follow my curiosity , I learn fast and efficiently, and I'm just as comfortable reinventing the wheel as building on someone else's.
I can , but I mainly treat AI as one tool on the bench, blended with my own expertise, critical thinking, engineering skillset and deep research .
I search the web the old-fashioned way: Google (I may reach results page 50 !), Meta Exchange communities , reddit or reading docs until it genuinely clicks , That's how I acquired most of my knowledge and how it sticks to my brain , and I still use AI for quick help with generic info or remembering something I forgot .
When I hit a problem with no answer anywhere online , I stop searching and craft my own patch. That's usually where the interesting work begins.
I started lately contributing to some academic OSS projects , and I recently joined AUR to work on pantheon DE out of the box support for arch linux, I'm also trying to join the active development team of haikuOS , and I am a volunteering web development engineer in the Egyptian Mathematical Foundation .
The code is the easy part. Here's what I actually bring to a team:
| π§ | Leadership | I lead projects end-to-end , setting direction, owning scope, and keeping things moving all the way to delivery. |
| π | Self-Taught & Fast-Learning | Most of what I know, I taught myself. Drop me into an unfamiliar stack and I'll be productive faster than you'd expect. |
| 𧩠| Problem-Solving | I'm at my best when the path isn't obvious. I decompose messy problems and work them until they give. |
| π | Adaptability | Backend, desktop, mobile, DevOps, hardware , I move between them without losing momentum. |
| π οΈ | Ownership & Follow-Through | If I start it, I finish it , and I maintain it. I don't leave loose ends behind. |
| π£οΈ | Communication | I can explain a technical decision to an engineer or to a non-technical stakeholder and have both walk away clear. |
| π | Mentoring & Teaching | I enjoy breaking concepts down and bringing other people up to speed. |
| π€ | Collaboration | I work well across disciplines and give back through open source. |
| 𧱠| Resilience | I don't bounce off hard problems. I debug, thoroughly research, and grind until it works. |
| π | Attention to Detail | Clean architecture, edge cases, and the small polish that separates "it works" from "it's done well." |
A full list of my technical skillset is available here !
