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Sami Bentaleb n., the person you work with

I’m Sami. I write the code, and I answer for it.

I build data-heavy web products for people who know their field. You work with me directly, from the first scope to the last deploy.

Works from
Annaba, Algeria
Hours
UTC+1, all year
Replies
Within one business day
Sami Bentaleb, in clear-framed glasses, on a terrace in Annaba.
Plate I. Sami Bentaleb, Annaba, 2026, and a letter from the author.

From the authorOctober 2026

From the author

I studied computer science at Badji Mokhtar University, here in Annaba, and I’ve spent five years building interfaces and the systems behind them, most recently pharmacy and maritime tools.

You work with me directly. When a Build needs a Specialist, I bring them in, and I answer for their work as I do for mine.

I work from Annaba, Algeria.

Sami BentalebIndependent software engineer

Recent work n., three fields, three builds

The three systems I’ve built most recently, each written up in full under Work.

1. Hadrel
maritime voyage risk
Voyage exposure for a ship’s security officer, before the ship sails: the miles and hours a route spends inside each risk zone, by route and departure time.
2. Ledgerdock
3PL billing
Billing for small third-party warehouses: every pick, pack and pallet-week priced against each brand’s rate card and invoiced without a spreadsheet.
3. SigBase
prescription directions
Turns the free-text instructions on a prescription into structured fields that pharmacists review and approve.
See the work

Annaba n., where I work

Algeria stays on UTC+1 all year. When Europe and New York change their clocks, the overlap shifts by an hour.

Annaba
Where I work. UTC+1, with no daylight saving.
Overlap
The full European working day, and US Eastern mornings until about 1pm.
AnnabaUTC+19am–7pmParis, BerlinUTC+19am–6pmNew YorkUTC−59am–6pm0006121824hours, UTC, in winter timeAnnaba · 9am–7pmParis, Berlin · 9am–6pmNew York · 9am–6pm0006121824hours, UTC, in winter time
Plate II. My working day against the cities my clients work in, drawn on one clock. It covers the European day; the hatched span is where it overlaps New York’s, roughly 9am to 1pm Eastern. In summer Europe moves an hour earlier and Annaba doesn’t.

Questions n. pl., asked about me before the first call

Where are you, and when can I reach you?
I work from Annaba, Algeria. UTC+1, all year. My working day overlaps the full European day and US Eastern mornings. I reply within one business day.
Will I work with you or with a team?
With me, directly, from the first scope to the last deploy. If a Build needs a Specialist, I bring them in and answer for their work.
What do you build, and what don’t you?
Data-heavy web products: internal tools, dashboards and client platforms. Not native mobile apps, WordPress or Shopify themes, e-commerce stores, small standalone sites or design-only work.

Contact n., the last entry

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Or write to sami@samibentaleb.com