I am a Nerdy individual who also happens to be relatively religious.

I work as a Cloud Automation Engineer (and Developer) for a Cloud Services company in Midtown Manhattan.

Personality wise you can say I am an introvert and don't talk as much, that is until you bring up a topic/subject/context where I have lots of interest and/or passion in; it's hard to get me to shut up those times. 
INTP

I am into learning and understanding things for the sake of learning and understanding things. Aside from that, I am rather fond of gaming, Casual Table Top gaming(especially D&D and Warhammer 40k), cosplay (very very very rarely, but if I had more time and money (and did not dislike bringing attention to myself), I might occasionally do it), and reading/listening to non-fiction. I like consuming fiction, Especially GREAT Fiction works, and also Anime, manga, novels, and literature in general, but have unfortunately less and less time to do so recently.

I can often be found, looking up something I am curious about, researching something random,  experimenting with some wacky code/project/idea/algorithm/data, or making puns and writing song parodies.

I like thinking about complicated systems, what makes them work, and what processes will actually cause change disruption. Basically, I like wonky content and prefer making my opinions by at least having some grasp of the technical details, rather than ideology, emotion or tradition.

Oldest son of 4, who currently lives with his family, but saving up to move to NYC, where I commute 2 hours each way to work, so that I can have more FLEXIBLE time to do more things, such as workshops, hackathons, research groups, go to the gym more, and spend more quality time with people I care about.

Politically moderate, and very sciency/logic-heavy in approach that some might assume I am not that religious, which is false. I am religious enough that I feel strong guilt for not being more religious and not doing more pious acts. I know my stuff, even on the whys and the deeper contexts and chain of hadiths and specific ayats sometimes. I prefer focusing on Shariah than any specific fiqh as part of my understanding. And yes, I will bring science, logic, bias-checks, evidence in the interpretation of those things too; I seriously feel people skimp out on this particular factor way too much, it's what made muslims so amazing in our Golden Age.

What I care most for in my potential partner:

Must Have/Be:
-Be nerdy/geeky or at least be the type to enjoy the related activities/discussions/etc based on relevant interest.
-Someone who does not see my nerdy/geeky side as a negative, and might potentially seek to suppress it simply due to discomfort rather than proper reasons.
-Someone who can and will work in NYC/surrounding, while pursuing a career or research.
-Can enjoy puns and even partake in them, if not now, then later on
-Can enjoy sarcasm and satire, and potentially even partake in it
-Enjoys cuisine from more than one country/culture and likes to try new things, maybe even ACQUIRE new tastes.

Nice to have/be, but obviously not necessary: 
-Likes critical thinking and or getting into the nitty-gritty details of policy/science/systems/biases etc.
-Pun master
-Likes Warhammer 40k/Tabletop gaming RPG/ Dungeons & Dragons
-Likes Anime/Manga/Videogames
-Is from a Math/Stats or related background
-Healthcare/Economic/labor/tech/domestic policy wonk
-Has uncommon life experience or perspective due to rare experience or job: For Example, someone who's worked for the military

Dealbreakers:
- Being anti-science/medicine ...for example; I think vaccines are important... everybody should get them ... I will have a hard time getting along with a person who's into that nonsense where science is damn solid on one side, but the opinion of the person is against it
- Person thinks whatever race they are, makes them more superior or trustworthy etc
- Person who doesn't like hugs and or is a stiff person
- Person who does not like complicated stuff
- Person who does not think mental diseases are a thing, or that they matter little, and therefore don't care to take steps to prevent them or reduce the pain.
-Someone who wants to cut off all or most contact and/or isolate themselves from my family (family is important)


Honest Admission: 
I do NOT have a Bachelor's Degree, I just jumped straight into the industry, and work as full blown Engineer. As you can tell from my interests/hobbies/passions that I am not a luddite/uncultured/unrefined/uneducated person. Many people familiar with my industry will know that, while not common, its not exactly rare to see people jump straight into the industry and get hired for their objectively discernible skillset and experience rather than a piece of paper. This is especially true for the corners of the industry that operate at the cutting-edge or near cutting-edge. I have a decent job, and a great set of strong career pathways, due to it being Cloud, and my auxiliary interests and skills in software, machine-learning, and data science. 

If you are worried about the practical reasons that I might be uneducated/luddite and/or a person who doesn't have great job/career prospects based on my lack of degree, hopefully my statement above alleviates those real and practical reasons. 

On a side note, I don't intend to go back to get my bachelor's, and rather just fill my code repositories and personal projects with relevant material and jump to Master's straight, and eventually do a PhD. There are a number of university that offer that as an upfront or silent option (especially for stuff related to Cloud, data science, and Machine learning), especially since more than half the time the stuff taught in the Bachelors (even in the Masters sometimes) side tends to be lagging at least 5 years behind the industry. None of it is actually material that I can't and haven't learned in less than month in way less time, with way less resources, and with more depth than an entire semester or 2 in the classes.... So there's that.