Nahom Amare Kifle,-
Software Engineer
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Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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Education
Bachelor of Software Engineering, Addis Ababa Institute of Technology
Jun 2021 – Jun 2025 | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
University Ranking: 1st in Ethiopia, 7th in Africa.
Cumulative GPA: 3.85/4.0.
Key Coursework: Database Systems, Distributed Systems, Cloud Computing, Object-Oriented Programming (Java),
Enterprise Application Development (Java), Fundamentals of Software Engineering (Python)
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Data Structures, Algorithms, and Software Development,
Dec 2022 – Oct 2023 | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Africa to Silicon Valley (A2SV): Backed by Google
A2SV has trained over 800 students from 20 countries, with 60+ securing roles at top tech companies, including Google,
Amazon, LinkedIn, Bloomberg, and Databricks.
Completed 1,000+ hours of rigorous training in Data Structures and Algorithms using Python, solving over 900 problems
on LeetCode and Codeforces.
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Professional Experience
Lead Head of Education ↑ (Promoted from Head of Education Intern),
Dec 2024 – Aug 2025 | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Africa to Silicon Valley (A2SV)
Spearheaded the Heads of Education team of 23 members, doubling program enrollment from 100 to over 200 students
and delivering Data Structures, Algorithms, and Python education across 26 countries.
Optimized curriculum and rehearsal workflows, yielding 87% 'Good' or 'Excellent' ratings on student feedback.
Raised teaching standards by training 4 heads of education in lecture techniques, contest walkthroughs, and 1:1 student
sessions.
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Head of Education Intern, Africa to Silicon Valley (A2SV)
Feb 2024 – Dec 2024 | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Mentored 16 students in Data Structures, Algorithms, and Python through 4,000+ practice problems.
Coached 8 students in achieving individual learning goals through weekly one-on-one sessions.
Facilitated teaching team rehearsals and delivered 10+ lectures on topics such as Linked Lists, Stacks, and BFS.
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Full Stack Software Engineering Intern,
Mar 2024 – Jun 2024 | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Addis Ababa Institute of Technology
Built full-stack features across an Angular front end and ASP.NET backend, including real-time notification modules
that enabled instant status alerts on an office management platform.
Automated QA with 30+ Playwright end-to-end tests and JMeter validation of 60+ API endpoints.
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Backend Engineering Intern, Africa to Silicon Valley (A2SV)
Aug 2023 – Oct 2023 | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Led a team of 5 to implement a social media API using ASP.NET and PostgreSQL within one month.
Engineered a modular backend with Clean Architecture, EF Core, and CQRS, modeling 9 domain entities and delivering
35 API endpoints, while enforcing separation of concerns and enhancing scalability.
Elevated unit test coverage from 40% to 70%, enhancing reliability and maintainability.
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Projects
PaaS: Simplified Deployment (Full-stack/NestJs/React/PostgreSQL)
Oct 2024 – Jun 2025
Led a team of 5 to build an auto-deploy platform for GitHub repos, delivering live access.
Architected a cloud-native platform using container-based deployment with Docker and Traefik to support 8-20
concurrent Node.js applications, applying principles of event-driven architecture.
Developed a custom‑domain setup process, enabling domain linking and SSL certificate issuance in under 30 seconds.
Integrated Chapa (Ethiopia's local payment gateway), enabling 100% ETB transactions with zero FX hoops.
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Distributed Exam Portal (Full-stack/Go/React/MySQL)
Jan 2024 – Feb 2024
Designed and prototyped a fault-tolerant exam system architecture (Go / React / MySQL) targeting 500k+ concurrent
users, applying distributed systems principles from coursework.
Implemented geo-based load balancing across four servers in two regions via Haversine routing, directing requests to
the nearest healthy node to ensure high availability.
Engineered secure RPC authentication servers (JWT) and a React/WebSocket front end for real-time collaborative
complaint editing, enabling updates 90% faster than HTTP polling.
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Skills
Languages: Python, Java, Go, JavaScript, C#
Frameworks/Libraries: NestJS, ASP.NET, FastAPI, Next.js, Flutter, Express, Angular, React
Databases: MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Prisma
Tools/Protocols: Git, GitHub, Docker, Traefik, VPS & cloud deployment (Render, AWS), REST, RPC, WebSockets
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Awards
Oromia Ministry of Education: Merit Award (Top Performer in Ethiopian University Entrance Exam)
Secured 15th place nationally out of 330,000+ candidates with a score of 649/700, earning a 20,000 ETB cash prize.
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