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Melaku  

Creating with code. Small details matter.

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About

  • Full Stack Software Developer with 5+ years of experience, known for building scalable web applications, microservices, and enterprise systems with strong attention to detail.
  • Skilled in Next.js, React, TypeScript, NestJS, and modern development workflows; delivering high-quality, user-centric solutions in fully remote environments.
  • Passionate about leveraging AI tools for faster implementation, efficient debugging, and optimized workflows—turning ideas into polished, production-ready applications.
    • Cursor, windsurf

GitHub Contributions

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214 contributions in 2025 on GitHub.
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Experience

Safaricom (Vodacom)

Current Employer
  • Orchestrated the integration of M-Pesa with banks and merchant platforms by developing robust APIs, ensuring secure and compliant financial data exchange.
  • Led testing, troubleshooting, and provided technical guidance for a smooth integration process.
  • Collaborated with stakeholders to align integration strategies with business objectives.
  • API Development
  • REST APIs
  • Financial Systems Integration
  • M-Pesa API
  • Testing & Troubleshooting
  • Stakeholder Collaboration
  • Technical Guidance

CUSTOR Computing

  • Implemented scalable web applications using Angular and ASP.NET Core.
  • Collaborated closely with UX/UI designers to enhance user experience.
  • Implemented RESTful APIs and optimized database queries for performance.
  • Angular
  • ASP.NET Core
  • REST APIs
  • SQL
  • Database Optimization
  • UI/UX Collaboration
  • Entity Framework

Professional Electronic Data Systems (PEDS)

  • Developed and maintained ASP.NET Web API, Angular, and Bootstrap applications, ensuring robust performance and user-friendly interfaces.
  • Utilized SQL Server Database 2016 and SQL Server Reporting Service 2016 to manage and report data efficiently, contributing to streamlined operations.
  • ASP.NET
  • Angular
  • Bootstrap
  • SQL Server
  • SSRS
  • Web API

Education

Projects(10)

Built Online e-commerce app using Next.js, published on Vercel. Designed database schema, UI, integrated Square for payment processing, and managed user authentication with Supabase authentications.

  • TypeScript
  • Next.js
  • PostgreSQL
  • Prisma ORM
  • Clerk
  • Square payments
  • Vercel
  • Supabase
  • Tailwind CSS

AI-enhanced ecommerce platform built with Next.js 16, Supabase, Prisma, and Vercel AI SDK featuring conversational shopping, semantic search, intelligent recommendations, and automated product content generation.

  • TypeScript
  • Next.js
  • PostgreSQL
  • Prisma ORM
  • vercel AI sdk
  • Square payments
  • Vercel
  • Supabase
  • SchadCn UI

AI-enhanced ecommerce platform built with Next.js 16, Supabase, Prisma, and Vercel AI SDK featuring conversational shopping, semantic search, intelligent recommendations, and automated product content generation.

  • TypeScript
  • Next.js
  • PostgreSQL
  • Prisma ORM
  • Square payments
  • Vercel
  • Supabase
  • Tailwind CSS

Built an online e-commerce app using Next.js, published on Vercel. Designed database schema, UI, integrated Stripe for payment processing, and managed user authentication with Clerk.

  • TypeScript
  • Next.js
  • PostgreSQL
  • Prisma ORM
  • Clerk
  • Stripe
  • Vercel
  • Supabase
  • Tailwind CSS

Certifications(5)

NextJS 14 build fullstack ReactJS + NextJS apps

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udemy.com
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Build scalable apps with a microfrontend architecture

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udemy.com
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ChatGPT and Web development

Issued by
linkedin.com
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Software Design Patterns

Issued by
linkedin.com
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Project Management

Issued by
IBM.com
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Brand

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