Hi salaam! :) I grew up in suburbs near Seattle and Dallas, college in Austin, and NYC til Covid. I'm currently working from home in Dallas as a software engineer for Amazon Web Services. I chose this field because I love how coding can empower people to build out their ideas, and the product I work on further simplifies this application development process. I'm not particularly looking for a career change, but should I find compatibility with someone who lives in a different area, I'd be open to exploring career opportunities at that location.

My family is quite important to me. Even when I lived on my own in NYC, I'd make trips back to Dallas to visit them around once a month.

During my free time I enjoy (1) spending time with loved ones, (2) biking, and (3)I want to say cooking new things + learning guitar but the ratio of me watching videos vs. actually doing those things is like 80:20 haha

I've done a lot of traveling across the United States through road trips with my family. In the future, I definitely want to plan for international trips Insha Allah. The places at the top of my list right now are Turkey and Spain.

The pandemic has really kind of shifted my levels of community interaction. Prior, I was usually quite involved in the masjid / community in whatever city I was living in. During college, I learned Tajweed from the scholar who was the imam of our university masjid, and post-college, I'd meet up with a few students 1-1 at the Islamic Center to teach them Tajweed. During the first year of the pandemic, I kept up with these students virtually, but eventually they continued seeking knowledge from local sources. Now, I volunteer as a mentor with an organization that assists young people in Palestine find coding jobs. In the future, I do hope to renew some level of local community involvement Insha Allah.

Regarding what I'm looking for in a future spouse, most importantly, someone of good character who is kind. In terms of religiosity, I don’t think we have to be exactly the same, but similar morals / values. Overall, hoping for someone I can connect with and feel comfortable around, so down to have a conversation and see where it goes :)