Karim
Assi.
Software Engineer — full-stack systems, AI & LLM integration, distributed backends, and the real-time applications in between.
About
I'm a Computer & Communications Engineering student at the American University of Beirut, building things that bridge intelligence and utility.
From fine-tuning LLMs and building agentic pipelines to shipping full-stack products and crafting websites for clients — I turn complex engineering into things that actually work and matter.
Fluent in English, French, and Arabic. I thrive in teams that care about doing it right.
Experience
Jan 2026 —
Present NOW
Freelance Software Developer
Self-employed Freelance
- Developed and deployed 5 client websites — including 2 for companies — handling everything from initial concept and UI/UX design through to production launch. Actively maintaining all of them.
- Delivered end-to-end solutions including responsive landing pages, portfolio sites, and full-stack platforms, ensuring clean code, fast performance, and polished user experiences. Available upon request.
Jun 2025 —
Aug 2025
IT Systems Engineer Intern
MEA · Beirut, Lebanon Internship
- Secured and maintained enterprise network infrastructure across MEA's operations — including the MEA Hotel — implementing VLAN segmentation, Active Directory policies, and email/web filtering systems serving thousands of users.
- Configured Cisco switches, managed virtualization tasks, and supported cybersecurity monitoring workflows across critical production environments.
Nov 2024 —
Dec 2024
Private Mathematics Tutor
Self-employed · Beirut, Lebanon Freelance
- Tutored 3 students across different grade levels in algebra, geometry, and problem-solving, tailoring sessions to each student's needs.
- Helped students prepare for midterm and final exams through structured explanations, practice problems, and mock quizzes — all 3 showed measurable grade improvements.
Jun 2021
IT Intern
Lebanese Internal Security Forces · Beirut Internship
- Gained foundational knowledge of security data management by observing server deployment and management processes.
Freelance
Websites built and deployed for paying clients — custom domains, live in production.
ALEPH
Website for a premier architecture and interior design studio based in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire. Showcases their portfolio of commercial and residential projects including showrooms, penthouses, and office spaces. Deployed on Railway with a custom domain. Ongoing: Google Analytics monitoring and admin maintenance.
PA.ArK Arquitectos
Portfolio site for Pedro Arantes, a licensed architect with 25+ years of experience and 40+ completed projects across Portugal and Abidjan. Covers residential, commercial, urban planning, and industrial projects. Deployed on Railway with a custom domain. Ongoing: Google Analytics monitoring and admin maintenance.
Projects
Recent projects across full-stack development, AI integration, and distributed systems.
MyLibraryPal
AI-driven intelligent library platform using microservices, semantic search, and LLM-based learning tools. Tested and validated by library domain experts.
Veridict
Deployed AI contract review platform — parses contracts, retrieves policy evidence via RAG, runs Harvey (cross-policy conflicts) and Kira (intra-contract risks) in parallel, and queues findings for human review, redlining, and export. Fine-tuned Gemma 4 on CUAD/MAUD data. Deployed on GKE with RunPod GPU inference and full CI/CD.
MyDayPal
Cross-platform desktop task manager built with Tauri 2 (Rust) and React. Kanban, list, calendar, and roadmap views with drag-and-drop, a smart task scoring engine, subtasks, desktop notifications, and a WebGL splash screen. Ships as native installers for macOS, Windows, and Linux.
ChildSafe Educational Chatbot
RAG-powered chatbot using Mistral 7B that teaches kids math, physics, and probability through storytelling. Multi-layer safety system with content moderation, PII masking, age-adaptive readability (Flesch-Kincaid), and a 80K-chunk Wikipedia knowledge base indexed with FAISS.
Cognify: AI for Mental Health Support
Secure backend and AI components — chatbot, memory triggers, face recognition, text analysis — for cognitive support in dementia and Alzheimer's patients. In collaboration with physicians from AUBMC and Stanford University.
Vaulta: A Secure Online Banking System
Full-stack banking platform with microservices architecture — 5 independent services (Auth, Customer, Admin, Support, Audit) with JWT authentication, role-based access, internal/external transfers, bill payments, and real-time audit logging.
Vital Drift
Two-player P2P racing game with matchmaking, spectator mode, and synchronized gameplay using Python sockets.
Multi-Currency Exchange & Marketplace App
Android app for real-time currency conversion with integrated marketplace, chat, and price-trend prediction features.
ChatGPT vs DeepSeek: AI in Complex Math
Comparative feasibility study evaluating ChatGPT and DeepSeek on complex algebra and calculus problems — assessing correctness, consistency, efficiency, and cost across real mathematical tasks.
ClinicMax — Medical Scheduling with MedBOT
Django-based medical scheduling system with an OpenAI-powered chatbot for patient assistance and appointment management.
Bus & Train Reservation Database System
Multi-phase database project — ER diagrams, relational mapping, and PostgreSQL implementation for a bus and train reservation system.
Matrix QRD in RISC-V Assembly
Optimized QR decomposition algorithms (Classical and Modified Gram-Schmidt) in RISC-V assembly using parallelization, loop unrolling, and cache blocking.
Skills
From low-level performance work to AI products and polished team delivery. Hover around the stack and explore what I use to build, secure, and ship.
Operating Principles
A compact view of how I approach engineering work before you get into the actual stack.
Core Stack
Languages
AI
Web & Mobile
Deployment
Databases
Tools & DevOps
Collaboration
Education
American University of Beirut
- Bachelor's in Computer and Communications Engineering
- Expected Date of Graduation: December 2026
- GPA: 3.97/4.0 · Recognized 6× Dean's Honors List
Lycee Franco-Libanais Verdun
- French Baccalaureate: Official in 2022
- Focus Area: Maths and Physics
- Mention Tres Bien (cumulative 16.5 over 20)
Get in touch
Open to full-time roles, freelance projects, and meaningful collaborations.
Let's build something together.
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