Professional Summary
Passionate Software Engineer with 6+ years specializing in distributed Laravel, React, and cloud systems. Proven track record optimizing latency and architecting scalable backend APIs.
Research Interests
Digital financial inclusion, distributed software architectures, agile transformation.
Work History
| Senior Full-Stack Engineer, FinTech Solutions |
Jan 2021 – Present |
Addis Ababa
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Built high-throughput payment gateways processing 100K+ daily transactions. Decreased server memory footprint by 45% through optimized Redis caching. |
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Automated operational and testing workflows, improving deployment stability by 40%. |
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Mentored junior engineers and led internal knowledge-sharing workshops. |
| Associate Specialist, Kifiya Financial Technology |
Jun 2018 – Dec 2020 |
Addis Ababa
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Collaborated with product teams to design and implement features for 50K+ daily transactions. |
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Raised unit test coverage from 40% to 85% across critical business paths. |
Projects
| CVPlus – AI-Powered CV Platform |
Engineered high-converting resume builder and Chapa payment integration serving thousands of active applicants across Ethiopia.
Research Experience
| Decentralized Micro-Finance Platforms |
2019 – 2021 |
Addis Ababa University, Technology Institute · Research Fellow
Conducted field assessments on micro-lending adoption rates across urban and rural business hubs.
Teaching Experience
| Information Systems & Project Delivery |
2022 – 2023 |
Addis Ababa University · Guest Lecturer
Delivered practical coursework on modern software lifecycle methodologies.
Volunteer Experience
Coaching university graduates on digital skills and career readiness.
Publications
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E. Seid, D. Bekele. "Accelerating Digital Transformation in Developing Economies." East African Journal of Technology, 2023.
Languages
| Amharic |
Native / Bilingual |
| Afaan Oromo |
Professional Working |
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Certifications
Certified Scrum Master (CSM)
Scrum Alliance · 2023
AWS Certified Solutions Architect
Amazon Web Services · 2022
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Honours & Awards
Excellence in Innovation Award · Ministry of Innovation & Technology (2023)
Dean's Honor Roll · Addis Ababa University (2018)
Education
| Bachelor's Degree (BSc): Computer Science & Engineering |
2014 – 2018 |
Addis Ababa University - Addis Ababa
GPA: 3.8 / 4.0
Graduated with Great Distinction. Focus on scalable systems and data structures.
References
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Ato Dawit Bekele
VP of Engineering, Ethio Telecom dawit.b@example.com +251 91 222 3344 |