WORK EXPERIENCE
Fullstack Web3 Engineer
cheqd Sep 2022 – Present
Led the development and architectural design of a complex web application(https://creds.xyz), implementing scalable and maintainable front-end architectures using React (Next.js), Svelte, and SvelteKit frameworks.
Optimized user interfaces for high performance and responsiveness across various devices and platforms.
Enforced code quality through code reviews, automated testing (including component tests for UI, e2e tests using Playwright, and unit tests), and continuous integration and deployment pipelines using Github actions.
Researched and evaluated emerging frontend technologies like Svelte, recommending and implementing innovative solutions to improve development efficiency and product quality.
Conducted performance optimizations and audits to enhance page load times, reduce network requests, and improve overall application performance.
Created and maintained UI component libraries or design systems to ensure consistency and reusability across projects.
Served as a primary point of contact for front-end-related queries, collaborating with cross-functional teams to find solutions and achieve project goals.
Actively contributed to the company’s engineering culture by sharing knowledge, delivering tech talks during weekly dev-team retrospectives, and organizing internal workshops or training sessions.
Collaborated with cross-functional teams to design, develop, and deploy a web3 verifiable credential reputation app with integrations on various platforms, resulting in a successful launch of the product within the first quarter. (https://creds.xyz)
Built integrations for cheqd in existing Web 3.0 wallet applications such as Keplr (the most common wallet for Cosmos, written in TypeScript) and identity wallet apps(leaf wallet)
Developed and deployed serverless web3 applications as well as data-APIs interacting with CoinGecko for cheqd token(cheq) using Cloudflare workers.
Wrote easy-to-understand, structured documentation for the open-source community with easy-to-use tools such as Gitbook, Swagger, or Postman Collections.
Assessed and played around with external open-source projects in the wider web3 namely Solana, Ethereum, and Polygon. (interesting projects on my GitHub)
Software Engineer
VitraCash June 2021 – July 2022
Developed and designed delightful Mobile UIs & UX across different stages of the app (from MVP to the Vitra Branded Mobile app).
Architected the whole project including- backend code, UI code, and shared code(for all platforms), with careful concern for scalability, modularity, readability, code quality, and security of a Kotlin Multiplatform project-(IOS, Android, and SpringBoot).
Set up CI/CD pipeline from development to production using Github Actions that include tests for code logic and quality, deployment of the mobile apps (IOS/Android), and the backend to Kubernetes Cluster.
Took full ownership of the project, reviewed my peers’ pull request code in-depth, wrote unit and integration tests following TDD best practices across the stack, and set up dependency injections.
Integrated very extensive FinTech APIs like Marqeta, Checkout, and more.
Worked on cutting-edge technology, while contributing to a growing community of KMM, Compose, as well as SpringBoot.
Taken one of the best FinTech apps in Europe from idea to its current multiplatform full-stack implementation.
Software Engineer
LinkByCar April 2021 – September 2021
Developed a B2B platform that enhances the value of connected vehicle data using React.js, Django, and Node.
Facilitated integration of B2B platform into the business model of companies in the connected vehicles sector.
Created a mobile-friendly SaaS platform, by continuously delivering small, high-quality changes to production.
Software Engineering Fellow
Major League Hacking February 2021 – April 2021
As part of MLH Fellows Sprint 2021 (powered by GitHub & Facebook), 123 of us were selected out of 20,000.
Contributed to projects written in JavaScript and Ruby(Jeklly), focusing on React & the React ecosystem with a team of Software Engineers.
Developed gitgraph.js flutter widget package for flutter ecosystem with my teammates.
Developed a multiplayer browser-based game using Phaser3 with my teammates.
Won orientation/onboarding hackathon the first week with a team of fellows.
Mobile and Full Stack Web Developer
Addis Fortune March 2020 – April 2021
Worked on the development of various fully-fledged mobile applications that make the dissemination of various forms of content seamless across devices.
Wrote refined apps that meet and often exceed the needs of online audiences and potential clients interested in crowdsourced C2C services.
Created apps that went viral just after weeks of release that ranked in the top 3 trending apps(in Ethiopia) on Playstore.
