Yaqeen Alhalal / Data Engineer
Engineering Data.Building Possibilities.
I'm a Data Engineer driven by curiosity, passionate about collecting and engineering data to build meaningful solutions. I thrive on complex challenges, learn quickly, and love discovering problems worth solving with data.
I · Curiosity
I'm drawn to problems that need an engineer.
01 · The Foundation
Computer Science
King Faisal University · 2019–2024
Where my curiosity about technology, software, and understanding complex systems began.
02 · The Discovery
Software Development Internship
King Faisal University — Deanship of Information Technology · 2024
Building software introduced me to real-world engineering and helped me discover my passion for data.
03 · The Exploration
Data Science & Machine Learning Bootcamp
Tuwaiq Academy · Jan–Mar 2025
Exploring how data reveals patterns, powers predictions, and helps solve complex problems.
04 · From Curiosity to Practice
Data Engineering Internship
Saudi Commission for Health Specialties (SCFHS) · Oct 2025–May 2026
Where my passion became hands-on engineering through data pipelines, secure APIs, data quality, and integration.
05 · The Expansion
Data Engineering Bootcamp
Saudi Digital Academy · Aug–Oct 2026
Strengthening my engineering skills through cloud infrastructure, orchestration, and end-to-end pipeline development.
Champion of the Week
06 · Still Curious
The Next Challenge
Today →
Still exploring, still engineering, and always looking for the next problem worth solving.
II · How I engineer
A system, one layer at a time.
- 07 Analytics & CollaborationPower BI · Tableau · Linear · Jira · Agile workflows
- 06 APIs & IntegrationFastAPI · REST APIs · WSO2 API Manager · Web scraping · Requests · Selenium
- 05 Cloud, Infrastructure & ProcessingMicrosoft Azure · GCP · AWS · Docker · Docker Compose · Apache Spark / PySpark · Apache Kafka
- 04 Data Quality & ObservabilityData profiling · Data validation · Data cleansing · Quality monitoring · Schema evolution · Drift detection
- 03 Databases, Storage & ModelingPostgreSQL · SQL Server · MySQL · MongoDB · Relational data modeling · Data warehousing · Medallion architecture · Object storage
- 02 Pipelines & OrchestrationETL / ELT · Apache Airflow · dbt · Batch processing · Pipeline development
- 01 Programming & DevelopmentPython · SQL · Bash / Shell · Git · GitHub
Orchestrated with Apache Airflow
Also: data science · machine learning · data analytics · streaming systems
III · What I've built
What I've built
01Data Architecture / ETLFeatured
Bayanبيان
Saudi Regulations & Decisions Data Hub
Transforming Saudi regulations into structured, version-aware datasets for reliable analysis.
- Python
- Airflow
- PostgreSQL
- Docker
02Data Quality / Observability
Sentinel
Healthcare Data Observability
Exploring how to detect silent data quality failures in healthcare data pipelines.
- Python
- FHIR
- PostgreSQL
- Cloud Storage
03Computer Vision / AI
Najmنجم
AI-Powered Accident Detection & Reporting
An AI-assisted accident reporting prototype combining computer vision, backend services, and a mobile application.
- Python
- YOLOv5m
- Flask
- Flutter
IV · The path
The path so far.
- Jun 2024 – Sep 2024
Software Development Intern
King Faisal University — Deanship of Information Technology
Hofuf, Saudi Arabia
- Developed KFU Space using ASP.NET Core MVC, JavaScript, Bootstrap, Entity Framework, and SQL Server.
- Designed database structures, maintained code quality, and collaborated using Git.
- Oct 2025 – May 2026
Data Engineering Intern
Saudi Commission for Health Specialties
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
- Developed data collection workflows using APIs and dynamic web scraping with Requests and Selenium, supporting downstream analytics.
- Built and orchestrated ETL pipelines using Apache Airflow.
- Developed secure APIs using Python, FastAPI, and WSO2 API Manager for data sharing, monitoring, and monetization initiatives.
Education, training & certifications
Education
Bachelor of Computer Science
King Faisal University
Sep 2019 – Aug 2024
- GPA 4.31 / 5.00
- Second-Class Honors
Specialized training
Data Engineering Bootcamp
Saudi Digital Academy
Aug 2026 – Oct 2026
Champion of the Week
Data Science and Machine Learning Bootcamp
Tuwaiq Academy
Jan 2025 – Mar 2025
Certifications
- DataCamp Certified Data EngineerDataCamp· 2026
- IBM Data Engineering Professional CertificateIBM· 2026
- Associate Data Engineer in SnowflakeDataCamp· 2026
- Associate Data Engineer in DatabricksDataCamp· 2026
- Tableau Business Intelligence Analyst Professional CertificateTableau· 2025
Beyond the code
Two languages I live in. Three I'm still drawing.
I enjoy learning how to communicate, whether it's through code, data, spoken languages, or sign language.
- ArabicFluent
- EnglishFluentIELTS Academic · 7.5STEP · 91
- ItalianLearning
- RussianLearning
- ArSLArabic Sign LanguageLearning