BIRUK TASSEW
SOFTWARE ENGINEER
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | - |-| LinkedIn | GitHub | Leetcode
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Science In Software Engineering
Oct 2019 – June 2024
Addis Ababa University
Graduated with a CGPA of 3.71 from one of the top 10 universities in Africa and the leading in Ethiopia.
Data Structures and Algorithms
July 2022 – Oct 2022
A2SV - Africa to Silicon Valley
Completed a data structures and algorithms bootcamp, gaining advanced problem-solving skills
At A2SV's peak, students achieved a 70% success rate in the Google Software Engineering interview
cycle.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Full Stack Software Engineer, Turing
Dec 2024 – present
Designed real-world full-stack bugs and wrote comprehensive test cases, improving AI debugging
accuracy by 26.2% on SWE-Lancer tasks.
Evaluated and ranked AI model responses across 1,400+ software engineering tasks, contributing to a
$1M benchmark assessing AI capabilities in real-world freelancing.
Head of Remote Education, A2SV
Mar 2023 – Dec 2024
Instructed 25 students in data structure and algorithms within a larger group of 800 in A2SV.
Led educational planning, including strategic development and scheduling of lectures, problem-solving
sessions, and contests.
Conducted regular one-on-one meetings, providing feedback and academic support.
Full Stack Software Engineer, Olla
Apr 2023 – June 2024
Contributed to the development of the 'Olla' mobile app in a team of 3, focusing on recommending food
and entertainment venues.
Developed the admin page using the MERN stack, reducing paperwork by 60% and enhancing app
functionality.
Backend developer, Eskalate
Dec 2022 – Mar 2023
Contributed to Rate Eat , an online food rating platform that simplifies restaurant and food discovery.
Developed ExpressJS backend in a team of 6, resulting in a platform that reduced customer wait times to
an average of 15 minutes during a trial run.
PROJECTS
HakimHub | .NET, ASP.NET core, LangChain, Flask, PostgreSQL
Mar 2023 – June 2023
Software Engineer - Backend
Collaborated in a team of 7 to integrate an AI-based chat system into HakimHub, connecting patients
with nearby doctors at optimal prices.
Implemented CLEAN architecture principles during backend development, resulting in improved code
organization and enabling the rapid addition of new features, which decreased feature rollout time by
30% within 2 months.
July 2022 – Oct 2022
TMWPIX | React Native, PHP
Software Engineer - Full Stack
Updated this streaming app with over 10,000 downloads in Google Play to the latest react native version
of 0.75.3.
TMWPIX is a service that transmits content over the internet. This content includes films, digital TV
channels and radio stations.
TECHNICAL SKILLS
Tech Stack: Express.js, React, Next.js, Node.js, Python (Expert); .NET Core, Flask, React Native, Flutter, SQL/NoSQL DBs,
Git, Linux, CI/CD, Agile, Jira (Proficient); Neo4J, Docker, LangChain, RAG, Prompt Engineering, Cloud Computing (Familiar).
