🎀 About

Hi, I'm Zainab. ✨💻🍓

I'm a Computer Science student, open-source contributor, and aspiring software engineer with a strong interest in backend engineering, distributed systems, and scalable software architecture. ☁️🩷

This blog is where I document my learning journey through system design, software engineering, databases, networking, and the principles behind building reliable systems at scale. 🏗️⚡📖

I started this journal because I believe the best way to learn is to study deeply, build consistently, and share knowledge publicly. 🌷💡 Writing helps me organize my thoughts, challenge my assumptions, and develop a stronger understanding of complex engineering concepts.

💌 What you'll find here

🎀 System Design Fundamentals 🖥️ Distributed Systems ⚙️ Backend Engineering 🗄️ Database Design 📈 Scalability & Reliability 🔌 API Design ⚡ Caching & Performance Optimization 🏛️ Software Architecture ♟️ Engineering Tradeoffs

Outside of academics, I actively contribute to open-source projects, solve data structures and algorithms problems, and build software products that help developers and businesses solve real-world problems. 🌸👩🏻‍💻✨

My long-term goal is to become an engineer capable of designing and building large-scale systems that are reliable, efficient, and impactful. 🚀☁️💗

This blog serves as a public record of that journey — from student engineer to builder. 🎓➡️💻➡️🌎

Thank you for visiting. I hope these notes help you learn something useful, think more deeply, or discover a new perspective on the systems we use every day. 🍓🎀✨

"Build. Ship. Learn. Repeat." 💌

🎀 Connect

🌷 GitHub: https://github.com/ZainabTravadi

🩷 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/zainab-travadi-119a83373/

✨ LeetCode: https://leetcode.com/u/_zn_/

Feel free to follow along as I continue exploring software engineering, backend systems, and system design. ☁️💻🍓

xoxo, Zainab 🎀