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% Define variables
%% Job related
\newcommand{\companyName}{Devopie Inc.}
\newcommand{\hiringManager}{Hiring Team}
\newcommand{\companyAddress}{Hamilton, ON}
\newcommand{\position}{Backend Developer}

%% Personal
\newcommand{\name}{Murtadha Nisyif}
\newcommand{\address}{Kitchener, Ontario, Canada}
\newcommand{\email}{\href{mailto:mnisyif@gmail.com}{mnisyif@gmail.com}}
\newcommand{\phone}{+1 (519) 502-8463}
\newcommand{\links}{\href{https://m.nisyif.com}{Website} | \href{https://www.linkedin.com/in/mnisyif}{LinkedIn} | \href{https://www.github.com/mnisyif}{GitHub}}

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\noindent \hiringManager \\
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\noindent Dear \hiringManager, \\
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I am writing to express my interest in the \position{} role at \companyName. 
I am a recent graduate in Computer Engineering with a background in backend development, cloud deployment, and machine learning systems. 
I have built and deployed full-stack applications and production-level services using Python, Docker, Flask, and CI/CD pipelines, and have experience working in both academic and team-based engineering environments. 
I’m eager to contribute my skills and energy to a team committed to technical excellence and innovation.

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\noindent My experience in software engineering at the University of Guelph has honed my skills in writing high-performance, scalable code in C and Python. I have worked on real-time systems for robotics applications and deployed machine learning models on hardware-accelerated SoCs (Xilinx Kria). These projects strengthened my understanding of system reliability, latency sensitivity, and performance tuning.

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At the Robotics Institute, I developed and deployed a backend system with Node.js and PostgresDB for an accessibility-focused application. Hosted on AWS EC2, the system featured a web frontend that enabled real-time user activity monitoring and analytics. I maintained the entire stack, ensuring dependency updates, feedback integration, and security hardening. This hands-on work gave me direct experience with cloud infrastructure, devops tools, and end-to-end application management.

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In addition, I manage a personal homelab where I design, test, and monitor containerized services using Docker and Jenkins CI/CD pipelines. This setup has allowed me to explore concepts like automated testing, rollback strategies, and deployment resilience knowledge I continuously apply to side projects like ML inference APIs, Flask applications, and object storage management.


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\noindent I am confident that my hands-on experience, collaborative mindset, and drive for technical excellence make me a strong fit for the \position{} role at \companyName. I am available for an interview at your convenience and would appreciate the opportunity to further discuss how I can contribute to your team. Please feel free to reach out to me at \email{} or by phone at \phone. Thank you for your time and consideration.

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\noindent Sincerely, \\
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