Software engineer · AI & automationDammam, Saudi Arabia

I turn complex
workflows into
working systems.

I’m Mahdi. I connect business needs with hands-on engineering—building applications, automating workflows, and making software work in the real world.

Portrait of Mahdi AlKhalaf wearing formal Saudi attire.
From operational detail to production software.
01 / SELECTED WORK

Built around
real work.

Different environments. One consistent thread: understanding the problem and staying involved through implementation.

PLATFORM ENGINEERING

A foundation for shipping software.

I built and operate a reusable application platform, from infrastructure and identity to software delivery and observability. Separate application and management environments make deployment and day-to-day operations more deliberate.

Founder engineering · Super Context

From source code to a maintained service.

  • Kubernetes
  • OpenTofu
  • Argo CD
  • CI/CD
  • Grafana
BUSINESS AUTOMATION

Less manual work in logistics.

At DHL Express, I took on software and data responsibilities alongside my operational role. I built reporting and data-extraction automation, a shipment classifier, and tools for matching inconsistent account data.

Prior employment · DHL Express

Practical tools built around the people doing the work.

  • Kotlin
  • Excel VBA
  • Data workflows
FULL STACK DEVELOPMENT

The application and everything around it.

I designed and built a training-management platform across backend services, frontend workflows, identity, data, and deployment. Owning the whole system connected application decisions to the realities of running it.

Independent development · 2022–2023

End-to-end implementation, across the stack.

  • Kotlin / Quarkus
  • React / TypeScript
  • MongoDB
  • Nomad
02 / ABOUT ME

Engineering depth.
Business context.

Dammam, Saudi ArabiaArabic & EnglishB.S. Electrical Engineering · KFUPM

My work sits between the people who need a better way to operate and the technology that can make it happen.

My path has taken me through engineering, logistics, enterprise applications, banking operations, and independent software development. That range shapes the questions I ask before I write code—and the details I pay attention to after deployment.

Today, I’m the founder of Super Context, where I work on practical AI and business systems. I use AI coding agents in a supervised engineering process, with human responsibility for architecture, testing, and production decisions.

I value clear requirements, maintainable systems, and the ability to explain technical decisions to the people they affect.

More about Super Context
03 / EXPERIENCE

A perspective built
across industries.

Full experience in my CV
2025–PRESENT

Super Context / Independent practice

Founder & hands-on engineer

Application development, business automation, and platform delivery.

2024–2025

Naizak

Data & digital transformation

Zoho CRM implementation, internal user training, and business systems.

2023–2024

Esnad AlRiyad · Riyad Bank assignment

Production support

Business-critical banking systems, overnight processing, and incident investigation.

2021–2022

Wipro

SAP application development

Enterprise application changes with SAPUI5 and ABAP.

2017–2021

DHL Express

Operations & automation

Logistics operations, reporting tools, and self-initiated software development.

Also: independent full stack development, Android development, volunteer Java instruction, and engineering quality control. See the CV for the complete timeline.

04 / GET IN TOUCH

Have something
worth building?

If you’re working on a meaningful problem in AI, software, or business systems, I’d be glad to connect.