Leul Gedion

LEUL GEDION SOFTWARE ENGINEER PROFILE CONTACT --www.linkedin.com/in/leulg edion www.reallygreatsite.com EDUCATION- ADAMA SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY UNIVERSITY Software Engineering SKILLS Web Development AI/ML Python Javascript, Next.js React Node.js Go SQl, NOSQL React Native Problem Solving Effective Communication Critical Thinking LANGUAGES English (Conversational) Amharic(Fluent) Fifth-year BSc Software Engineering student at Adama Science & Technology University (ASTU) with proven full-stack and backend experience. Skilled in Node.js, Go, Python, React/Next.js, React Native, PostgreSQL and MongoDB. Delivered production systems including Vacancy & Employee Management platforms, a Club Management System for Adama Football Club, and AI/MLbacked features for ProspexAI Inc. Built B2B and payments platforms (Stripe integration), and maintained CI/CD and cloud deployments. Recognized for leadership and mentorship (ALX AiCE recommendation), placed 4th in the CSEC ASTU Data Science Hackathon, solved 400+ LeetCode problems, and am an A2SV participant—combining strong engineering, data & ML interests, and practical project/people management skills. WORK EXPERIENCE Independent Contractor — ProspexAI Inc. (Remote) — June 2025 – Present Part-time contractor (≈10 hrs/wk) delivering full-stack features and integrating AI/ML models into backend services. Responsibilities: API design, model deployment integrations, code reviews, documentation, Slack-based collaboration, and secure handling of proprietary info. Web Developer Intern — IE Network Solutions (Addis Ababa) — 2024 Built Vacancy & User Management systems (backend-focused), improved workflows and DB efficiency (team productivity uplift). Implemented authentication, job posting flows, and admin controls. Freelance / Project Work (selected) D’iLeon Energy Sourcing Corp Platform — Full B2B trading platform (Next.js, Node.js, MongoDB, AWS S3, Stripe). Payment App with Stripe Connect — Escrow payments, seller onboarding, auto/manual fund release, dispute flow (Node.js, MongoDB, React). E-learning Web App — Deployed with CI/CD (Vercel), real-time syncing. Private AI/ML projects and ProspexAI internal features (GitHub portfolio). Software Engineer — Problem Solving & Backend Development Africa to Silicon Valley (A2SV) | Feb 2025 – Present Specialize in advanced algorithmic problem-solving with Python and backend development. Solved over 400+ competitive programming problems on platforms like LeetCode, improving algorithmic efficiency and coding speed. Work collaboratively with peers to build scalable backend services following best practices. ACHEIVEMENT Recommendation letter from ALX AiCE Program Manager (mentor & leadership recognition). 4th place, CSEC ASTU Data Science Hackathon (certificate). 400+ solved problems on LeetCode (competitive programming). Member of Africa to Silicon Valley (A2SV). HackerRank certification in basic problem solving.