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About

About Me

I am a software and AI engineer and Electrical & Computer Engineering graduate with 4+ years building scalable backend systems, LLM-powered features, and full-stack products.

I focus on clear architecture, production-ready code, and software that teams can maintain and grow, whether I am shipping APIs, integrating AI, or leading engineers.

Education

Education & Training

Where I built my foundations in engineering, algorithms, and problem-solving.

Addis Ababa University

B.Sc. in Electrical & Computer Engineering

Sep 2019 – Jul 2026 (expected)

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

  • Addis Ababa University is ranked 1st in Ethiopia and 6th in Africa.
  • Relevant coursework: OOP, Digital Logic Design, Databases, Computational Methods, Applied Mathematics.

Africa to Silicon Valley (A2SV)

Competitive Software Engineering Program

Dec 2021 – Oct 2022

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

  • Selected for an elite program upskilling high-potential African engineers.
  • A2SV has placed 60+ students at Google, Bloomberg, Databricks, Amazon, and LinkedIn.
  • Promoted to Head of Education.

Highlights

A few things I'm proud of

Milestones across engineering, leadership, education, and competition.

Addis Ababa University ranked 1st in Ethiopia

Addis Ababa University is ranked 1st in Ethiopia and 6th in Africa, where I studied Electrical & Computer Engineering.

50+ US companies served

Building FinanceIQ, an AI financial analytics platform used by 50+ companies across the United States.

Head of Education at A2SV

Promoted to lead education at Africa to Silicon Valley, teaching Data Structures, Algorithms, and competitive programming.

Mentored engineers into top tech

Guided students into internships and roles at companies including Bloomberg, Goldman Sachs, Google, and Amazon.

Led teams of 10+ developers

Lead Software Engineer directing backend teams across AI marketplaces and production platforms.

1st place in algorithms competition

Led a 10-developer team to first place in a competition judged by Prof. Jelani Nelson and Ricardo Baeza-Yates.

Beyond Code

Beyond Code

I bring energy and curiosity from outside the keyboard into everything I build.

Competitive Programming

700+ problems solved on LeetCode. Algorithms keep me sharp.

Long-Distance Running

I run 12+ kilometers every weekend.

Hiking

Trading screens for trails and elevation.

Machine Learning & AI

Deep learning, computer vision, and applied research.

Research & Statistics

Data science, modeling, and the math behind the models.

Anime & Music

Stories and sound that fuel creativity.

Ready to build something useful?

Let's talk about your product, your team, and how I can help you ship reliable software.