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Software engineering · Cybersecurity · ASU ’26

JaafarAbdeen

I build software from end to end, with most of my work spanning the web, native iOS, and cybersecurity.

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About

I'm a software engineer and cybersecurity student at ASU. I enjoy the parts of a project where product, engineering, and security meet: deciding what to build, working out the architecture, and seeing it through to production.

Recently, that has included a social platform with more than 500 users, two App Store releases, a HIPAA-aligned healthcare portal, and GRC work involving FedRAMP and NIST. In my spare time, I build small privacy-friendly tools and practice digital forensics with the ASU Hacking Club.

Experience

I've worked across product development, security, compliance, and teaching. The common thread is making complex systems easier for people to use and trust.

Full résumé

May 2026Aug 2026

GRC Intern

NextgenID

  • NIST SP 800-63
  • NIST SP 800-53
  • NIST SP 800-171
  • FedRAMP
  • GDPR
  • Coordinated evidence collection, gap remediation, and audit preparation for FedRAMP and UK Digital Verification Services readiness.
  • Mapped FedRAMP, NIST SP 800-63, NIST SP 800-53, NIST SP 800-171, GDPR, and UK DVS requirements to internal controls, policies, and platform evidence.
  • Produced risk memos, vulnerability trackers, security questionnaires, policies, and auditor-ready evidence packages with engineering, QA, security, and product teams.

Aug 2025May 2026

Lead Engineer & Product Developer

Out There Social Club

  • Built and shipped a full-stack social platform serving 500+ active users across web and native iOS.
  • Designed the SwiftUI and Next.js product experiences, including internal developer and manager controls.
  • Owned Firebase architecture for authentication, real-time data, and Cloud Functions, alongside the production marketing site and lifecycle integrations.

Aug 2025Apr 2026

Software Engineering Intern (Capstone)

Benessere North

  • Led development of a responsive, HIPAA-aligned portal for patient and provider workflows using SvelteKit.
  • Designed encrypted data models, role-based access control, and audit logging with Drizzle and Cloudflare-backed infrastructure.
  • Owned core backend and security decisions while coordinating architecture across a multi-developer capstone team.

Jan 2025May 2026

Undergraduate Teaching Assistant

Arizona State University

  • Supported instruction in propositional and first-order logic, proof techniques, and computational logic for CSE 259.
  • Led office hours and exam reviews, providing targeted support in collaboration with course instructors.

Jul 2024Aug 2024

IT and Software Intern

Al Ameed Coffee Co.

  • Built a secure PHP and SQL internal database system deployed across 30+ branches.
  • Configured POS systems, SQL databases, Synology NAS, NVRs, routers, and access points.
  • Handled IT inventory audits and resolved phishing, printer, network, and device issues.

May 2022Aug 2022

Intern

IrisGuard UK Ltd

  • Resolved 50+ user software issues alongside the technical team.
  • Developed a Kotlin Android app with integrated functionality.

Selected Work

A few products, security tools, and experiments I've built, from native apps to small command-line utilities.

04 featured projects

Competitions & Workshops

Education & Honors

Skills

caution: live neon

languages
PythonTypeScriptSwiftJavaC/C++C#JavaScriptSQLHTML/CSSMATLAB
frontend
ReactNext.jsSvelteTailwindCSSAstroJS
backend
Node.jsExpressFlaskPostgreSQLMongoDBFirebase
devops
GitGitHub ActionsDockerCloudflareVercelAnacondaNVMLinear
machine learning
PyTorchTensorFlow
cybersecurity & forensics
VelociraptorElastic KQLMalcolmAutopsy
design
Adobe SuiteFigmaUI/UX DesignMotion Graphics

Beyond the résumé

Small tools. Zero accounts. No tracking.

I keep a collection of simple browser tools there. They're fast, free, and don't require an account.

Visit abdeen.dev

Start a Conversation

If you're hiring for a role that sits between product, engineering, and security, or working on something that needs that mix, I'd be glad to hear about it. Email is the best way to reach me.