Masrik Dahir
Masrik Dahir
Software Engineer · Capital One

Summary

Software engineer building developer tools, AWS-heavy backends, and interactive web experiences.

  • Software Engineer, Capital One
  • MSc (AI & CyberSecurity), BSc (Software Engineering)
  • Amazon Web Services, Azure, Google Cloud Platform, Databricks, Snowflake, Postman
  • Virginia, United States

Open to roles and collaboration.

Skills, with the projects that prove them

  • Vanilla JS & Canvas 2D

    NYC missile-defence sim + 100+ retro games (no engine, no physics lib).

  • TS
    TypeScript

    React + .NET REST APIs at CoStar Group.

  • Python

    Automation, NLP/NLTK research, Cronus concept-map tool, scrapers.

  • Java

    Spring Boot work at Capital One, JVM coursework, algorithms.

  • C / C++

    Volatility & Libvmi memory-introspection research at VCU SAFE Lab.

  • C# / .NET

    ASP.NET Core + Entity Framework + NUnit for CoStar microservices.

  • Go
    Go

    AwsUtil multi-language SDK wrappers — full AWS API surface in Go.

  • Rs
    Rust

    Exploratory systems projects + AwsUtil Rust SDK wrappers.

  • Ruby

    AwsUtil Ruby SDK wrappers.

  • PHP

    VCU School of Pharmacy CMS work and lab websites.

  • SageMath

    Symbolic math coursework and exploration.

  • HTML5

    Semantic markup across every page of this site.

  • CSS / Responsive UI

    Glass-morphism tooltips, sliders, animated landing pages.

  • Vue 3

    250-region travel atlas, software gallery, dynamic UI sections.

  • React

    TypeScript + REST API frontend architecture at CoStar Group.

  • Angular / AngularJS

    Blockchain insurance app (Mizzou) + earlier-gen SPAs.

  • Bootstrap

    Grid + components powering the layout on this site.

  • jQuery

    Legacy DOM scripting for tooltips, popups, and widgets.

  • Chart.js

    Live finance-formula charts in the Web Formula calculator suite.

  • Node.js

    Fastify HTTP APIs + DynamoDB at Capital One.

  • Spring Boot

    Capital One Java microservices.

  • ASP.NET Core

    CoStar REST APIs with Entity Framework.

  • Firebase

    Real-time data + auth for blockchain research project.

  • AWS

    Lambda, DynamoDB, EKS, ECS, SQS, SNS, S3, Athena, Glue, Secrets Manager.

  • Docker

    Containerized microservice deployments on EKS/ECS.

  • Kubernetes

    Scaling microservice APIs at CoStar Group.

  • Terraform

    Infrastructure-as-code for AWS resources at CoStar.

  • Linux / Shell

    Daily driver for development, scripting, and ops.

  • SQL

    Microsoft SQL Server & PostgreSQL at Capital One and CoStar.

  • Redis

    API-route caching to cut latency on CoStar microservices.

  • MySQL

    Hyperledger blockchain insurance system (NSF-funded research).

  • Apache Kafka

    Dynamic message transmitter routing SQS / SNS / Kafka at CoStar.

  • Hadoop / HDFS

    Big-data analysis for blockchain fraud detection.

  • Databricks

    ETL + analytics at CoStar (Fundamentals + Generative AI certified).

  • Snowflake

    Data-warehouse work and analytics queries.

  • Datadog

    Observability and alerting for CoStar microservices.

  • Playwright

    Migrated CI tests from Puppeteer → Playwright at Capital One.

  • NUnit / pytest

    .NET and Python test suites across job projects.

  • Postman

    API design, testing, and integration (Student Expert certified).

  • Git / GitHub

    Version control + CI workflows for every project.

  • Jira / Agile

    Sprint planning and ticket-driven workflow at Capital One.

  • Blockchain

    Hyperledger Composer fraud-prevention research at Mizzou (NSF-funded).

  • Cybersecurity

    Cyber Navigator @ VA Dept. of Elections; DDoS / Sybil-attack research.

  • NLP / NLTK

    Concept-map similarity research (Cronus) at VCU SAFE Lab.

  • Graph Theory / Graphviz

    Cronus map-comparison algorithms + graph visualization.

  • Raspberry Pi / IoT

    Automated Rampantries food cart at VCU Monroe Park Campus.

  • WordPress / cPanel

    School of Pharmacy lab sites + Terminal 4 CMS.

Certifications

  • AWS Cloud Practitioner certification badge AWS Cloud Practitioner
  • AWS Certified Developer Associate badge AWS Developer Associate
  • AWS Certified Solutions Architect Associate badge AWS Solutions Architect Associate
  • Postman API Student Expert badge Postman API Student Expert
  • Databricks Fundamentals badge Databricks Fundamentals
  • Databricks Generative AI Fundamentals badge Databricks Generative AI Fundamentals

Work history

  • Capital One logo Capital One
  • CoStar Group logo CoStar Group
  • Virginia Department of Elections logo VA Dept. of Elections
  • Virginia Commonwealth University logo VCU
  • Roanoke County logo Roanoke County
  • AT&T logo AT&T
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