Summary
Fireayehu Zekarias is a pragmatic technology leader and Chief Technology Officer with eight years of hands-on experience building web, mobile, and backend systems across social and fintech domains. He combines full SDLC expertise with deep front-end skills in React/React Native and backend experience in ExpressJS and NestJS, plus infrastructure know-how (NGINX, migrations, DB design). A former senior frontend lead at FINBIT and assistant lecturer at Addis Ababa University, he blends engineering leadership with mentorship and a strong academic record (BSc Software Engineering, 3.89). Fireayehu is notable for moving between hands-on implementation and strategic architecture—often shipping single-page apps and mobile experiences while owning server and database design. Based in Addis Ababa, he’s active in developer community initiatives and brings a track record of delivering production-ready systems from prototype to deployment.
8 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science - BSc, Software Engineering, 3.89, Bachelor of Science - BSc, Software Engineering, 3.89 at Addis Ababa University
Nanodegree, Computer Software Engineering, Nanodegree, Computer Software Engineering at Udacity