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03 / Experience

The work along the way.

From building web interfaces and backend services to leading technical decisions across products. Here’s a closer look at my experience.

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Sabi LLCLead Software Engineer · Part-timeSep 2021 to PresentDetails

Addis Ababa

Technical direction and hands-on delivery across products, from application architecture to cloud infrastructure.

  • Lead system design and architectural decisions across backend, frontend, and cloud systems.
  • Evolve a modular monolith toward service-oriented and event-driven architectures as products and teams grow.
  • Define API contracts, data models, and communication patterns between services.
  • Set deployment, scaling, and security standards, and mentor engineers through code reviews and shared practices.
System designCloud architectureTechnical leadership
Kemer HabeshaLead Full Stack Developer · RemoteJan 2022 to Aug 2026Details

California · Remote

Led full stack development with a focus on backend services, secure APIs, and serverless architecture.

  • Designed backend services and APIs around scalability, maintainability, and secure access to data.
  • Implemented serverless architecture for core workloads and established REST API standards and service boundaries.
  • Built authentication and authorization mechanisms, alongside CI/CD pipelines and deployment workflows.
  • Collaborated with product and design teams to deliver responsive interfaces.
Full stack developmentServerlessAPI security
iPickBackend DeveloperJul 2021 to Dec 2022Details

Addis Ababa

Developed backend services with PHP and Python (FastAPI and Django), alongside React frontend features for a ride-hailing platform used by riders, drivers, and administrators.

  • Developed features across rider, driver, and admin systems and maintained their REST APIs.
  • Built Python backend services using FastAPI and Django, and developed frontend features with React.
  • Designed and optimized PostgreSQL and MySQL queries for rides, users, and transactions.
  • Diagnosed production issues and improved critical endpoints through query optimization and refactoring.
PythonFastAPIDjangoReactPostgreSQLPHPMySQLREST APIs
Tigu TechWeb DeveloperAug 2019 to Sep 2021Details

Addis Ababa

Built web applications and backend services, working with teams to translate business requirements into software.

  • Developed React and Redux single-page applications and responsive interfaces.
  • Designed and implemented a microservices-based backend architecture.
  • Introduced CI/CD pipelines to automate testing and deployments.
ReactReduxMicroservices

Education

BSc in Software EngineeringAddis Ababa Science & Technology University

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