Khalil Bellakrid
About Khalil Bellakrid
Khalil Bellakrid is a Full Stack Engineer at Waldo in Brooklyn, New York, where he has worked since 2020. He has a strong background in backend development and has held various engineering roles in France and Sweden, contributing to significant projects and collaborations.
Work at Waldo
Khalil Bellakrid has been employed at Waldo as a Full Stack Engineer since 2020. He is based in Brooklyn, New York, and has contributed significantly to the company's core engineering team as the fourth engineer. His primary focus has been on backend development, where he is a main contributor to the API service, which serves as the core backend service of Waldo. Additionally, he has played a key role in designing and developing backend services that improve the usability, scalability, and maintainability of automated mobile testing. Khalil has also collaborated with the sales team to integrate Stripe and Salesforce and to develop the pricing model.
Previous Experience
Before joining Waldo, Khalil Bellakrid held several positions in the tech industry. He worked at Ledger as a Lead Software Engineer from 2018 to 2020 and briefly as a Senior Software Engineer in 2018. His experience also includes a role as an R&D Development Engineer at Dassault Systèmes from 2014 to 2017, and he served as a Developer at the same company for six months in 2014. Earlier in his career, he gained experience as a Research Intern at KTH in 2013.
Education and Expertise
Khalil Bellakrid holds a Master's degree in Mathematics and Mathematical Methods in Economics and Finance from the University of Paris I: Panthéon-Sorbonne, which he completed from 2013 to 2014. He also earned a Master of Science (MSc) in Optimization, Operational Research, and Optimal Control from ENSTA Paris, studying from 2011 to 2014. His foundational education includes Classes Préparatoires aux Grandes écoles in Mathématiques-Physique from Lycée Faidherbe and Lycée Descartes, where he studied from 2008 to 2011.
Contributions to Team Development
At Waldo, Khalil Bellakrid has been actively involved in the development of the engineering team. He worked with the HR team to create the hiring process for engineering teams from scratch and assisted in the interview process. This involvement highlights his contributions to talent acquisition and team building within the organization. Additionally, he handled the SOC2 certification process, demonstrating his understanding of security compliance and standards.