/// CAREER TIMELINE

Experience

A timeline of my professional experience in software engineering, from internships to freelance work.

Competitive Programming Trainee (G6 Cohort)
Africa to Silicon Valley (A2SV) — Adama, Ethiopia

Selected for A2SV's competitive academy G6 cohort. Intensive training in advanced algorithms, data structures, dynamic programming, and problem solving.

  • Mastered advanced data structures & algorithms through daily problem sets
  • Solved 400+ complex algorithmic challenges across LeetCode & Codeforces
  • Ranked Top 19 out of 90+ national teams in ECPC 2025 (Top 5 inside ASTU)
  • Participated in weekly speed contests, pair programming, and peer code reviews
AlgorithmsData StructuresPythonC++Dynamic ProgrammingGraphs
Software Engineering Intern
Impact Makers Foundation

Worked within an agile engineering team to develop both desktop and web applications.

  • Built backend APIs using NestJS
  • Implemented JWT authentication
  • Designed Role-Based Access Control
  • Worked with MongoDB
  • Containerized services using Docker
  • Collaborated through Git workflows and sprint planning
NestJSMongoDBDockerElectronNext.jsGit
Software Engineering Intern
IE Network Solutions

Worked on frontend interfaces and backend integrations for enterprise software.

  • Developed React interfaces
  • Consumed REST APIs
  • Integrated PostgreSQL
  • Participated in Agile development
ReactExpress.jsPostgreSQLGitJavaScript
Freelance Software Engineer
Bravo Trading PLC

Designed and developed the company's full-stack production platform and admin management system.

  • Built responsive Next.js frontend and MongoDB backend
  • Developed custom admin dashboard & CMS preview
  • Configured automated client email engine and Cloudflare CDN
  • Managed production deployment and traffic analytics
Next.jsMongoDBNodemailerCloudflareVercel
AI Trainer & Evaluator
Revelo / AfterQuery

Worked on evaluating and improving Large Language Model outputs.

  • Compared AI responses
  • Identified hallucinations
  • Prompt evaluation
  • Response ranking
  • Quality assurance
Prompt EngineeringLLMsEvaluationReasoningAI Safety