Developed a fully-fledged location-aware Android app, VR/AR integrated apps, and streamlined data access by layering GraphQL on top of APIs.
Software Engineer
Anbessa January 2017 – Feb 2020
Taken products from 0 to 1, while leading fellow developers in the team.
Owned and delivered features from end-to-end: design to deployment in production.
Designed and implemented web applications for internal product development.
Optimized performance, improved page load speed, and created slick UX for large-scale consumer-grade web apps.
Worked directly with the headquarters located in San Diego, California using remote development technologies.
Serviced the company’s top clients quickly and dynamically as their needs changed daily.
Improved product speed and quality by revising and refactoring code written by less experienced developers.
Software Engineer Virtual Experience Intern
JPMorgan Chase & Co December 2019
Worked on practical tasks in establishing financial data feeds, frontend web development, and data visualization with an in-house TypeScript framework called Perspective.
Operated with a fully remote team of designers, marketers and product owners at different time zones.
Computer Science Instructor
Addis Ababa City Administration of Ethiopia June 2018 – September 2018
Developed lesson plans, and managed student learning outcomes for the “Hello Addis” project.
Created a younger generation that is well equipped with programming skills by personally instructing high school students - on the fundamentals of programming and data structures in python, web programming fundamentals with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.
Web Developer Intern
Botter/LangBot Inc. June 2017 – September 2017
Done all development remotely in collaboration with team members without the need for an office.
Created progressive web apps with seamless user experience on mobile and desktop platforms by developing, maintaining, and updating web applications.
SKILLS
TypeScript, JavaScript | ES6 +, Rust, Kotlin, Java, Python, PostgreSQL, Bash, HTML, CSS.
Solidity, Ethereum, Polygon, Solana, Rust, Anchor, Cosmos SDK, Smart Contracts, Web3, Ether.js,
Hardhat, Waffle, Foundry, Brownie, Truffle, Chainlink, Defi, DApp, Playwright, Testing Smart Contracts,
RPCs, Coin Gecko, SSI, Veramo, EtherScan, Solana Explorer, BigDipper, MetaMask, Phantom, Kepler, Logto,
Android, Compose, Coroutines, Jetpack Compose, Realm, SQLite, Room, KMM, Spring, Microservices, Flutter,
Firebase, Cloudflare Workers, Svelte, SvelteKit, NodeJS, React.js, React Native, Next.js, GrahpQL, Apollo, Zod,
Heroku, Netlify, Cloudflare Pages, Google Cloud Platform, MongoDB, AWS, Android Studio, VS Code, NoSql, SQL,
Kaffka, RabitMq, Git, Github, Gitlab, GitHub Projects, ZenHub, Codacy, Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD(Jenkins,
Travis), Gradle, Vim.
Languages Spoken Fluent and Idiomatic in English and Amharic.
AWARDS and Achievements
Major League Hacking Fellow(MLH) powered by GitHub & Facebook 123 students were selected out of 20,000
Andela, Facebook Developer Circles Build for SDG Challenge 2020 earned the Top Innovator Award.
Andela, Facebook Developer Circles Build for SDG Challenge 2020 my team project won the challenge out of 320+ projects.
Major League Hacking Fellow(MLH) won the orientation/onboarding hackathon the first week with a team of fellows.
Blue Moon & Startup Ethiopia & ICT Expo Winner in the #IAmSolution Hackathon in June 2019.
JPMorgan Chase & Co Software Engineering Virtual Experience Challenge Certificate of Competition 2019.
Intel Edge AI Challenge 2019 Scholarship Winner.
Bertelsman Tech Scholarship Cloud Track 2019 scholarship winner.Facebook Pytorch Scholarship.
Pan African Virtual and Electronic University Cloud and Virtualization Concepts.
Udacity Secure and Private AI Challenge 2019 Scholarship winner.
Google Africa Developer Scholarship Finalist was chosen and sponsored among the top 1000 learners out of 30K+
Embassy of Israel to Ethiopia & SIT & IceAddis Participation in Water Tech Hackathon.
United States Embassy in Addis Ababa & Google’s Developer Group Participation in the Ethiopia Hacks! 4 “Identifying Fake News” Competition in April 2019.