INASS RATTAB
Paris
Summary
Currently working on event-driven backend platforms. Designing and operating Java and Kafka-based systems, with a focus on production reliability, failure handling, and observability. Regular involvement in deployment practices and system evolution, with attention to how services behave under real operational constraints.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Backend Software Engineer
Act digital
12.2022 - Current
- Designed and operated event-driven microservices using Java 17/21 and Kafka, enabling scalable, high-throughput processing of critical backend workflows.
- Improved system reliability and failure recovery by contributing to Kafka client design (error handling, retries, recovery strategies) used in production environments.
- Strengthened developer and operational efficiency by defining shared service patterns and deployment standards across multiple backend services.
- Deployed and operated services on Kubernetes with ArgoCD (GitOps), improving deployment consistency, rollback safety, and operational confidence.
- Increased production observability by integrating Prometheus, ELK, and Metricbeat, reducing investigation time during incidents and improving system visibility.
- Contributed to technical decision-making and design reviews, balancing performance, scalability, and maintainability trade-offs in a distributed system.
- Promoted clean architecture and testing practices, helping raise code quality and long-term maintainability within the team.
Backend Software Engineer
Royal Air Maroc
11.2019 - 11.2022
- Enabled reliable online payment processing for in-flight duty-free purchases.
- Designed modular Java backend services for improved data handling and maintainability.
- Enhanced delivery reliability through CI pipelines and automated testing contributions.
- Collaborated with stakeholders to align backend implementations with business requirements.
Full-Stack Developer Intern
OCTO technology
02.2019 - 06.2019
- Enhanced fleet monitoring with real-time vehicle tracking via RESTful APIs.
- Developed streaming data pipelines for IoT event processing using Kafka and HiveMQ.
- Facilitated driving behavior analysis by indexing events in Elasticsearch for insights.
- Operated within event-driven architectures, optimizing real-time analytics and data streams.
Education
Software Engineering Degree -
École Mohammadia D'ingénieurs (EMI)
01.2019
Preparatory Classes - Mathematics and Physics
CPGE
01.2015
Baccalaureate - Mathematical Sciences
01.2013
Skills
- Java 17, Spring Boot
- RESTful APIs, Microservices
- Apache Kafka
- IBM MQ
- SQL, MongoDB
Backend & Distributed Systems
Messaging & Streaming
Data
Cloud & Platform
- AWS
- Docker, Kubernetes
- CI/CD & GitOps (Jenkins, ArgoCD)
- Prometheus, ELK Stack
- Clean architecture
- TDD / Code reviews
Observability
Engineering Practices
Certification
- Professional Scrum Master I (PSM I) - Scrum.org
- Confluent Certified Developer for Apache Kafka (CCDAK) - Confluent
LANGUAGES
English
French
Arabic
INTERESTS
Photography, Travel, Sports, Reading
Timeline
Backend Software Engineer
Act digital
12.2022 - Current
Backend Software Engineer
Royal Air Maroc
11.2019 - 11.2022
Full-Stack Developer Intern
OCTO technology
02.2019 - 06.2019
Baccalaureate - Mathematical Sciences
Software Engineering Degree -
École Mohammadia D'ingénieurs (EMI)
Preparatory Classes - Mathematics and Physics
CPGE