/// CAREER TIMELINE
Experience
A timeline of my professional experience in software engineering, from internships to freelance work.
2025 – Present
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
June 2025 – September 2025
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
June 2024 – September 2024
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
March 2026 – Present
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
April 2026 – Present
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
