Nathnael Dereje
Software Engineer, Full Stack Developer, Mobile App Developer
Skills
Projects
Distributed File Server
A distributed content-addressable file storage server using Go.
Tetris Game
Developed a fully functional Tetris game using Java
Workout Warriors
A workout app that helps users to track their workout progress.
Kirare App
Ethiopian Kignit(ቅኝት) classifier app using an RNN model.
AlgoEspresso
Leetcode like platform for practicing algorithms and data structures, built with learning resources in mind.
Qismati
A Muslim dating app that helps users find their life partners.
AI humanizer
A web app that converts ai generated text into human like text, to avoid ai detection.
Hacks Datavis
A visualization site for A2SV 2024 Hackathon data, syncing Google Sheets with db using AppScript.
Experience
A2SV | Africa to Silicon Valley
Head of Community Education
Jan 2024 - Nov 2024
📍 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia - Inperson
A2SV | Africa to Silicon Valley
Head of Community Education
Jan 2024 - Nov 2024 | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia - Inperson
Mentored and guided 500+ students from 11 countries, delivering lectures and coordinating problem-solving sessions.
- Developed structured education programs in Data Structures and Algorithms.
- Automated tasks with Google Apps Script for attendance tracking and progress updates, reducing manual effort.
- Organized weekly Codeforces competitive programming contests.
Led Africa’s largest hackathon with nearly 5,000 participants from 48 countries.
- Oversaw logistics, partnerships, and outreach as part of an organizing team of 8 members.
- Built a website to visualize registration data with Google Appscript Syncing, enabling real-time monitoring of participant registration. View website.
Upwork
Full Stack Developer
Jul 2024 - Aug 2024
📍 Nigeria - Remote
Upwork
Full Stack Developer
Jul 2024 - Aug 2024 | Nigeria - Remote
Developed AI Humanizer, a platform that transforms AI-generated text into humanized content.
- Designed and implemented authentication and rate limiting.
- Integrated advanced AI text transformation models.
- Built a responsive frontend with React.js and managing state with React Query.
- Implemented a referral feature,
- Integrated Paystack payment ensuring secure transactions.
- Earned 5 star rating by doing an exceptional work and great communication.
School of Information Technology and Engineering
Full Stack Software Engineer | Intern
Feb 2024 - Jun 2024
📍 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia - Hybrid
School of Information Technology and Engineering
Full Stack Software Engineer | Intern
Feb 2024 - Jun 2024 | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia - Hybrid
Developed and tested full-stack application using modern frameworks.
- Integrated new features for ORDMS administrative management system using Angular and ASP.NET Core, improving application functionality.
- Enhanced system reliability by writing End-to-End tests using Playwright leading in the discovery of 2 bugs
- Resolved a critical backend bug by refactoring QR and Barcode generation to work on Linux environment, leading to the fix of a system breaking bug.
Conducted market research and developed a new product concept.
- Refined product features based on market demand analysis.
- Drafted a comprehensive Product Requirements Document (PRD).
Education
BSc Degree
Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa Institute of Technology
July 2020 - July 2025 (Expected)
- Pursuing BSc in Software Engineering, in AI Stream.