Yasser Rachid

I am a passionate technologist that enjoys solving problems and, sometimes, creating them as well. I love to create, teach, share and explore software.

The moment I realized I wanted to do computer related stuff for a living was during my early teenage days, when I felt the need to get more games for my PlayStation 2. I had to disassemble it (since it used HDD instead of DVD to run the games), search obscure Internet forums for pirate games and learn how to do the wiring of an HDD into a computer. I learned a lot from that experience and fell in love with the whole Hardware/Software/Hacking universe right away.

Not a lot has changed since then. I am still the very same passionate individual. The difference lies mainly upon the experience I’ve gathered along my journey and how it shaped my passion for technology.

Today I see myself (based mostly on the feedbacks I receive from the people that work with me on a daily basis) as a mature and very flexible software developer that can work in a variety of projects and tech stacks, learning fast and teaching other people as well.

I’m currently focusing on three things:
- Establishing a stronger theoretical software background (so I’m back into college)
- Teaching people whatever I can (through the Aceleradora[1] initiative and internally, sharing with my team mates)
- Learning what my clients needs me to know (focusing on their business, Kubernetes, Google Cloud Platform and the Kotlin language)

I really like writing, for both computers and people. Every once in I while a drop some of my thoughts at https://yrachid.com. Check it out if you’re interested.

[1] - https://info.thoughtworks.com/aceleradora