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Senior Backend Engineer
Kifiya Financial Technologies
2024-02 -
Built a Go/PostgreSQL reconciliation engine that resolved a ~20M ETB discrepancy by multi‑pass matching between the bank's General Ledger and core lending ledger, now running as a continuous integrity check. Designed and maintained SQL‑based regulatory reporting for asset classification, provisioning, and daily principal outstanding under the National Bank of Ethiopia's directives. Owned Kong API Gateway configuration, handling routing, authentication, and exposure control across all services without a dedicated platform team. Identified and closed critical security gaps, including a BOLA authorization issue and an unauthenticated GraphQL introspection exposure, and led a company‑wide mTLS and IP‑whitelisting rollout. Developed Python (FastAPI) and Java (Spring Boot) services for loan lifecycle, repayment, and profit‑calculation on customized Apache Fineract models.
Backend Developer
Rahove Technologies
2023-09 - 2024-03
Implemented event‑driven backend services with Django Channels and Celery to support a real‑time teletherapy platform, enabling low‑latency video sessions and asynchronous task processing. Integrated Agora's WebRTC solution for live video handling and managed the platform on Linux VPS infrastructure with on‑call support. Ensured reliability and scalability of concurrent sessions through WebSocket‑based state management.
Backend Developer (Freelance)
Multiple client industries
2021-06 -
Delivered backend services primarily in Go and Django (FastAPI when appropriate) for diverse clients, focusing on clean API design, scalability, and maintainability. Implemented production‑grade security measures such as mutual TLS for service‑to‑service communication, Cloudflare edge routing/SSL termination, and fine‑grained application access control. Designed, deployed, and operated end‑to‑end observable systems, covering deployment pipelines, monitoring, and secure infrastructure management.
Languages
English
fluent
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