Summary
Asefaw Mekuria is a seasoned software engineering leader with 10 years of experience building and scaling financial services systems at JPMorgan Chase, where he progressed from Software Engineer to Vice President of Software Engineering. He combines hands-on full-stack development skills in Java and web technologies with proven leadership in team delivery, incident troubleshooting, and cross-functional collaboration. His technical foundation traces back to a BTech in Software Development from CUNY and prior roles in help desk and electrical maintenance, giving him uncommon depth in both infrastructure troubleshooting and application engineering. Comfortable operating at both tactical and strategic levels, he has driven migrations and platform reliability efforts while mentoring engineers through rapid career growth. Based in New York, he brings practical, security-minded engineering discipline to complex, regulated environments. Colleagues know him for steady execution and a willingness to roll up his sleeves on the codebase when priorities demand it.
10 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Technology (BTech) Software Development, Bachelor of Technology (BTech) Software Development at City Tech, CUNY
Associate's degree Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technology, Associate's degree Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technology at Higher 20 Vocational Institute
Associate's degree Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications, Associate's degree Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications at Borough of Manhattan Community College
English, Amharic