Talks

Talks, podcasts, and workshops I’ve done over the years.

• Oct 2025 talk
  The Silent Orchestra: The Hidden Choreography of Distributed Databases

  A look inside distributed database and how they do reads, writes, and background work that keep large-scale systems reliable. HBase as a case study.

  Xpand Conf (Amman, Jordan) · slides →
• Dec 2023 podcast
  Episode 31: Distributed Systems at Shopify

  A podcast conversation with Bassem about distributed systems at Shopify, testing strategies, architecture, leadership, and engineering teams.

  @glitch.stream (Online) · watch →
• Jan 2020 talk
  What do we talk about when we talk about Big Data?

  A practical tour of the modern data stack: ingestion, storage, processing, serving, and the tradeoffs behind each layer.

  KI labs (Munich, Germany) · slides →
• May 2019 talk
  How to Become a Kickass Team Lead 101

  Lessons from leading engineering teams: communication, ownership, feedback, planning, and the habits that make team leads effective.

  PyCon X (Florence, Italy) · watch → · slides →
• Dec 2019 training
  Intro to Python for Non-Programmers

  A full-day beginner workshop introducing Python and programming fundamentals for people with no prior coding experience (Sales, Marketing, HR). Delivered 1x/quarter for 3 years.

  TrustYou HQ (Munich, Germany), 2017–2019 · slides →