Who I Am

Hi, I am Touhami Mahdi. I am a software developer and tech lead with more than 10 years of professional experience. I currently work as a Tech Lead on Salesforce Commerce Cloud (SFCC), an enterprise e-commerce platform used by large retailers.

I started coding around 2008. My first contact with programming was earlier, in 2006, when I was experimenting with Visual Basic 6 on Windows XP at age 14.

What I Build

I build production software with a practical focus on reliability, maintainability, and automation.

  • E-commerce architecture and SFCC implementations
  • CI/CD pipelines on GitHub Actions and GitLab CI
  • Containerized workloads with Docker and Podman
  • Reproducible environments with Infrastructure as Code

Areas of Expertise

Linux, DevSecOps, and code quality

I care a lot about DevSecOps and software quality. I use CI/CD, container workflows, and infrastructure automation to keep delivery predictable. I also treat security scanning as part of normal development work, not something to bolt on later. Good review practices and clean branching strategies matter to me because they keep teams moving without turning the codebase into a mess.

Privacy and freedom

I care about privacy and digital freedom, so I avoid centralized services when I can. I prefer self-hosted or federated tools. I use Nextcloud for files, Matrix for messaging, and Mastodon for social networking.

Open Source

I am a Free and Open Source Software enthusiast.

My personal machines run GNU/Linux, currently Fedora Workstation on full GUI for virtually everything. I previously used Parabola GNU/Linux-libre, an FSF-endorsed distribution, in terminal and TUI for almost everything.

Writing Topics

On this site I write about:

  • Linux and self-hosting
  • DevOps and automation
  • SFCC and software engineering
  • Privacy, federation, and open systems
  • Sometimes fitness and personal experiments

Contact

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