Digital Library Leader Software Engineer
YazeedKloub.
Building the systems between
knowledge and intelligence.
Leading digital library services while staying close to the systems, data and integrations that make them work.
15+ years 7 branches 11 locations
Engineering
Transformation
Service scale behind the work.
Two disciplines. One career.
Strategy informed by code.
Engineering shaped by purpose.
Digital libraries
& transformation
I lead services, platforms, teams and partners across a complex public-library environment. Seven branches, eleven locations, one public-service environment.
Trace the leadership thread ↗Software, systems
& AI
I still design, develop, integrate, test and maintain the systems beneath the service. APIs, data, infrastructure and AI kept close to the service.
See the engineering profile ↗Career evolution
From systems
to service leadership.
Technical foundations
Computer maintenance, networks, instruction and .NET training.
Software engineering
Real-time monitoring, systems analysis and application development.
Enterprise integration
Library platforms, APIs, identity, payments and production delivery at Naseej.
Library systems
Senior developer in DCT IT; data products, fairs and the Medad transformation.
Digital libraries
Moved into the library organization to shape services from inside the domain.
Leadership + AI
Heads Digital Library Services while remaining a hands-on systems builder.
The scale behind the service
Not abstract
transformation.
Operational scale.
A public-service ecosystem of people, collections, platforms and integrations—led with both strategic ownership and technical fluency.
ECOSYSTEM
Flagship transformation / 2022—23
400,000 records.
1.15 million items.
One decisive move.
As Project Lead, Yazeed directed the migration from SirsiDynix Symphony to Medad—from requirements and data migration through integrations, testing, readiness and post-launch governance.
Explore selected work ↗Scope, dependencies, and readiness criteria.
Built, not just managed
When a platform stops,
engineering continues.
Items Update
Instance Update
Global Record Update
Records Extractor
Collection Move Job
Inventory Tools
Discovery & Weeding
Label Printing
Medad Wrapper API
Nine purpose-built tools and add-ons extend Medad across record maintenance, collection operations, labels, inventory, analytics and continuity. The Wrapper API preserves required Symphony-compatible behavior for dependent platforms after migration.
Digital experience / Maktaba
Commercial platform.
Custom experience.
Extending EBSCO Stacks / Maktaba beyond standard configuration through interface engineering, service forms, discovery, identity and access integrations.
Data / Power BI
From library data
to operational clarity.
Developed DCT’s first Power BI dashboard in 2019, followed by full solutions for library data, Abu Dhabi Book Fair and Kalema.
10+ analytics solutions—22
Book fair technology leadership
Technology that performs
when the doors open.
Overall IT lead across eight Abu Dhabi, Al Ain and Al Dhafra book fairs—coordinating readiness, support teams, digital vendors, POS, mesh networking, ticketing, scanners and live operations.
Engineering DNA
Breadth earned
over time.
Application engineering
C# / .NET · Python · JavaScript / TypeScript · React · Next.js · Swift
Data & intelligence
SQL · Database Administration · Power BI · Model evaluation · Vision-language models
Architecture & integration
APIs · Compatibility layers · SSO · Authentication · Enterprise integration
Infrastructure
Linux · Proxmox · Microsoft Azure · IIS · Apache · Tomcat
Extended practice
Flutter · VB.NET · ASP.NET · PHP · Perl · Crystal Reports · SCADA
Independent AI engineering & research
Curiosity,
made rigorous.
Self-directed work in local LLM deployment, model benchmarking, comparative evaluation, tuning experiments, vision-language models and AI application architecture—kept explicitly separate from the official DCT AI Champion nomination in April 2026.
The through-line