Masrik Dahir

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

Open to roles and collaboration.

Skills, with the projects that prove them

Vanilla JS & Canvas 2D the NYC missile-defence simulation and 100+ retro arcade games on this site (no game engine, no physics lib).
Vue 3 the 250-region travel atlas, software gallery, and dynamic UI sections of this site.
AWS (S3, CloudFront) static-asset hosting and CDN for this site (d3dw5jtb3w1kgy.cloudfront.net) — plus AWS certifications.
Python automation scripts, data scrapers, and personal tooling.
Java & C systems coursework, algorithm work, and competitive-programming archive.
SQL backend data work at Capital One and CoStar Group.
CSS / Responsive UI the glass-morphism widget tooltips, sliders, and animated landing pages across this site.
Rust exploratory systems projects and language fundamentals.

Featured projects

NYC Missile-Defence Simulation

Real-time Canvas 2D simulation: 23 missile classes, 6 interceptor types, weather and severity controls, AUTO modes that cycle every combination. Built from scratch — no game engine, no physics library.

Vanilla JS, Canvas 2D, custom physics

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Retro Arcade Gallery (100+ games)

Custom-built playable canvas games — physics, AI, mobile controls, gallery previews. Every game tested for winnability and medium difficulty per a documented spec.

Vanilla JS, Canvas 2D, mobile touch

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Travel Atlas (250+ regions)

Interactive atlas of US states, Canadian provinces, and 200+ countries with per-region pages, photo galleries, and continent-level navigation. Static-site architecture on AWS S3 + CloudFront.

Vue 3, AWS S3, CloudFront

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