Adam El Zahiri | Intern-level Java Developer

+31 06 100 86 186 | adamelzahiri.dev@gmail.com | linkedin.com/in/adam-el-zahiri/ | github.com/adampyramide

Summary

Intern-level Java Developer with experience building REST APIs using Spring Boot, Java 17, Maven, and MySQL. 2 years of experience in Java / C# and 5 years in Lua. Experience with workflows such as Git and automated testing.

Skills

Java, Spring Boot, Spring MVC, Spring Data JPA, Hibernate, REST APIs, OOP, SQL (MySQL, PostgreSQL), JSON, OpenAPI 3.1, JUnit 5, Mockito, AssertJ, MockMvc, Maven, Git, CI/CD (GitHub Actions), Docker, Postman, Linux, Bash, Agile Scrum

Projects

Blog API (Portfolio Project)

Live API (Render) | Repository (Github)

Built a REST API for a blog platform using Spring Boot.
Designed and implemented SQL database schemas with Hibernate for persistent storage.
Implemented user authentication using JWT and full CRUD operations for posts, comments, likes, and reactions.
Wrote unit- and integration tests with JUnit 5, Mockito, MockMvc, and H2.
Deployed the API on Render for public access and testing.

Education

LOI MBO-4 Software Developer

Online | Jul 2025 - Present

ROC Van Twente MBO-4 Software Developer (1.5 out of 4 years)

Enschede, Overijssel, Netherlands | Sep 2023 – Jan 2025

Het Stedelijk Lyceum VMBO-TL

Enschede, Overijssel, Netherlands | Sep 2019 – Jun 2023