Brook Mezgebu
Technical Lead at PlayStream Interactive
Addis Ababa, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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Top SchoolBrook Mezgebu is a hands-on Technical Lead based in Addis Ababa with eight years of software engineering experience spanning Android, backend, and full-stack development. He currently leads engineering at PlayStream Interactive while contributing backend work at Technolab, combining team leadership with active coding. His background includes senior roles and freelance projects where he shipped mobile and server-side features, and his open-source contributions improved UI customization and notification badges for an Android navigation library. Known for balancing product-focused delivery with technical craftsmanship, he often dives into visual polish and API design to elevate user experience. Collected experience across startups and consultancies gives him a pragmatic approach to scaling teams and systems in resource-constrained environments.
8 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
High School Diploma, High School Diploma at Bole Kale Hiwot SchoolBachelor's degree, Computer Software Engineering, Bachelor's degree, Computer Software Engineering at Addis Abeba Science and Technology University
Amharic, English
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Github Skills (12)
kotlin10
android-library10
android-ui10
android10
custom-view9
gradle6
java6
android-room6
sqlite6
github6
connectivity6
githubactions6
Programming languages (13)
Github contributions (5)
ibrahimsn98/SmoothBottomBar
Mar 2020 - Oct 2021
A lightweight Android material bottom navigation bar library
Role in this project:
Mobile Developer (Android)
Mobile Developer (Android)Contributions:9 commits, 2 PRs, 26 comments in 1 year 6 months
Contributions summary:Brook primarily focused on enhancing the visual aspects and functionality of the Android library. They added a `RoundRectDrawable` to create rounded backgrounds and incorporated attributes for controlling corner radius, which improved the library's customization capabilities. Furthermore, the user implemented badge features, including data classes and methods for setting and removing badges, to provide visual notifications within the bottom navigation bar. Finally, the user also added new attribute named `corners` to control which bar corners should be cornered.
navigationandroid-tabsnavigation-drawerandroid-libraryandroid
brookmg/YearProgressET
Nov 2020 - Feb 2023
I tell the year progress according to the Ethiopian calendar
Contributions:227 commits, 2 PRs, 8 pushes in 2 years 2 months
ethiopianyear-progressjavascriptcalendar
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