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Hi, I'm Adam Diop

backend developer

About

Eight years of practice

I started in secondary school with Minecraft plugins in Java. Eight years on, what I enjoy has not changed: watching an idea turn into something that actually runs. I build APIs and backend services, and I run the infrastructure behind them. I learn by breaking things, then fixing them.

  • 📍 LocationLyon, France
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Education

My academic path, from the CS specialism to the degree.

  1. Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1

    Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science

    — Present • since 3 years 1 month

    Algorithms, data structures, C, databases, networking, and operating systems.

  2. Cité Scolaire Internationale de Lyon

    General Baccalaureate

    — • for 3 years

    Mathematics and Computer Science specialisms: algorithms, Python, databases, and hardware architecture.

Certifications

Professional certifications prepared alongside my studies.

  1. Cisco

    CCNA

    — Present • since 1 month

    Prepared independently. Routing, switching, IP addressing, network security, and automation.

Student jobs

What I learn away from the code: the floor, the team, the pace.

  1. McDonald's

    Trainer

    — Present • since 1 year 8 months

    Trained crew members, supported onboarding, and helped maintain consistent service standards. Shared procedures, followed operational autonomy, and supported the team during high-activity periods.

Professional experience

From design to production delivery, across web and infrastructure.

  1. UHQ Services LLC

    Founder & Developer

    — Present • since 2 years 7 months

    Designed, developed, and deployed custom software solutions for web and infrastructure use cases. Worked from needs analysis to production delivery, with attention to architecture, reliability, performance, maintainability, and user experience.

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  2. Cursa

    DevOps

    — • for 4 months

    Administered a Proxmox VE cluster on a 40 Gbps link. Configured and maintained BGP sessions for prefix announcement and routing. Handled systems and network administration, service monitoring, and operations automation. Improved platform availability, performance, and scalability.

  3. Discord

    Technical Consultant

    — • for 1 year 6 months

    Confidential programme on a product operating at very large scale. Analysed features, identified friction points, and delivered structured findings to the product teams.

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  4. Fortnite France (X)

    Graphic Designer

    — • for 1 year

    Created visuals, announcement banners, and community assets in Photoshop for social media. Focused on readability, publishing rhythm, and clear presentation of game updates and events.

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  5. Inoxtag (Discord)

    Graphic Designer

    • for 11 months

    Designed announcement banners and promotional illustrations in Photoshop for a large Discord community. Produced visuals tailored to announcements, events, and internal communications.

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Spoken languages

The languages I work and talk in.

  • FrenchNative
  • EnglishFluent
  • SpanishIntermediate

Programming languages

The languages I work in day to day or practise regularly. Hover one for the details.

Technical skills

What I build, ship, and secure backend services with.

Security

Vulnerability research on Bug Bounty and VDP — the most notable being an RCE on a U.S. federal government site (United States Tax Court).

Backend & APIs

The pieces I build APIs with that hold up in production.

Databases

Modelling, querying, and evolving the schema.

DevOps & Infrastructure

What runs, ships, and watches my services.

Networking

From inter-network routing down to the reverse proxy.

Picked for reliability, performance, and type safety: not for fashion.

Interests

What I spend my free time on: infrastructure, networking, visuals, and side projects.

Homelab & self-hosting

I run my own Proxmox VE server, hosting my services and testing architectures on it.

Networking & certification

I operate AS53514 (peering, announcements, IPv6) to formalise what I learned hands-on.

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Design, photography & motion

Creating visuals, retouching photos, editing video, and motion design. A practice carried over from my graphic design work.

Side projects & open source

Vulnerability research on Bug Bounty and VDP programmes, credential leak detection tooling, and open-source modules published on npm.

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Playgrounds where I learn by breaking things, fixing them, and starting over.

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© 2026 Adam Diop

Adam Diop

Backend Developer

Lyon, France | +33 7 85 65 75 13 | adam@diop.work

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Summary

Computer Science student in Lyon, France, seeking a backend internship from 3 May to end of July 2027 (extendable to end of August). I have been immersed in computing since childhood: my first Minecraft plugins in Java back in secondary school, eight years of practice since, and the intent to make it my career. I design and ship backend APIs and services, from data modelling through to the infrastructure that runs them — today in Node.js/TypeScript on PostgreSQL, and comfortable picking up another stack.

Technical skills

  • Languages: TypeScript, JavaScript, C, Java, Python, PHP, Go, Rust
  • Backend & APIs: Node.js, Next.js, Express, REST API, JWT / OAuth, WebSockets
  • Databases: PostgreSQL, MySQL / MariaDB, SQL, Sequelize, Migrations
  • DevOps & Infrastructure: Docker, GitHub Actions, PM2, Linux, Bash, Proxmox, Grafana, Git
  • Networking: BGP, RPKI, TCP/IP, VLAN, DNS, SPF / DKIM / DMARC, WireGuard, Nginx, Cloudflare
  • Security: Bug Bounty / VDP, CVE monitoring, Credential leaks, Hardening & patching

Professional experience

  1. Founder & Developer

    UHQ Services LLC | Mar 2024 - Present

    • Company set up to build and monetise my own software projects alongside my studies
    • REST APIs and backend services, from requirements analysis to production release
    • Architecture: data model, separation of responsibilities, API contracts

  2. DevOps

    Cursa | Feb 2024 - Jun 2024

    • Administered a Proxmox VE infrastructure: private cloud, virtual machines, BGP routing
    • Security monitoring and patching on exposed services

  3. Technical Consultant

    Discord | Nov 2022 - May 2024

    • Confidential programme on a product with over 200 million monthly active users
    • Feature analysis and structured findings reported to the product teams

Projects

  • Bug bounty & VDP — Most notable: RCE on a U.S. federal government site (United States Tax Court). Vulnerability research on Bug Bounty and VDP, CVE analysis and leak detection tooling (Node.js).
  • UploadIntegration — Node.js/Express file sharing: multi-user accounts, remote SFTP/FTP uploads, ShareX integration.

Education

  1. Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science

    Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1 | 2023 - Present

    Algorithms, data structures, C, databases, networking, and operating systems.

  2. General Baccalaureate

    Cité Scolaire Internationale de Lyon | 2020 - 2023

Certifications

  1. CCNA

    Cisco | 2026 - Present

Spoken languages

French (Native), English (Fluent), Spanish (Intermediate)

Interests

Homelab and self-hosting, graphic design, photography, motion design.

Student jobs

  1. Trainer

    McDonald's | Feb 2025 - Present