Candidate 005

Senior Software Engineer
Austin, TX

Summary

8+ years of experience delivering enterprise-grade applications, AI-powered solutions, and scalable microservices. Expert in Java, Python, React, Spring Boot, AWS, and Kubernetes, with strong skills in machine learning, natural language processing (NLP), and predictive analytics. Proven ability to design robust architectures, implement CI/CD pipelines, and optimize both frontend and backend performance.

Professional Experience

Full Stack Developer
ITEX Technology – Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Sep 2017 - Aug 2022
  • Designed, developed, and maintained full-stackapplications using java, JavaScript, and.Net framework.
  • Followed secure coding standards and bestpractices in system architecture and software design.
  • Collaborated with cross-functional teams todefine requirements, implement features, and troubleshoot production.
  • Built and integrated RESTful API and dynamicfront end components with AngularJS and JSP.
Software Engineer
US Bank – Seattle, WA | Remote
Sep 2022 - Jul 2024
  • Designed and delivered full-stack finance tools using Java, Python, Spring Boot, React, Redux,and Context API.
  • Implemented Spring Security with JWT authentication to ensure compliance with financial security standards.
  • Built and optimized RESTful APIs with Spring MVC & Hibernate ORM,reducing API response time by 18%.
  • Automated deployments via GitHub Actions and Jenkins, orchestrating services with Docker & Kubernetes on AWS EC2/S3.
  • Performed JUnit 5 and Mockito unit testing, achieving 92% code coverage and reducing production defects.
AI Software Engineer
Outlier – San Francisco, CA | (Remote)
Jul 2024 Jun 2025
  • Designed training datasets and validated AI/ML models using Python, R, and SQL.
  • Conducted exploratory data analysis and presented results through dashboards and reports Quantify where possible
  • Collaborated with stakeholders to align insights with business objectives.
  • Focused on NLP, computer vision, and predictive analytics projects.
Senior Software Engineer | AI Expert
HireArt – New York, NY | (Remote)
Jun 2025 - Present
  • Delivered 5+ AIand data-driven projects on time, improving scalability and performance.  
  • Improved ML pipeline efficiency, reducing manual data labeling by 30%.
  • Built AI workflows in Python and TensorFlow; deployed models using AWS Lambda andDocker  
  • Developed KPIs and dashboards, enablingdata-driven validation and reporting for stakeholders  

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Technical Skills

Programming
:
Java (Generics, Streams, Lambda, OOP), Python, R, JavaScript (ES6+), TypeScript, C#, C++
Frontend
:
HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript (ES6+), React.js, Angular, Responsive Design (Bootstrap, Tailwind CSS), AJAX, Fetch API, Client-side Routing, Webpack, npm, Vite
Backend
:
Spring Boot, Spring MVC, Spring Data JPA/Hibernate, RESTful API, JWT Authentication, Microservices (Eureka, Feign Client, Config Server)
Databases
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MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB
DevOps & Cloud
:
Git/GitHub/GitLab, Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Docker, Kubernetes, AWS (EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda)
Testing
:
JUnit 5, Mockito, Postman, REST Assured, Selenium (Basic)
AI/ML
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TensorFlow, Keras, Scikit-learn, NLP, Computer Vision, Predictive Analytics, RAG, LLM

Certifications

HPE
Nov 2024
Software Engineering Simulation
AWS Certified
AWS Cloud Practitioner
AWS Certified
Software Development AWS
AWS Certified
Generative AI with Diffusion Models

Education

Mekelle University - Makelle, Ethiopia
Bachelor of Science
Sep 2014 - Jul 2019
BS, Industrial Computer Engineering | GPA: 3.3/4.0
Maharishi University of Management - Fairfield, IA
Master of Business Administration
Nov 2022- Dec 2023
MBA, Software Applications | GPA: 4.0/4.0
Harvard University - Cambridge, MA
Master of Science
Apr 2025 - May 2026
Data Science and Machine Learning

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