Resume

Kamal Benaouija

Electrical Engineering & Information Technology student at HTWK Leipzig, founder of 9rabra, and a builder who sits at the intersection of hardware, software and AI.

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Experience

Work history

Founder
Founder
9rabra · Remote
2024 — Present
Founded and lead 9rabra, building products at the intersection of technology and real-world impact.
- Defined product vision, strategy and early roadmap
- Designed and shipped the first version of the product end-to-end
- Combined engineering and AI to move fast with a small footprint
Next.jsTypeScriptAI/LLMsProduct Design
Freelance Software Developer
Freelance
Independent · Remote
2023 — Present
Building web applications and automation tools for small businesses and individual clients.
- Delivered full-stack web applications from design to deployment
- Built AI-assisted automation workflows to save clients hours of manual work
- Managed client communication, scoping and delivery independently
ReactNext.jsPythonAPIs
Working Student
Working Student
Placeholder Company GmbH · Leipzig, Germany
2023 — 2024
Supported an engineering team with hands-on tasks spanning electrical systems and internal tooling — replace with your real role.
- Assisted with testing and documentation of electrical systems
- Built small internal tools to streamline team workflows
- Collaborated cross-functionally with senior engineers
PythonExcel/VBAElectrical Testing

Education

Academic background

HTWK Leipzig

B.Eng. · Electrical Engineering & Information Technology

Leipzig, Germany · 2022 — Present

Studying the fundamentals of electrical engineering and information technology, with a focus on power systems, automation, embedded systems, and software engineering.

Circuit Theory & ElectronicsControl Systems & AutomationPower Systems EngineeringEmbedded Systems & MicrocontrollersSignal ProcessingSoftware Engineering & AlgorithmsMathematics for EngineersPhysics for Electrical Engineering

Studienkolleg / Language School

Certificate · German Language (DSH / TestDaF Preparation)

Germany · 2021 — 2022

Intensive German language program to reach the proficiency required for university-level engineering studies in Germany.

German B1–C1Academic WritingTechnical Vocabulary

Skills

Core competencies

Engineering

Core electrical engineering foundations.

Electrical EngineeringPower SystemsAutomationCircuit DesignControl Systems

Programming

Languages and frameworks I build with.

PythonTypeScriptJavaScriptReactNext.js

Artificial Intelligence

Applied AI, from prompts to production.

Prompt EngineeringLLMs & AgentsAutomation & WorkflowsAI Product Design

Web Development

Full-stack product engineering.

Node.jsTailwind CSSREST & APIsDatabases (SQL/NoSQL)Git & CI/CD

Languages

Human languages I work and communicate in.

ArabicFrenchGermanEnglish