Experiences
R&D Software Engineer - Solutions Centrales
Eurafric Information · Full-time
Aug 2018 – Sep 2021
Bouskoura, Morocco · On-site 
Lead Software Engineer – Trade Finance
Payment Center For Africa (PCA) · Full-time
Oct 2021 – Nov 2022
Casablanca, Morocco · On-site
Software Engineer - Musement Booking
TUI · Full-time
Nov 2022 – Oct 2023
Remote
Senior Software Engineer - Financial Services
Blue Harvest
November 2023 – Now
Brussels, Belgium 
Senior Backend Engineer - Data on Demand
Tata Steel Netherlands (via Blue Harvest)
2024 – 2025
IJmuiden, Netherlands 
Senior Software Engineer - Financial Risk
ABN AMRO Bank N.V. · Contract (via Blue Harvest)
2025 – Now
Amsterdam, Netherlands · Hybrid
Live Sessions
Speaking engagements, meetups, and tech events
Java Evolutions with Badr Kacimi and Simon Ritter
Finding Java Memory Leaks, AI Agentic Setup and Fraud Detection
Microsoft AI Tour Brussels 2026
Embrace your Java Journey 2026
Sessions Recording
Recorded talks and presentations on YouTube
BeJUG: From Memory Leaks to Agentic AI — Java Talks in Brussels
Articles
Latest articles from MediumCertifications
Professional credentials and certificates
Oracle Fusion AI Agent Studio Associate - Rel 1
Oracle
Issued Jan 2026
ITIL® V4 IT Service Management
AXELOS Global Best Practice
Issued Nov 2025
Global Banking - L1
Capgemini Institut
Issued Oct 2024
Certified Architect - L1
Capgemini Institut
Issued Apr 2025
Google Project Management: Professional Certificate
Issued Jan 2024
Scrum Foundation Certificate (SFC)
Certiprof
Issued Jul 2022
Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA)
The Linux Foundation
Issued Sep 2024
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Generative AI Certified Professional
Oracle
Issued Jun 2024
AWS Certified Developer – Associate
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Issued Feb 2023
Google Ads Certifications
Google Ads (Google Partner)
Issued Nov 2016
Big Data Developer - Mastery Award for Students 2016
IBM
Issued Nov 2017