Addis Ababa University ranked 1st in Ethiopia
Addis Ababa University is ranked 1st in Ethiopia and 6th in Africa, where I studied Electrical & Computer Engineering.
Hi,I'm Fetsum Abyu
I am an Electrical and Computer Engineering graduate from Addis Ababa University, an educator, and a competitive programmer with 4+ years of experience in production software. I build AI-powered SaaS, scalable backends, LLM features, and MCP integrations for existing products.
- 4+
- Years building software
- 10+
- Projects shipped end to end
- 700+
- LeetCode problems solved
Tech stack
Python · TypeScript · React · Next.js · FastAPI · Node.js · Django
PostgreSQL · MongoDB · LangChain · LangGraph · MCP · AWS · GCP · Docker
About
About Me
I am a software and AI engineer and Electrical & Computer Engineering graduate with 4+ years building scalable backend systems, LLM-powered features, and full-stack products.
I focus on clear architecture, production-ready code, and software that teams can maintain and grow, whether I am shipping APIs, integrating AI, or leading engineers.
Highlights
A few things I'm proud of
50+ US companies served
Building FinanceIQ, an AI financial analytics platform used by 50+ companies across the United States.
Head of Education at A2SV
Promoted to lead education at Africa to Silicon Valley, teaching Data Structures, Algorithms, and competitive programming.
Mentored engineers into top tech
Guided students into internships and roles at companies including Bloomberg, Goldman Sachs, Google, and Amazon.
Led teams of 10+ developers
Lead Software Engineer directing backend teams across AI marketplaces and production platforms.
1st place in algorithms competition
Led a 10-developer team to first place in a competition judged by Prof. Jelani Nelson and Ricardo Baeza-Yates.
Services
What I Do
From product development to AI integrations, I build software that solves real business problems.
AI & LLM Engineering
I build practical AI into real products, not just demos, from semantic search to conversational assistants.
- LLM features (OpenAI API, LangChain)
- Semantic search and embeddings
- Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG)
- AI chatbots and copilots
- Natural-language-to-data interfaces
- NLP pipelines and AI content workflows
- Recommendation systems
Backend & Microservices
I design backend systems that are organized, scalable, and easy for teams to build on.
- REST API design and integrations
- Scalable microservices
- Authentication and authorization
- Database design and optimization
- Background jobs and scheduled tasks
- Payment and subscription workflows
- Role-based access control
Featured Projects
Production software across SaaS, AI platforms, marketplaces, and business tools.
AI SaaS PlatformServing 50+ US companies
FinanceIQ
AI-driven FP&A platform with dashboards, forecasting, and an AI CFO chatbot serving 50+ companies across the United States.
View detailsStartupCo-founder
lotspot.et
A venture I co-founded, building a modern web platform for the Ethiopian market and owning product direction and full-stack engineering.
View detailsAI PlatformAI product
AfroChat
Conversational AI platform with intelligent search, personas, and subscription workflows.
View detailsExpertise
Skills
Technologies and tools I use to build reliable, scalable software.
Languages
- Python
- Go (Golang)
- TypeScript
- JavaScript
- C++
- Java
- SQL
Frontend
- React
- Next.js
- Flutter
- Tailwind CSS
- Material UI
- Responsive design
- Dashboards & data visualization
Backend
- Node.js
- FastAPI
- Django
- Litestar
- Express
- NestJS
- REST API design
- Microservices
- Authentication & authorization
Ready to build something useful?
Let's talk about your product, your team, and how I can help you ship reliable software.