AppliedAIEngineer&MachineLearningResearcher
I design and deploy production-ready AI systems powered by LLMs, Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), and agentic workflows. From research to real-world applications, I transform emerging AI capabilities into reliable products that solve meaningful problems.
FromAIResearchtoProductionSystems
I'm a Software Engineering graduate from Addis Ababa Science and Technology University with experience spanning machine learning research, applied AI engineering, and scalable backend development.
At Gheero, as part of the AI Residency program, I build machine learning systems end to end: task overdue prediction for project management platforms, a trainee to job recommendation engine using embeddings and skill extraction, and a dynamic task distribution system for a live production platform. Alongside this, I run an independent consulting practice building AI-powered automation systems for real businesses, several delivered through Upwork with a 5.0 client rating across completed contracts.
My work focuses on designing AI systems that move beyond prototypes: systems that are reliable, measurable, and capable of delivering value in production environments.
I am particularly interested in:
BringingAIIdeastoProduction
Applied AI Development
LLM-powered applications designed for real-world use. From conversational agents to intelligent automation, I build AI that ships.
Retrieval-Augmented Generation
Knowledge systems, semantic search, and domain-specific assistants that ground LLM outputs in your data for accuracy and relevance.
Agentic Automation
Multi-step AI workflows using n8n and modern orchestration tools. Automating complex business processes with intelligent agents.
Backend Engineering
Reliable APIs and infrastructure supporting intelligent systems. FastAPI, Node.js, PostgreSQL, and cloud-native patterns.
AI Research
Exploring learning algorithms, evaluation strategies, and resilient AI systems. Bridging the gap between research advances and production reality.
WhereI'veWorked
Machine Learning Engineer
Gheero AI Residency
- Built an early warning system predicting overdue project management tasks using XGBoost, reaching 0.712 test ROC AUC with leakage safe time based validation.
- Built a trainee to job recommendation engine combining embedding similarity and skill coverage scoring, served through a FastAPI backend with PostgreSQL and pgvector.
- Built a support constrained dynamic task distribution system for a live platform, including a shadow mode rollout path before any recommendation goes live.
- Currently researching an RL based tokenizer for Amharic and data efficient methods for generative model training.
Applied AI Engineer
Independent Consultant
- Designed and deployed LLM-powered systems using RAG, embeddings, and agentic workflows.
- Built AI educational systems enabling question generation and automated scoring.
- Developed domain-specific RAG assistants.
- Integrated LLM APIs, vector databases, and automation tools into production environments.
Backend Engineer
Dynamic Technologies
- Reduced latency by approximately 80% by migrating a gaming platform from external APIs to in-house data pipelines.
- Designed optimized schemas and indexing strategies.
- Built microservices supporting personalized learning experiences.
Technical Lead
GDG On Campus AASTU
- Led 70+ developers and coordinated technical mentoring initiatives.
- Organized project reviews and engineering evaluations.
- Facilitated sessions on AI and software engineering practices.
Automation and Integration Consultant
Upwork (Freelance)
- Delivered automation and integration systems for clients, including an n8n based internal tools integration and a Playwright based web monitoring and data processing system with error recovery and role based access.
- Maintained a 5.0 rating across completed contracts, with clients highlighting responsiveness, clear communication, and production ready delivery.
AISystemsI'veBuilt
AI B2B Lead Gen and Outreach Platform
Automated Prospecting and Outreach
End to end automation replacing manual prospecting, handling up to 100 leads per campaign.
- Scrapes and enriches leads using Serper, Firecrawl, Hunter.io, and Snov.io, then scores prospects with Google Gemini.
- Outreach spans email through Listmonk with rotation and Instantly based warmup, a Telegram bot dashboard for managing campaigns, AI generated outreach websites built from each business's own data, and outbound voice calls through Twilio and ElevenLabs where the AI agent speaks as the business's own assistant.
- Orchestrated through self hosted n8n and PostgreSQL, containerized with Docker.
Automated Web Monitoring and Data Processing System
Production Ready Monitoring System
Production ready monitoring system built with Playwright and Node.js, including a scalable backend and a clean monitoring dashboard.
- Implemented session handling, error recovery, structured logging, and secure role based access.
- Client review: "He delivered a production ready solution... His attention to detail ensured proper session handling, error recovery, logging, and secure role based access... treated the project like his own product."
Amazon E commerce Test Automation
End to End UI Test Automation
End to end UI test automation framework built with Python and Playwright, covering key purchase flows including product search and cart operations. Implemented a Page Object Model architecture to keep tests modular and maintainable as the UI evolves. Added anti detection browser configuration to reduce bot flagging and improve run stability, automatic screenshot capture on failure for fast debugging, and CI/CD ready HTML test reporting.
Instagram Outreach Automation (DMerang)
Cold DM Automation
Cold DM automation tool built to work within Instagram's policy limits, with lead scraping, OAuth authentication, scheduling by timezone, and multi account support.
Voice Travel Planner
Agentic Travel Assistant
A conversational travel planner that transforms natural dialogue into complete itineraries.
- Voice interactions.
- Flight and hotel recommendations.
- Personalized activity suggestions.
- Automated itinerary emails.
ExploringtheFrontiersofAI
My research bridges biologically inspired learning algorithms and production-ready AI systems. From alternatives to backpropagation to autonomous failure recovery, I explore ideas that push beyond the current state of the art.
Tools&TechnologiesIUse
Applied AI
Agentic Systems & Automation
Machine Learning
Backend
Infrastructure
Awards&Leadership
Awards
Hackatom Ethiopia 2024 Winner
2x AASTU Presidential Award
Dean's Award for Academic Excellence
Leadership
Technical Lead, GDG On Campus AASTU
Mentored 70+ student developers
ProfessionalDevelopment
Associate AI Engineer for Developers
DataCamp
Expected Completion: 2026
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I'm open to opportunities involving Applied AI, Agentic Systems, RAG, and AI Automation.
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Addis Ababa, Ethiopia