Open to opportunities

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia · Available for contracts & FT roles

Full-Stack Developer

& AI Engineer

Shipping production systems with React, Next.js, Node.js, and LLM integrations. 4+ years building performant, scalable apps serving 100,000+ users across fintech, EdTech, and e-commerce.

01About

Aklilu Tamirat

✦ Who am I

Full-Stack Engineer
& AI Systems Builder

4+ years shipping production systems used by 100K+ users. Specializing in full-stack development with React, Next.js, Node.js, and modern AI/LLM integration. Currently architecting fintech solutions at Safaricom Ethiopia.

4+

Years experience

100K+

Users reached

7

Projects shipped

My Philosophy & Expertise

I build across the full stack — React, Next.js, Node.js, TypeScript, FastAPI — and actively engineer AI systems using LangChain, LangGraph, RAG pipelines, and autonomous agents.

I understand JavaScript internals deeply (async/await, closures, event loop, prototypes) and bring the same rigor to AI evaluation: reasoning validation, hallucination detection, and prompt engineering.

I'm currently a software developer at Safaricom Ethiopia, where I architect scalable fintech products, integrating LLM-powered features and robust backend services for millions of users.

I believe great engineering means shipping fast, iterating based on real feedback, and never compromising on quality or user experience.

03Experience & skills

My journey & expertise.

Career

Full-Stack & AI Engineer

Safaricom Ethiopia

2025 — Present

Building scalable fintech products on the Safaricom Ethiopia platform, integrating LLM-powered features alongside robust backend services.

M-Pesa integrationLLM-powered featuresBackend architecture

Full Stack Engineer

SRE Technologies

2023 — 2025

Built and shipped multiple product features from concept to production, directly contributing to 10x user growth.

Product developmentUser experienceTechnical excellence

Frontend Developer

Marvels Creative Tech

2024 — 2025

Contributed to a job-hunting platform admin dashboard — UI/UX implementation, performance improvements, and client management.

UI/UX implementationPerformanceClient management

Core Skills

TypeScript
React / Next.js
Node.js / FastAPI
Flutter / React Native / Kotlin
LangChain / RAG
LLM Evaluation
Agentic Workflows
PostgreSQL / VectorDB
Docker / AWS
Prompt Engineering
OpenAI / Anthropic

04Ask about me

Ask my AI.

A résumé-grounded assistant — it answers from the PDF on the left, not from thin air. Curious about the stack, the experience, or what I'm working on? Ask it.

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Ask anything about my background, skills, or experience — answers are grounded in the résumé PDF.

05Contact

Let's work together.

Whether you have a project in mind or just want to chat about tech, AI, or building cool things — I'd love to hear from you.

Open to work

I'm available for full-time roles, contract work, and interesting AI/tech collaborations. Excited about fintech, AI engineering, and scalable systems.

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