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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

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

  • Addis Ababa University is ranked 1st in Ethiopia and 6th in Africa.
  • Relevant coursework: Object-Oriented Programming (Java), Data Structures and Algorithms (Python), Digital Logic Design, Databases, Computer Architecture and Organization.
  • Undergraduate thesis: Built an AI-based smart real-time transformer monitoring system using IoT sensors, ESP32, GSM/GPRS, Node.js, Firebase, MongoDB, and React for real-time monitoring and predictive maintenance.

Africa to Silicon Valley (A2SV)

Software Engineering

Dec 2021 – Aug 2022

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

  • Selected for an elite software engineering program that upskills high-potential African students.
  • A2SV has placed 100+ students at companies such as Google, Bloomberg, Databricks, and Amazon.
  • Worked on ATRONS, awarded first place in the A2SV education end-of-project competition judged by Prof. Jelani Nelson and Ricardo Baeza-Yates.
  • Promoted first to Remote Head of Education, then to Head of Education for Class G44 at A2SV.
  • Solved 700+ DSA problems on LeetCode and delivered DSA training as G44 Head of Education.

Career

Experience

I have shipped production software across AI platforms, financial analytics, marketplaces, and education as an engineer, a lead, and a teacher.

Software & AI Engineer

  • Building AI features with LLMs, embeddings, and semantic search
  • Designing scalable backend APIs and microservices
  • Developing dashboards, reporting, and forecasting features
  • Creating database schemas and data workflows
  • Integrating third-party and financial-data services
  • Implementing authentication and role-based access
  • Deploying applications to AWS, GCP, and Vercel
  • Leading engineering teams and technical decisions
  • Teaching Data Structures, Algorithms, and competitive programming
  • Debugging production issues and mentoring developers

SuitSolutionsGroup (SSG)

Software & AI Engineer

Oct 2024 – Present

Remote · Full-time

  • Built FinanceIQ (tryfinanceiq.com), a NetSuite-native Financial Planning & Analysis SaaS platform for dashboards, reporting, forecasting, variance analysis, and AI-assisted financial analysis.
  • Built with Next.js, TypeScript, NetSuite, Supabase/PostgreSQL, and Stripe.
  • Developed Finley, an AI CFO assistant using LangGraph, Google Gemini, and RAG-based cross-session memory to deliver context-aware financial insights grounded in live NetSuite data.
  • Built a dual MCP integration layer with OAuth 2.1, PKCE, rotating refresh tokens, personal access tokens, and Claude-compatible FinanceIQ tools.
  • Improved Lighthouse performance from ~28% to 82%+ and reduced dashboard load time from 8+ seconds to 2–3 seconds.
  • Reduced unnecessary API traffic by approximately 50–70% through caching, request deduplication, lazy loading, and standardized polling.
  • Designed modular integration services that isolated NetSuite, billing, AI, and application workflows to improve reliability and independent maintainability.

Africa to Silicon Valley

Aug 2022 – Oct 2024

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia · Full-time

Software Engineer

Oct 2023 – Oct 2024

  • Contributed to EasyListing, a mobile marketplace platform that later evolved into Bazar.
  • Project Lead for Bazar, a full-stack AI-powered marketplace for vehicle, property, and service listings.
  • Led a 10+ person team and defined backend architecture, API contracts, and database flows.
  • Built RESTful backend services for listings, search, seller workflows, analytics, and marketplace operations using Node.js and MongoDB.
  • Used OpenAI APIs, embeddings, and a vector database to build a RAG-powered AI listing assistant.
  • Improved accessibility through semantic HTML and keyboard-friendly interactions.
  • Supported CI/CD workflows, testing, and release-ready mobile development.

Head of Education

Aug 2022 – Oct 2023

  • Delivered DSA and competitive programming training in Python.
  • Promoted first to Remote Head of Education, then to Head of Education for Class G44 at A2SV.
  • Designed coding exercises, contests, and interview-preparation materials.
  • Coordinated project delivery, code reviews, and student progress tracking.

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